The Glynmill Inn is a hotel and historic structure located in Corner Brook , Newfoundland and Labrador .
5-638: The Glynmill Inn was designed and built in 1923 by the prominent Atlantic Canadian architect Andrew Cobb . Originally constructed to house employees and senior staff during the construction of the paper mill in Corner Brook, it was converted into a hotel in 1925. Architecturally, the Glynmill Inn has been recognized as a prominent example of the Tudor Revival style in Newfoundland . In 1974, an additional wing
10-616: The design of, among other projects, the Cuyahoga County Court House . He spent 1907, 1908, and 1909 in Paris where he attended the École des Beaux Arts. During his vacations, he "toured the Continent", spending time in Italy, France and England studying architecture. Returning to Halifax from Paris he entered into a partnership with Halifax-born architect Sydney P. Dumaresq . The partnership
15-650: Was 14 when his father died, and he moved to his mother's home province of Nova Scotia , settling in Greenwich, Kings County . He completed his schooling in nearby Horton School and later attended Acadia University . He won a scholarship to the School of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned BSc and MSc degrees (1904). He worked in Cleveland, Ohio for the next few years, contributing to
20-512: Was built onto the rear of the building. The Inn has played a prominent role in the history of Corner Brook, both architecturally and culturally. In 2001, it was recognized as a Heritage Structure in Newfoundland and Labrador. Andrew Cobb Andrew Randall Cobb, ARCA, FRIBA (13 June 1876 – 2 June 1943) was a Canadian-American architect based in Nova Scotia . In his day, Cobb
25-513: Was one of the most renowned architects in Atlantic Canada . He is one of the first élèves of the École des Beaux Arts to practice architecture in the region and his homes and buildings are famous for their exterior aesthetic appeal, comfortable interiors, well-crafted details and built-in furniture. Andrew Cobb was born in Brooklyn, New York , son of an American father and a Canadian mother. He
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