1892 – Ontario Legislature, Toronto, Ontario
Architects: Richard A. Waite In the mid-1880s a fashion for American architecture brought the style of Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson north. Known as Richardsonian Romanesque, the style...
View Article1892 – Gooderham Building, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: David Roberts Jr. The building was commissioned by George Gooderham to house the head offices of his Gooderham & Worts distilling company. Wedged into the confluence of Wellington and...
View Article1891 – Aged Womans Home, Toronto, Ontario
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View Article1889 – Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario
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View Article1886 – Hockey Hall of Fame (Former Bank of Montreal), Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Darling & Curry Designed in 1885-86 to replace a building that was not yet thirty years old, because it was not grand enough for the aspirations of the Bank of Montreal, and was the head...
View Article1884 – St Andrew By-The-Lake, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Arthur R. Denison The moving force behind the construction of this island church was Reverend Arthur Sweatman who later became Archbishop of Toronto, and Primate of All Canada [1907 - 1909]....
View Article1876 – St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: William G. Storm / S.G. Curry St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is located on King St. at Simcoe. It was designed by architect George Storm (also known as William G. Storm) who also designed...
View Article1873 – St Andrews Manse, Toronto, Ontario
A fine house next to St Andrews Presbyterian Church in a colonial style with a nice steep mansard roof, detailed dormer windows and rooftop decorative railing. Like many building across Eastern Canada,...
View Article1870 – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Toronto, Ontario
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (formerly St. Patrick Church) is the 5th oldest Catholic Church in the city of Toronto. The church was first established for a predominantly Irish congregation. But as...
View Article1853 – 10 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Frederick Cumberland In the mid 19th century with Toronto growing rapidly a new more modern post office was needed as the 6th Post Office (1845-1852) on Wellington just west of Leader Lane...
View Article1850 – St Lawrence Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: William Thomas St. Lawrence Hall is a meeting hall in Toronto, Canada next to the St. Lawrence Market. It was built, alongside the new city hall, in 1850 after a fire destroyed much of the...
View Article1847 – Holy Trinity Church, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Henry Bower Lane The Church of the Holy Trinity opened in 1847 following the gift of an anonymous donor (later revealed as Mary Lambert Swale of Settle, England). Mrs. Swale had stipulated...
View Article1845 – Former Commercial Bank of Midland, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: William Thomas Dismantled, moved from its original site, and reassembled to front a modern office building placed in the weird surroundings of Santiago Calatrava’s Galleria at BCE Place. The...
View Article1844 – St. James’ Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Frederick Cumberland The Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto is the oldest congregation in the city. Established in 1797, the current structure was completed in 1844 and was one of the...
View Article1844 – Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: John Ewart / Henry Bower Lane / Frederick Cumberland & William G. Storm The original two and a half storey building was started in 1829 and finished in 1832 from a design by John Ewart...
View Article1873 – Post Office, Adelaide St., Toronto
Architect: Henry Langley Designed by Henry Langley, the architect reponsible for a large collection of city churches, and built between 1869 and 1873, The GPO stood at 36 Adelaide Street West, the head...
View Article1858 – Design for St. Paul’s Church, Yorkville, Toronto
Architect: G.K. & E. Radford Successful entrant in architectural competition to design a new Anglican church. Designed by brothers Edward and George Kent Radford,
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