Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Building Name: Temple Building

Address: 182 Bay Street
Type of Building: Office Buildings
Name of Building: Temple Building
Notes: Address also is given as nos.62-67 Richmond Street West. Originally was the North American headquarters of the Independent Order of Foresters (a men's service club), and was one of the first true sykscrapers in Toronto. It was demolished in 1970/1971 to make way for the 32-storey Munich Reinsurance Building.

Dates
Building completed 1985
Demolished 1970

Architects: Gouinlock George
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1994 Oct. C2 Thur ?
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 129-
Metallic Roof Co. of Canada Ltd. 1900 n/a f.142
National Post 2000 Aug. F6,F7 Mon. 19th
Romanesque Head Office of Confederation Life Assn. 1997 n/a 12
Romanesque Toronto : a photographic exhibition... 1971 n/a 14-15
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 128-9
Toronto Star 1999 May B5 5th
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 116-7