Frank Wickson

Alexander Frank Wickson (March 30, 1861 - December 22, 1936) was a prominent Toronto architect responsible for the design of numerous buildings including Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, the IOOF Hall (Toronto) and the "Ardwold" mansion for the Eaton family. He was president of the Ontario Association of Architects in 1900 and of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada from 1918 to 1920.

Frank Wickson was born in Toronto on March 30, 1861 to John and Eliza Wickson. He received his education at Jarvis Collegiate, Upper Canada College and the Ontario School of Art. Following this he became an apprentice at the architectural firm of Smith and Gemmell and lived for a time in Buffalo, New York. He later become a junior member of the Darling and Curry architectural firm.

In 1890 Wickson formed a partnership with Norman Bethune Dick, another Toronto architect as the firm Dick and Wickson. Buildings designed by Dick and Wickson include the original clubhouse for the Royal Canadian Yacht Club and Hazleton Avenue Congregational Church. In 1893 Toronto's branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows commissioned a new hall in response to an increase in membership. Dick and Wickson were responsible for the design of the new IOOF hall, which included the first electric elevator used by a society building in the city. Following his partner's death in 1895 at the age of 35, Wickson continued practicing by himself until 1904 when he formed a second partnership with Alfred Holden Gregg as the firm Wickson and Gregg.

Frank Wickson was elected the President of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) in 1900. Starting in 1902 Wickson was a delegate of the Ontario Association of Architects to the Canadian National Exhibition. He helped design the exhibition's ground plan in cooperation with Edmund Burke and Eden Smith. Wickson remained involved with the planning of the Canadian National Exhibition until the early 1930s.

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