Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Architect: Smith, Eden

Biography
Date of Birth 1858
Place of Birth Toronto
Date of Death Oct. 1949
Notes See also: Eden Smith and Sons. Architect's name is actually a double unhyphenated surname -- he never used his Chrisitan name. Emigrated to Canada in1885. By, 1887, was working as a draughtsman for the Toronto architectural firm of Strickland & Symons, then set up his own practice. Formed partnership with Eustace Bird which lasted from 1895-1899. Noted for his involvement with the Toronto Housing Company as well as the development of the Wychwood Park neighbourhood (conceived as as artists' colony by painter Marmaduke Mathews).

Address: 59 Admiral Road
Type of Building: Houses
Notes: Originally built for stockbroker R. Ross Bongard.

Dates
Building completed 1905-1906

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Urban History Review 1993 March 104+ 21 2

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Address: 29 Alcina Avenue
Type of Building: Architect-designed houses

Dates
Building completed c1913

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Joy of Wychwood : an exhibition of art... 1988 n/a 85

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Address: 90 Bain Avenue
Type of Building: Row Houses
Name of Building: Riverdale Courts

Dates
Design conceived 1913
Building completed 1914
Altered 1924-addn.

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architectural Record 1914 Dec. 539+ 36
Eden Smith, Architect, 1858-1949 : a Biography 1976 n/a var.
Marani, Lawson & Morris, architects 1932 n/a unpgd
Toronto Places 1992 X 22-23
Toronto Star 2001 March N14 Sat 24th

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Address: 1431 Bathurst Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Wychwood Branch Library

Dates
Building completed 1915-1917
Altered 1979

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Best gift : a record of the Carnegie libraries... 1984 n/a 97,99
Canadian Architect 1978 Dec. 42-44 23 12
Canadian Architect 1979 Nov. 47-49 24 11
Joy of Wychwood : an exhibition of art... 1988 n/a 88-93
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 X ? 3
Urban History Review 1993 March 104+ 21 2

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Address: 0 Bayview Avenue
Type of Building: Mansions
Name of Building: Uplands
Notes: Built by Eden Smith for surgeon Herbert Bruce. SEE ALSO no.2 Valleyanna Drive for the coach house that belonged to the estate.

Dates
Building completed early 1920s
Altered c1930
Demolished yes. date?

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Homes and Gardens 1936 April 28-39
City & Country Home 1991 May 100++
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 146-7
Marani, Lawson & Morris, architects 1932 n/a unpgd
Year-Book 1933 n/a pl.3

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Address: 102 Blythwood Road
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Blythwood


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Eden Smith, Architect, 1858-1949 : a Biography 1976 n/a 17

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Address: 5 Drumsnab Road
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Drumsnab
Notes: Originally built early 1830s by first owner Francis Cayley. William Thomas responsible for the second-floor addition (1856). Further addition in 1908 by Eden Smith.

Dates
Building completed 1834
Altered 1856; 1908

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
City & Country Home 1985 Sept. 76-92 4 5
City & Country Home 1990 Dec/Jan 72-82 11 7
Eden Smith, Architect, 1858-1949 : a Biography 1976 n/a 31
Estates of Old Toronto 1997 n/a 96-97
Toronto 1987 May 46-51
Toronto Star 2000 Dec. M10 2nd
Toronto, 100 years of grandeur 1978 n/a 83-87
William Thomas, Architect 1799-1860 1996 n/a 106

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Address: 109 Dunvegan Road
Type of Building: Houses


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Urban History Review 1993 March 104+ 21 2

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Address: 0 Howard Street
Intersection: Ontario Street
Type of Building: Churches
Name of Building: St. Simon's Anglican Church


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Eden Smith, Architect, 1858-1949 : a Biography 1976 n/a 13,18
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 39-40

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Address: 383 Huron Street
Type of Building: Churches
Name of Building: St. Thomas's Church

Dates
Building completed c1893

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1994 March C8 Fri. 4th
Household of God : a parish history... 1993 n/a

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Address: 220 Lonsdale Road
Type of Building: Dormitories
Name of Building: Peacock Buidling

Dates
Demolished 1990

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Newsletter / Architectural Conservancy of Toronto 1990 Feb. 22
TRAC : newsletter of the Toronto Region Arch.... 1991 May 2

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Address: 300 Lonsdale Road
Type of Building: Churches
Name of Building: Grace Church

Dates
Building completed 1924

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Construction 1925 July 232-4 18

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Address: 29 Oakmount Road
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Fussell House


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Urban History Review 1993 March 104+ 21 2

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Address: 2161 Queen Street East
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Beaches Branch Library

Dates
Building completed 1915

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Beach In Pictures, 1793-1932 1988 n/a 44
Best gift : a record of the Carnegie libraries... 1984 n/a var.
City of Toronto inventory of buildings of arch... 1977 n/a 129
Eden Smith, Architect, 1858-1949 : a Biography 1976 n/a 25
Historical Walking Tour of Kew Beach 1995 n/a 32-33

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Address: 868 Queen Street West
Type of Building: Colleges
Name of Building: St. Hilda's College
Notes: Situated in Trinity-Bellwoods Park. The first college in Canada for women. In 1925, both St. Hilda's and Trinity College moved to the University of Toronto campus (Devonshire Place).

Dates
Building completed 1899

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1948 June 16 Sat. 5th
Toronto Star 1982 Jan. F14 23rd
Urban History Review 1993 March 104+ 21 2

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Address: 25 Severn Street
Type of Building: Clubhouses
Name of Building: Studio Building
Notes: Built in 1913-1914 by Lawren Harris and Dr. James MacCallum for Canadian artists, the Studio Building has become synonymous with the Group of Seven. It was purchased from Lawren Harris in 1948 by artist Gordon MacNamara.

Dates
Building completed 1913

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1999 August 16-17 44 8
City & Country Home 1991 Nov. 106+ 10 9
Eden Smith, Architect, 1858-1949 : a Biography 1976 n/a 25-26
Fuse 1986 Fall 10-24
Fuse 1986 Fall 18-19 10 3
Ontario Homes and Living 1963 feb. 6-11
Toronto Star 1979 Sept. A8 Sat. 29th
Urban History Review 1993 March 104+ 21 2

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Address: 0 Spruce Street
Type of Building: Apartment Houses
Name of Building: Spruce Court Apartments
Notes: Occupy street #s 74-86 Spruce Street. They were built for the Toronto Housing Corporation, the first government-sponsored housing in Canada. SEE ALSO a "sister" project on Bain Avenue.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Architectural Record 1914 Dec. 539-4 36
Cabbagetown remembered 1984 n/a 97-98
Cabbagetown: The Story of... 1998 n/a 58-59

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Address: 0 Stewart Street
Type of Building: Churches
Name of Building: St. John the Evangelist no.2

Dates
Building completed 1893
Demolished 1950s

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Explore Historic Toronto 1995 Spr/Sum 10

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Address: 5 Thornwood Avenue
Type of Building: Houses


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Eden Smith, Architect, 1858-1949 : a Biography 1976 n/a 29

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Address: 190 Warren Road
Type of Building: Houses
Name of Building: Harper House

Dates
Building completed 1911

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Urban History Review 1993 March 104+ 21 2

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Address: 214 Wright Avenue
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: High Park Library

Dates
Building completed 1976
Altered 1979

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 n/a ? 3

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Address: 3 Wychwood Park
Type of Building: Architect-designed houses

Dates
Building completed 1913

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Joy of Wychwood : an exhibition of art... 1988 n/a 30

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Address: 5 Wychwood Park
Type of Building: Owner-built houses

Dates
Building completed 1906

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Joy of Wychwood : an exhibition of art... 1988 n/a 160-
Toronto Star 2001 Dec C2 Sat 29th

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Address: 45 Wychwood Park
Type of Building: Architect-designed houses
Notes: Originally the home of Lily and Michael Chapman.

Dates
Building completed 1925

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Homes and Gardens 1927 July 45,78
Canadian Homes and Gardens 1943 Mar/Apr ?
Joy of Wychwood : an exhibition of art... 1988 n/a 38-39