# Henry Simmonds

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{{short description|Canadian architect and sailor}}
{{distinguish|Henry Simonds}}
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| name           = Henry Simmonds
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| birth_name     = Henry Holdsby Simmonds
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| birth_date     = {{birth date|1883|8|25}}
| birth_place    = [Moyhu, Victoria, Australia](/source/Moyhu%2C_Victoria)
| death_date     = {{death date and age|1954|8|1|1883|8|25}}
| death_place    = [Vancouver, Canada](/source/Vancouver)
| module         = {{Infobox sailor
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| classes        = [Star](/source/Star_(sailboat))
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| medaltemplates-title = Competition record
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    {{MedalSport|[Sailing](/source/Sailing_at_the_Summer_Olympics)}}
    {{Medal|Country|{{CAN}}}}
    {{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games) 50px}}
    {{CompetitionRecord|4th| [1932 Los Angeles](/source/Sailing_at_the_1932_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Star) | [Star](/source/Star_(sailboat)) }}
| show-medals    = yes
| updated        = 22 March 2015

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'''Henry Holdsby Simmonds''' sailed for Canada at the [1932 Summer Olympics](/source/Sailing_at_the_1932_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Star) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [US](/source/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](/source/Victoria%2C_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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Category:1883 births
Category:1954 deaths
Category:Canadian male sailors (sport)
Category:Sailors at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Star
Category:Olympic sailors for Canada
Category:20th-century Canadian architects
Category:Australian emigrants to Canada

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