Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Architect: Lyle, John


Biography
Date of Birth Nov. 1872
Place of Birth Toronto
Date of Death Dec. 1945
Education Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris (1892-1896)
Notes Emigrated to Canada with his family in 1876. Lived in New York 1896-c1906, working with several firms, including Carrere and Hastings. Moved to Toronto in 1906.


Address: 165 Avenue Road
Type of Building: Banks

Dates
Building completed 1930

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 45

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Address: 19 Avondale Road
Type of Building: Owner-built houses

Dates
Building completed 1908
Altered 1930-addn.

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Homes and Gardens 1933 Sept. 14-15
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 98-99
Year-Book 1933 n/a pl.60

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Address: 232 Bay Street
Type of Building: Stock Exchanges
Name of Building: Toronto Stock Exchange (1st)
Notes: In 1937, this building was replaced by the present Exchange building, now part of the Design Exchange. SEE ALSO: 234 Bay St.

Dates
Building completed 1912
Demolished 1937

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 79
Toronto Star 1987 Feb M3 Sat 28th

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Address: 420 Bloor Street East
Type of Building: Banks
Name of Building: Toronto Dominion Bank

Dates
Building completed 1911

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 77-78

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Address: 2118 Bloor Street West
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Runnymede Library

Dates
Building completed 1929

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Bulletin / Soc. for the Study of Arch. in Canada 1997 March 23 22 1
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 116-
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 n/a n/a n/a 3
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 55

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Address: 363 Broadview Avenue
Intersection: Gerrard Street East
Type of Building: Banks
Name of Building: Bank of Nova Scotia

Dates
Building completed 1911

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 78

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Address: 928 College Street
Type of Building: Banks
Name of Building: Bank of Toronto

Dates
Building completed 1922

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 102

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Address: 0 Dufferin Street
Intersection: Lappin Avenue
Type of Building: Factories
Name of Building: Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd.

Dates
Design conceived 1917
Foundation started 1917
Building completed 1917

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 89-90

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Address: 65 Front Street West
Type of Building: Railway Stations
Name of Building: Union Station
Notes: the FIRST Uninion Station was built opened in May 1858 on the west side of York Street, south of what is now Station Street. It was demolished in October 1871. The SECOND Union Station was built in September 1871 and was situated between Station Street and the edge of Lake Ontario. The THIRD Union Station is the one standing. For information about the proposed arena for the Toronto Maple Leafs that would utilize Union Station, search under "Maple Leaf's Arena" in the Building Name field.

Dates
Building completed 1914

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
A Street Called Front 1983 n/a 20-21
ACORN 1986 Summer 6 11 2
Bulletin / Soc. for the Study of Arch. in Canada 1997 June 44 22 2
Canadian Architect 1975 March 26-33 20 3
Eye Weekly 2002 July 14 4th
Globe & Mail 2001 Dec. A25 Sat. 22nd
Globe & Mail 1971 Sept ? 30th
Globe & Mail 1984 Sept ? 11th
Globe & Mail 1992 Feb C1 Wed 5th
Globe & Mail 2001 Nov. A26 Wed. 14th
Globe & Mail 2001 June A16 8th
Globe & Mail 2000 April A19 19th
Globe & Mail 2000 June B1? 7th
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 86-88
Selected Papers / Society for the Study of Arch... 1977 1977 45 2 n/a
Toronto Calendar Magazine 1971 Dec 63
Toronto Places 1992 n/a 58-61 n/a n/a
Toronto Star 2001 July B2 4th
Toronto Star 2001 July E2 3rd
Toronto Star 1998 Feb. E1,E4 Sat. 28th
Toronto Star 2000 June B4 Fri. 9th
Toronto Star 1971 Dec ? 17th
Toronto Star 1997 April A7 Sun. 20th
Toronto Star 1971 Dec ? 7th
Toronto Star 1972 Feb ? 11th
Toronto Star 1977 Feb ? 19th
Toronto Star 1971 Nov ? 29th
Toronto Star 1971 Aug ? 13th
Toronto Star 1998 Feb. B1,B5 Tues 17th
Toronto Star 1972 April 1st
Toronto Star 1971 Dec ? 9th
Toronto Star 1986 Jan A6 Fri 3rd
Toronto Star 1978 May B5 Sat 31st
Toronto Star 1998 May B1,B5 Fri. 29th
Toronto Star 1972 Nov ? 2nd
Toronto Star 1974 July ? 27th
Toronto Star 1981 Match ? 14th
Toronto Telegram 1971 July ? 21st
Toronto Telegram 1961 Aug ? 4th
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 21 n/a n/a

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Address: 3 Frybrook Road
Type of Building: Houses

Dates
Building completed 1929

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 97-98

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Address: 518 Jarvis Street
Type of Building: Houses
Notes: Initally the home of James Crowther, then Sir William Mullock. Conservatory addition by John M. Lyle.

Dates
Altered 1888
Demolished 1956

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1910 May 2? Sat. 21st
Jarvis Street : a story of triumph and tragedy 1980 n/a 176

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Address: 44 King Street West
Type of Building: Office Towers
Name of Building: Bank of Nova Scotia
Notes: Occupies the site of the Cawthra House, built in 1852 and demolished in May 1948 - SEE: no. 275 Bay Street. The Bank of Nova Scotia was designed by John M. Lyle in 1928/1929 but built by Mathers & Haldenby (with Beck & Eadie) in 1949-1951. Carved bas-relief panels on the facade designed and executed by sculptor Fred Winkler.

Dates
Building completed 1951

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architecture and Design 1956 June ? 20
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 114-
Natural cut stone for fine buildings 195? n/a unpgd
Perspectives: Newsletter of the Ontario Assn of Ar 1997 Fall 7-8 5 3
Perspectives: Newsletter of the Ontario Assn of Ar 1997 Spring 30 5 1
Toronto Calling 1951 Oct. 8-11 2 2
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 32

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Address: 260 King Street West
Type of Building: Theatres
Name of Building: Royal Alexandra Theatre

Dates
Officially opened Aug. 1907

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Beaux-arts Toronto 1973 n/a 10
Bulletin / Historic Theatres' Trust 1994 Winter 1,4
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 68-70
Marquee 1994 n/a 3-28 26 1
Monuments for the performing arts... 1994 n/a 7-30
Palaces of the Night 1999 n/a 44-45
Pantages Theatre : rebirth of a landmark 1989 n/a 22-23

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Address: 0 Queen Street East
Type of Building: Grandstands
Name of Building: Greenwood Race Track
Notes: John M. Lyle designed the complex of Woodbine Race Course (later called Greenwood), which consisted of the Paddock, the Director's Building, and the Members' Stand.

Dates
Building completed 1927
Demolished yes

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 100-1
Toronto Star 1998 June B1,B5 4th

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Address: 2169 Queen Street East
Type of Building: Banks
Name of Building: Toronto Dominion Bank
Notes: Formerly the Dominion Bank. It became a Toronto Dominion Bank branch in 1955, when the Bank of Toronto and the Dominion Bank amalgamated.

Dates
Building completed 1911

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Historical Walking Tour of Kew Beach 1995 n/a 36

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Address: 174 Teddington Park Avenue
Type of Building: Architect-designed houses
Name of Building: Cowan Residence
Notes: Home of F.W. Cowan.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Year-Book 1933 n/a 57,66

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Address: 0 University Avenue
Type of Building: City Blocks
Name of Building: Federal Avenue
Notes: Proposed scheme to create a grand boulevard in the Beaux-arts tradition. It was envisioned as a wide thoroughfare between Bay and York Streets, leading from Union Station to Queen's Park. SEE ALSO: University Avenue under a "Building Name" search.

Dates
Design conceived 1911

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Beaux-arts Toronto 1973 n/a 22-23
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 83-84
Metropolitan Toronto Business Journal 1988 May 44
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 163
Toronto Life 2000 Jan. 75+ 34 1
Toronto Star 1971 Dec. ? 10th

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Address: 340 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Retail Stores
Name of Building: Thornton Smith Building

Dates
Building completed 1922

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 93-94
Year-Book 1933 n/a pl.89

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Address: 380 Yonge Street
Intersection: Gerrard Street East
Type of Building: Banks
Name of Building: Toronto Dominion Bank

Dates
Building completed 1929-1930

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
John M. Lyle : toward a Canadian architecture 1982 n/a 107-8
Rotunda 1992 Spring 47-49 24 4
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 110-