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William Frye Colwill (1871-1928) was a prominent architect in Guelph and area. He worked on many buildings and residences in Guelph, including Torrance Public School (St. James Ward School), Guelph Carnegie Library, Palmerston Carnegie Library, renovations to the Trader's Bank, and the Galt Carnegie Library. Colwill first went into business with Brampton architect John A. Trimble. Together they operated “Trimble & Colwill, Architects, Architectural Engineers, Designers, Draughtsmen” from 1897 to 1898. When Trimble moved to Alberta, Colwill continued on his own as William F. Colwill from 1899 to 1911. From 1912 to 1914, Colwill went into partnership with W. T. Tanner as Colwill & Tanner, and from 1915 to 1918 with C. Boothe. In 1918, Colwill moved to Muskoka and operated a sawmill and a tourist hotel called Clovelly Inn at Bala Park on Lake Muskoka. He died there in 1928.