Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Architect: Howard, John


Biography
Date of Birth July 1803
Date of Death Feb. 1890
Notes Emigrated to Canada with his wife in 1832. The Toronto Reference Library houses the John G. Howard papers.


Address: 252 Adelaide Street East
Type of Building: Office Buildings
Name of Building: Bank of Upper Canada

Dates
Building completed 1825-1827

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
252 Adelaide Street East : a profile... 1980 n/a all
Canadian Architect 1982 April 29 27 4
Canadian Interiors 1983 Jan/Feb 34-35 20 2
Canadian Interiors 1982 Jan/Feb 8 19 1/2
Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream 1997 n/a 258
Iron: Cast and wrought iron in Canada.... 1982 X 119
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 234
Money Matters 1990 X 33-34
Rotunda 1992 Spring 47-49 24 2
Toronto Star 1978 July ? 2nd
Toronto Star 1975 July ? 21st
Toronto Star 1985 April ? 20th
Toronto Star 1978 July G9 Sat. 15th
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 x 12

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Address: 0 Colborne Lodge Drive
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Colborne Lodge

Dates
Building completed 1836-1837

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 2000 Sept. 21-23 45 9
Colborne Lodge, High Park, Toronto, Canada 1951 n/a all
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 112-3
Explore Historic Toronto 1998 Spring 8 2 3
Ontario Craft 1950 n/a unpgd
Toronto Star 2000 Dec. M10 Sat. 2nd
Toronto, 100 years of grandeur 1978 n/a 88-96

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Address: 0 Dufferin Street
Intersection: Temple Avenue
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Elm Grove
Notes: Initailly the home of William Charles Gwynne.

Dates
Building completed 1836
Demolished 1917

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 110-1
Parkdale In Pictures... 1991 n/a 40

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Address: 0 Front Street East
Intersection: Parliament Street
Type of Building: Jails
Name of Building: Jail

Dates
Building completed 1840
Demolished c1880s

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
William Thomas, Architect 1799-1860 1996 n/a 115-

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Address: 0 Front Street West
Type of Building: Legislative Buildings
Name of Building: Provincial Parliament Buildings (3rd)
Notes: Occupied the area known as Simcoe Place, a parcel of land bounded by Front, John, Simcoe and Wellington Streets.

Dates
Building completed 1829-1832
Altered 1849-inter.
Demolished 1903

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
A Street Called Front 1983 n/a 6-7
Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream 1997 n/a 185+
From Front Street to Queen's Park... 1979 n/a 39++
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 52-55
Palaces of Government (The) 1993 n/a many

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Address: 87 King Street East
Type of Building: City Blocks
Name of Building: Victoria Row
Notes: A row of shops occupying nos. 87-97 King Street East.Only no. 87 is still extant.

Dates
Building completed 1842
Altered c1866

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 95-96

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Address: 0 Lympstone Avenue
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Kingsland
Notes: Initially the home of Samuel Huson, and then purchased by William Lawrence in 1865. Architect possibly John Howard.

Dates
Building completed c1840

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 136-7

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Address: 635 Parliament Street
Type of Building: Cemeteries
Name of Building: St. James Cemetery
Notes: Grounds laid out (designed) by John G. Howard, 1844. Iron fence and stone pillars designed by Darling and Pearson, 1905.

Dates
Foundation started 1845
Altered 1905

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Cabbagetown remembered 1984 n/a 75-78
Parish and Cathedral of St. James' 1998 n/a 214+

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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

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Address: 0 Queensway (The)
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Sunnyside Villa
Notes: Originally owned and designed by John Howard. Sold in 1853 to George H. Cheney. Later became the Casred Heart Orphanage, administered by the Sisters of St. Joseph, and then converted to St. Joseph's hospital. The villa was demolished in 1945 to make way for a new hospital building.

Dates
Building completed late 1840s
Demolished 1945

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 114-5

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Address: 0 Rosedale Road
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Rosedale (House)
Notes: Home of William Botsford Jarvis.

Dates
Building completed c1821
Demolished 1905

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 94-95
Toronto, 100 years of grandeur 1978 n/a 68-75

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Address: 0 Sherbourne Street
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Moss Park (William Allan Estate)
Notes: Home of William Allan (1772-1853). The

Dates
Building completed 1826-1830

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Cabbagetown: The Story of... 1998 n/a 43+
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 56-57
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 92-94
Ontario History 1995 Sept 231++ 87 3

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Address: 61 Wellington Street West
Type of Building: Mansions
Name of Building: Holland House
Notes: Originally the home of Hon. Henry John Boulton.

Dates
Demolished 1904

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 34-36
Toronto, 100 years of grandeur 1978 n/a 76-82

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Address: 35 Woodlawn Avenue West
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Woodlawn
Notes: Toronto's second-oldest residence still in use as a private home.

Dates
Building completed c1840
Altered 1895

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 72-73
Historical Walking Tour of Deer Park 1996 n/a 18-19
Ontario Homes and Living 1969 Oct. 12-14 2 9
Toronto Star 1970 July ? 4th

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Address: 0 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Summer Hill
Notes: Initially the home of Charles Thompson and then Larratt William Smith. SEE ALSO: Summer Hill Coach House at no. 38 Summerhill Gardens (rear).

Dates
Building completed 1842
Demolished 1909

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 102-3
Historical Walking Tour of Deer Park 1996 n/a 16-17