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11 December 2009
1853 – 10 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ontario

1853 – 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...

11 December 2009
1876 – St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Ontario

1876 – 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...

11 December 2009
St Andrews Presbyterian Manse, Toronto, Ontario

St Andrews Presbyterian 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, there...

11 December 2009
1884 – St Andrew By-The-Lake, Toronto, Ontario

1884 – 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]. The...

11 December 2009
1886 – Hockey Hall of Fame (Former Bank of Montreal), Toronto, Ontario

1886 – 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...

11 December 2009
1892 – Ontario Legislature, Toronto, Ontario

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 featured massive blocks of rough-hewn...

11 December 2009
1908 – Union Building, 212 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario

1908 – Union Building, 212 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Darling & Pearson This headquarters building was commissioned by the Canadian General Electric Company, which was founded in the late 19th century to manufacture and distribute electrical equipment during the period when...

11 December 2009
1910 – Former Bank of Montreal, Yonge St., Toronto, Ontario

1910 – Former Bank of Montreal, Yonge St., Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Darling & Pearson Originally constructed 1909-10, with an addition on Queen Street in 1920. Interiors altered 2001-02.

11 December 2009
1892 – Gooderham Building, Toronto, Ontario

1892 – 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 Front Street East,...