Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Architect: Arthur, Eric

Biography
Date of Birth 1898
Date of Death 1982
Notes Emigrated to Canada in 1923 after studying architecture in Liverpool. Immediately began a teaching position at the University of Toronto, where he stayed until his retirement in1966.

Address: 0 Bayview Avenue
Type of Building: Architect-designed houses

Dates
Design conceived c1935-36

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 2002 Feb. 22-23 47 2
Canadian Homes and Gardens 1936 Jan/Feb 71
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1959 Feb. 48 36 1

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Address: 2075 Bayview Avenue
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: McLean House
Notes: Built for James Stanley McLean (1876-1954) and initially known as "Bayview". Now owned by the Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, and rented out as a special events facility.

Dates
Building completed 1931

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Aniques Collector 2002 Feb. 22-23 47 2
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 156-7
Globe & Mail 1982 Nov ? 20th
Globe & Mail 1983 May H23 Sat 14th
Journal of the Society for the Study 2001 n/a 33-42 26 1,2
Toronto Star 1982 Sept. H10 Sat. 25th
Year-Book 1933 n/a pl.6+

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Address: 150 Charles Street West
Type of Building: Dormitories
Name of Building: Wymilwood Residence

Dates
Building completed 1951

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canada Century Home 2002 feb. 22-23 47 2
Journal of the Society for the Study 2001 n/a 33-42 26 1,2
Werk. 1955 April 120-4 42 4

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Address: 5 Drumsnab Road
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Drumsnab
Notes: Originally built early 1830s by first owner Francis Cayley. William Thomas responsible for the second-floor addition (1856). Further addition in 1908 by Eden Smith.

Dates
Building completed 1834
Altered 1856; 1908

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
City & Country Home 1985 Sept. 76-92 4 5
City & Country Home 1990 Dec/Jan 72-82 11 7
Eden Smith, Architect, 1858-1949 : a Biography 1976 n/a 31
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 96-97
Toronto 1987 May 46-51
Toronto Star 2000 Dec. M10 2nd
Toronto, 100 years of grandeur 1978 n/a 83-87
William Thomas, Architect 1799-1860 1996 n/a 106

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Address: 412 Glenview Road
Type of Building: Houses
Notes: Built for H.A. McTaggart.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Homes and Gardens 1936 Jan/Feb 70

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Address: 157 King Street East
Type of Building: City Halls
Name of Building: St. Lawrence Hall
Notes: Completed in 1850 (architect William Thomas); Restored in 1967 (architect Eric Arthur).

Dates
Building completed 1850

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architecture Canada. -- 1967 May 42-45 44
Architecture Canada. -- 1969 June. 7 46
Builder: an illustrated weekly magazine... 1871 Feb. 120 29 18
Canadian Architect 1967 Apr. 5 12
Canadian Architect 1965 March 66 10
Canadian Architect & Builder 1895 Jan. 7 8
Canadian Art 1965 Jan/Feb 23 22
Canadian Art 1968 June 50 25
Canadian Art 1967 Jan. insrt 24
Canadian Interiors 1982 April 60 19 4
Construction 1927 June 174-1 20
Construction 1931 Apr. 132+ 24
Globe & Mail 1968 June ? Fri 14th
Globe & Mail 1958 May ?
Houses of old Toronto 1977 n/a 34-36
Iron: Cast and wrought iron in Canada.... 1982 n/a 117
Toronto Places 1992 n/a 62-63
Toronto Star 1980 Nov. ? 29th
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 20
William Thomas, Architect 1799-1860 1996 n/a 47-51