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Person
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Rea, Kenneth Guscotte, 1878-1941
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Description area
Dates of existence
1878-1941
History
Kenneth Guscotte Rea was born on June 24, 1878, in Montreal, Quebec.
He studied architecture at McGill University, and in 1894, he apprenticed with Alexander Francis Dunlop. In 1900, he went to Boston and worked for the firm of Shepley, Ruttan and Coolidge, and in 1902, in New York City, for the firm of Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson. He designed churches and the military academy at West Point. In 1905, Rea returned to Montreal and became a partner in the Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company. He then went on to practice architecture on his own and designed several commercial buildings as well as numerous residences in Montreal's Golden Square Mile.
In 1916, he married Claire Hamilton Raiguel. He died on September 6, 1941, in Montreal, Quebec.