dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ, hiː bˈɪlt θɹˈiː kˈɑːɹnəɡi lˈaɪbɹɛɹiz fɚðə tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ pˈʌblɪk lˈaɪbɹɛɹi: ðə wˈɪtʃwʊd bɹˈæntʃ, ðə hˈaɪ pˈɑːɹk bɹˈæntʃ, ænd ðə bˈiːtʃᵻz bɹˈæntʃ.
During the First World War, he built three Carnegie libraries for the Toronto Public Library: the Wychwood branch, the High Park branch, and the Beaches branch.