Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Architect: Cumberland, Frederic

Biography
Date of Birth April 1820
Place of Birth Toronto
Date of Death Aug. 1881
Education King's College, London. Aprenticeship followed.
Notes See also Cumberland & Ridout; Cumberland & Storm. SEE: Geoffrey Simmins' "Fred Cumberland...", 1997 pp.245-291 for a Catalogue Raisonne of Cumberland's works.

Address: 999 Queen Street West
Type of Building: Mental Health Facilities
Name of Building: Queen St. Mental Health Ctr.
Notes: Initially called the Provincial Lunatic Asylum. First, main block by John Howard (1844-1858). Wings added by Kivas Tully (c.1866-1869). Fred Cumberland designed several outbuildings. Name changed to the Queen Street Mental Health Centre in the 1950s. The street address was changed to no. 1001 Queen Street West in the late 1970s.

Dates
Design conceived 1840
Foundation started 1844
Building completed 1858
Officially opened 1850
Altered various
Demolished 1975-1976

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Bulletin / Soc. for the Study of Arch. in Canada 1986 Sept. 4 11 3
Canadian Architect 1975 Sept. 32-40 20 9
Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream 1997 n/a 256
Globe & Mail 1975 Dec. ? 2nd
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 164-
National Post 2001 Jan. B4 Wed. 10th
Section A 1985 n/a 7 3 2
Toronto Life 1999 Dec. 104-5 33 17

End of record
Address: 0 Simcoe Street
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: John Hawkins Hagarty House

Dates
Building completed 1852
Demolished yes. date?

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream 1997 n/a 185-7

End of record
Address: 33 St. George Street
Type of Building: Owner-built houses
Name of Building: Pendarves
Notes: Originally the home of architect Frederick W. Cumberland. Remodelled in 1883 by his former partner, William G. Storm. Currently functions as the University of Toronto's International Student Centre.

Dates
Building completed 1857-1860
Altered 1883

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream 1997 n/a 192+
Ontario Association of Architects: 1890-1950 1950 n/a unpgd
Toronto Star 1978 Aug ? 12th
Toronto, 100 years of grandeur 1978 n/a 155+
William Thomas, Architect 1799-1860 1996 n/a 100

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Address: 0 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Robert Baldwin Sullivan House

Dates
Design conceived 1848-1849

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream 1997 n/a 184+