Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Architect: Knox & Elliot, (firm)

Biography
Notes Wilm Knox (Scottish architect) and John H. Elliot (United States-trained Canadian architect). Opened an office in Toronto after winning the Confederation Life building competition. Practiced in Toronto for four years (at first with local architect E. Beaumont Jarvis) before moving to Cleveland.

Address: 344 Annette Street
Type of Building: Houses

Dates
Building completed 1889

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
West Toronto Junction Revisited 1999 n/a 26

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Address: 32 Cecil Street
Type of Building: Churches
Name of Building: Church for Disciples of Christ
Notes: Later became the Cecil Community Centre.

Dates
Building completed 1891

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Knox & Elliot 1981 n/a 15

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Address: 0 High Park
Type of Building: Pavilions
Name of Building: High Park Pavilion

Dates
Building completed 1889

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Romanesque Head Office of Confederation Life Assn. 1997 n/a 16

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Address: 285 Jarvis Street
Type of Building: Row Houses
Notes: Four row houses occupying street nos. 285-291 Jarvis St.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Newsletter / Architectural Conservancy of Toronto 1987 Nov. 4-6

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Address: 449 Jarvis Street
Type of Building: Houses
Notes: Originally the home of E.F. Blake. Later became the quarters for the Celebrity Club.

Dates
Building completed c1892

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Jarvis Street : a story of triumph and tragedy 1980 n/a 185-7
Knox & Elliot 1981 n/a 16

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Address: 21 Rolyat Street
Type of Building: Houses

Dates
Building completed 1899

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Knox & Elliot 1981 n/a 9

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Address: 260 Sherbourne Street
Type of Building: Houses
Notes: Originally the home of Edward Hewitt.

Dates
Building completed 1890

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Knox & Elliot 1981 n/a 14

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Address: 0 Yonge Street
Intersection: Melinda Street
Type of Building: Publishing Offices
Name of Building: Globe Building no.1
Notes: Destroyed by fire January 6, 1895. Replaced by a second building on the same site designed by Burke & Horwood.

Dates
Altered 1890
Demolished 1895

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Inland Printer 1891 n/a 979-8 9
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 126-8