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Architecture of Ontario

07 March 2012
1931 – Canadian Bank of Commerce Tower, Toronto

1931 – Canadian Bank of Commerce Tower, Toronto

Architect: Darling & Pearson At the time of its completion the Canadian Bank of Commerce Building, 25 King Street West, dominated the Toronto skyline at 34-storeys. For three decades until 1962, it was...

11 December 2009
1931 – Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

1931 – Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Ross & Macdonald The Gardens was built by Leafs managing director Conn Smythe in a six-month period during 1931 at a cost of $1.5 million. The site was purchased from The T....

10 December 2009
1931 – St Matthew’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario

1931 – St Matthew’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: Cecil Burgess The original building was a wooden structure designed by noted architect John W.H. Watts. After several additions this structure proved too small and in the late 1920s a fundraising effort...

11 December 2009
1935 – Dominion Public Building, Toronto, Ontario

1935 – Dominion Public Building, Toronto, Ontario

The Dominion Public Building, to the east of Union Station, was originally built as the customs house for Toronto. Its curved front provides an impressive approach to the station. It is still a...

11 December 2009
1937 – Toronto Stock Exchange, Toronto, Ontario

1937 – Toronto Stock Exchange, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: George & Moorhouse The original Toronto Stock Exchange with its magnificent Art Deco interior has been preserved under the massive Toronto Dominion Bank Tower by Mies van der Rohe. The facade combines...

10 December 2009
1939 – National War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario

1939 – National War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: Vernon March Designed to honor the 60,000 Canadians who lost their lives in World War I and unveiled just prior to the start of World War II. Since then its purpose has...

10 December 2009
1940 – Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

1940 – Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: Ernest Cormier The Supreme Court building was designed by Ernest Cormier, the Montréal architect who also designed the Quebec Court of Appeal building, the Government Printing Bureau in Gatineau and the University...

10 December 2009
1957 – 170 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

1957 – 170 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Architects: WZMH Architects / Oslen Worland A 1950′s-era, 12-storey office building that was demolished back to its original structure for upgrading. A new façade, as well as completely new mechanical, electrical and elevator...

10 December 2009
1960s – Notre Dame Du Portage Presbytery, Kenora, Ontario

1960s – Notre Dame Du Portage Presbytery, Kenora, Ontario

Architect: Earl A. Nelson Interesting modernist building constructed alongside the earlier church. A similar styled extension has also been added to the church.