Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Architect: Irving, William


Biography
Date of Birth 1830
Place of Birth Toronto
Date of Death 1883
Education various firms in Scotland.
Notes Emigrated to Toronto in 1852. In practice in Toronto with his father-in-law, Joseph Sheard.


Address: 275 Bay Street
Intersection: King Street West
Type of Building: Mansions
Name of Building: Cawthra House
Notes: Originally built for William Cawthra. It later became the office of Molson's Bank, then the Streling Bank, and then by insurance agencies and other businesses. Demolished in May, 1948 to make way for the Bank of Nova Scotia - SEE: no.44 KIng Street West.

Dates
Demolished 1947

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Homeplace: The Making of the Cdn. Dwelling 1998 n/a 48
Jarvis Street : a story of triumph and tragedy 1980 n/a 134
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 112-
Toronto Calling 1951 Oct. 8-11 2 2
Toronto Sun 2001 March 50 Sun. 18th
Toronto, 100 years of grandeur 1978 n/a 203

End of record
Address: 186 Beverley Street
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: George Brown House
Notes: Also known as Lambton Lodge

Dates
Foundation started 1874
Building completed 1877

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Collector 1984 Jan/Feb 43-46 19 1
Globe & Mail 1975 Dec. 2nd
Newsletter / Architectural Conservancy of Toronto 1987 Jan. 1
Toronto Star 1998 April B2 7th
Toronto Star 2000 June N16 3rd
Toronto, 100 years of grandeur 1978 n/a 216+

End of record
Address: 12 Front Street West
Type of Building: Warehouses
Name of Building: A R McMaster Warehouse
Notes: Occupied street nos. 4-12 Front Street West.

Dates
Building completed 1870-1871
Demolished 1960

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 26-27
Spirit of Place 1988 n/a 15+

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Address: 33 King Street East
Type of Building: Retail Stores
Name of Building: Golden Lion

Dates
Building completed 1866-1867
Demolished 1901

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Critic : Monthly Journal of Law, Medicine - - - 1883 Sept. 60 1 4
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 97-10
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 99+

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Address: 24 Wellington Street East
Type of Building: Banks
Name of Building: Ontario Bank

Dates
Demolished 1950-1951

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Edward James Lennox: "Builder of Toronto" 1995 n/a xiii-
Looking at Architecture in Canada 1958 n/a 162
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 78-79

End of record
Address: 488 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Fire Stations
Name of Building: Firehall No.3
Notes: Fire Station No. 3 closed in 1929. A fire damaged the building in 1939 and only the tower survived. In 1950, the building under the tower opened as the St. Charles Homestead Restaurant. It was later known as the St. Charles Tavern, and it closed in 1987. The tower is historically designated.

Dates
Building completed 1870-1872

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 2002 May A20 Fri 24th
Toronto Life 1998 Sept 13 32 12