John Boyde, 1929, from the Border Cities Star, during his time in partnership with J.C. Pennington.
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From the Windsor Star – June 20, 1955
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PROMINENT ARCHITECT, JOHN R. BOYDE DIES
A prominent Windsor architect, John R. Boyde, 156 McEwen, died at his residence Sunday after a short illness.
Mr. Boyde was born in Buffalo, NY and came to Windsor 45 years ago from Hamilton. He was active in the Windsor Council of the Knights of Columbus, being a chartered member of the 3rd and 4th degree and a former grand knight. He was also a member of the Holy Name Society, Holy Name of Mary Church. He was retired.
Mr. Boyde designed many of the beautiful Catholic churches and grad schools in the district. He was the architect for two Gothic structures, St. Peter’s Seminary and Bresica Hall, in London, Ontario. He began to design schools in outlying districts previous to his retirement.
Besides several monuments in the district, he designed his own parish church.
Mr. Boyde is survived by his widow, Julia nee Gleeson, one son, Rev. John P. Boyde, St. Peter’s Cathedral, London, two daughters, Rev. Sister John Julia, St. Joseph’s Convent, Windsor, and Mar-Jo, at home, one sister, Miss Mary Boyde, Hamilton.
Funeral services will be from Janisse Brother Funeral Home, 1139 Ouellette, Wednesday at 9:30 am to Holy Name of Mary Church at 10.
Burial will be in Heavenly Rest Cemetery.
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He dseigned Holy Name of Mary? Such a wonderful looking church. In my opinion of the best in the city.
The last 3 days have been pics of previous architects. Could we also see a new picture of an older building or place in Windsor,each day?
If youwant to perserve history is not it a good idea to show eho helped create it? Looking at old buildings is good, but also to see the people that created them.
True, Richard. Besides, there’s almost a decade worth of pictures of old buildings in Windsor archived on this site!
Would a picture of a building by John Boyde do? This page shows Brescia Hall, a women’s college on the campus of University of Western Ontario, London, ON, as painted by Alfred Casson, of the Group of Seven Canadian artists.
http://www.brescia.uwo.ca/about/history/ursuline_sisters.html
See what comes from the history of a man, imformation about, and a picture of a stunning building. To bad its not in Windsor, but an examlpe of his work.
Fr. Michael Prieur
Mr. Boyde designed St. Peter’s Seminary in London, a true ikon of our Catholic identity in London and in the diocese. The chapel is outstanding, especially the stained glass windows featured in my book “Panes of Glory — Illuminations of the Stained Glass Windows in St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel in St. Peter’s Seminary”. (Available from the seminary) The seminary opened with a huge outdoor mass on Sept. 29, 1926, with Bishop Michael Francis Fallon presiding. The chapel was opened in 1930. I heartily urge folks to come and see this architectural gem. It is one of the best in John Boyde’s crown. May he rest in peace.