Background
The son of Christopher Coverdale, he came to Kingston, Upper Canada around 1833.
The son of Christopher Coverdale, he came to Kingston, Upper Canada around 1833.
The family is thought to have come to Lower Canada around 1810. Coverdale married Catherine Delmage and had five children. He worked as master carpenter on the construction of Kingston Penitentiary.
In 1859, Coverdale became architect for the construction of the Kingston Asylum.
He drew up plans for several large residences and a number of churches still in use in Kingston today. Coverdale died in Kingston in 1865.
Designated heritage buildings associated with Coverdale include:
the Kingston Penitentiary
Sydenham Street United Church
the Prince George Hotel
Roselawn National Historic Site of Canada
the Anglican Diocesan Centre in Kingston
Portsmouth Community Correctional Centre
Saint Helen"s Complex in Kingston.