{{short description|Canadian architect and sailor}} {{distinguish|Henry Simonds}} {{Infobox person | name = Henry Simmonds | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Henry Holdsby Simmonds | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1883|8|25}} | birth_place = Moyhu, Victoria, Australia | death_date = {{death date and age|1954|8|1|1883|8|25}} | death_place = Vancouver, Canada | module = {{Infobox sailor | embed = yes | height = | weight = | retired = | classes = Star | club = | collegeteam = | coach = | medaltemplates-title = Competition record | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Sailing}} {{Medal|Country|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games 50px}} {{CompetitionRecord|4th| 1932 Los Angeles | Star }} | show-medals = yes | updated = 22 March 2015
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'''Henry Holdsby Simmonds''' sailed for Canada at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, US.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/henry-simmonds-1.html |title=Henry Simmonds Bio, Stats, and Results |publisher=Sports-Reference.com |work=Olympic Sports |accessdate=22 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105216/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/henry-simmonds-1.html |archivedate=2 April 2015 }}</ref> He subsequently became an architect who specialized in neighbourhood movie theatres. His Odeon Theatre in Victoria, British Columbia is on the Canadian National Register of Historic Places.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada's Historic Places - Odeon Theatre |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=10285&pid=0 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=www.historicplaces.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Patricia Theatre in Powell River, CA - Cinema Treasures |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7576 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=cinematreasures.org}}</ref> He is also known for designing industrial facilities and apartment buildings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gold |first1=Kerry |title=Vancouver developer reloads an old war factory |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/property-report/vancouver-developer-reloads-an-old-war-factory/article29406648/ |publisher=The Globe and Mail |access-date=17 October 2024 |date=28 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Simmonds, Henry Holdsby {{!}} Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada |url=http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/1304 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org}}</ref> Most of his projects were in the Vancouver area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biographical Dictionary or Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 |url=http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/1304 |website=dictionaryofarchitects.org |access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Theaters Designed by Henry Holdsby Simmonds - Cinema Treasures |url=https://cinematreasures.org/architects/650?status=all |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=cinematreasures.org}}</ref>
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