Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Building Type: Libraries

Address: 145 Annette Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Annette Branch Library
Notes: Established in 1888 as the West Toronto Mechanic's Institute. Renamed Toronto Junction Library in 1895, then West Toronto Public Library in 1908-1909. The Toronto Public Library took it over in 1909 and then it was called the Western Branch of the TPL. It was named the Annette Street Branch in April 1962.

Dates
Building completed 1909
Altered 1980

Architects: Ellis & Connery (firm)
Sillaste & Nakashima (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Best gift : a record of the Carnegie libraries... 1984 n/a var.
Most Attractive Resort in Town: 1989 n/a all
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 x ? 3
West Toronto Junction Revisited 1999 n/a 72-74

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Address: 327 Bathurst Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Charles R. Sanderson Library

Dates
Officially opened Sept 1968
Altered 1978-addn

Architects: Casey & Dunker Architects
Pentland Baker & Polson (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Historical walking tour of Kensington Market... 1993 n/a 14
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 n/a ? 3

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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

Architects: Carter Phillip
Greenburg Ken
Smith Eden
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: 496 Birchmount Road
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Albert Campbell Library

Dates
Building completed 1971

Architects: Fairfield & Dubois (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Modern Canadian Architecture 1983 n/a 144-7

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Address: 1101 Bloor Street West
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Bloor Gladstone Library

Dates
Building completed 1912

Architects: Chapman & McGiffin (firm)
Walker Howard
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Alfred Chapman : the man and his work 1978 n/a 7
Canadian Architect 1980 August 28-29 25 8
Canadian Architect 1980 August 28-29 25 8
Globe & Mail 1995 April C2 Wed. 19th
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 X ? 3
Terra Cotta artful deceivers 1990 n/a 93

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

Dates
Building completed 1929

Architects: Lyle John
Montgomery Terry
Stinson Jeffery
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: 370 Broadview Avenue
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Riverdale Branch

Dates
Building completed 1908
Altered 1980

Architects: Hancock Noel
Simpson David
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Best gift : a record of the Carnegie libraries... 1984 n/a var.
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 X X 3

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Address: 301 Burnhamthorpe Rd.
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Mississauga Central Library

Dates
Foundation started 1988
Officially opened 1991

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 1998 June B2 2nd

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Address: 430 Burnhamthorpe Rd.
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Eatonville Branch Library

Dates
Building completed 2001

Architects: Teeple Stephen
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 2002 Jan/feb 38-40
Globe & Mail 2001 May R5 Wed 23rd
Toronto Life 2002 April 116+

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Address: 214 College Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Central Reference Library
Notes: SEE under new building name: Koffler Student Services Centre.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
n/a n/a n/a

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Address: 230 College Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Shore + Moffat Library
Notes: SEE under building name: Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the same address [library occupies 2nd floor]

Dates
Building completed 1998

Architects: Kohn Shnier Architects (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
n/a n/a n/a

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Address: 239 College Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Lillian Smith Library

Dates
Building completed 1995

Architects: Carter Phillip
Designers: Vandermolen, Ludzer
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 1995 Nov/Dec 36-39
Building Facades : faces, figures and ornamental.. 1996 n/a 242
Canadian Architect 1996 Sept. 28-30 41 9
Globe & Mail 1995 Sept. C1 Wed. 6th
Perspectives: Newsletter of the Ontario Assn of Ar 1997 Summer 20-21 5 2
Quill & Quire 1995 May 14-15 n/a n/a
Toronto Star 1995 October D1, D Wed. 18th

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Address: 171 Front Street East
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: St. Lawrence Branch

Dates
Building completed 1983

Architects: Carter Phillip
Designers: Fletcher, Sheilagh
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1983 August 14-16 28 8

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Address: 1432 Gerrard Street East
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Gerrard Ashdale Branch

Dates
Building completed 1925
Altered 1978

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

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Address: 5 Hoskin Avenue
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Wycliffe College

Dates
Building completed 1881-1891
Altered 1906,1930

Architects: Chapman & Oxley (firm)
Dick David
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Alfred Chapman : the man and his work 1978 n/a 25
Globe & Mail 1906 Dec. 7 Sat. 1st

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Address: 2 King Street (Weston)
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Weston Public Library

Dates
Building completed 1914
Altered 1981

Architects: Dunlop Farrow Aitken (firm)
Lindsay & Brydon (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Best gift : a record of the Carnegie libraries... 1984 n/a 73+

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Address: 7 King's College Circle
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: University of Toronto Library
Notes: Now houses the Departments of English and French.

Dates
Building completed 1892
Altered 1912

Architects: Dick David
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Romanesque Toronto : a photographic exhibition... 1971 n/a 10-11
Rotunda 1992 Spr. 27-33 24 7

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Address: 7 King's College Circle
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Gerstein Science Info Centre

Dates
Building completed 1892
Altered 2001

Architects: Diamond A.J. Donald Schmitt
Dick David
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 2002 Mar. 7 46 3

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Address: 15 King's College Circle
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: University College Laidlaw Library

Dates
Officially opened Oct31964

Architects: Mathers & Haldenby (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1964 Oct ? 6th

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Address: 127 Main Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Main Street Branch Library

Dates
Building completed 1921
Altered 1978

Architects: Carter Phillip
Hynes & Feldman & Watson (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 n/a ? 3

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Address: 341 Oakwood Avenue
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Oakwood Village Library /Arts Centre

Dates
Building completed 1998

Architects: Diamond A.J. Donald Schmitt
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Interiors 2000 Jul/Aug 30-35 37 4

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Address: 701 Pape Avenue
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Pape / Danforth Library

Dates
Building completed 1929
Altered 1978

Architects: George, Moorehouse & King (firm)
Lett / Smith Architects (firm)
Sankey Partnership (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Interiors 1982 May/Jun 43-47 17 5
Historical Walking Tour of the Danforth 1992 n/a 30
Historical Walking Tour of the Danforth 1992 n/a 30
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 n/a n/a 3

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Address: 406 Parliament Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Parliament Street Branch

Dates
Building completed 1954
Altered 1979

Architects: Baird Sampson Architects. (firm)
Dunker and Associates (firm)
Eadie Arthur
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1992 Feb. 6 37 2
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 n/a n/a 3

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Address: 765 Queen Street East
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Saulter Street Branch Library
Notes: Functioned as Postal Station "G" for 61 years. Closed in 1975 and remained vacant for almost five years until it was rescued by the community to serve as a library and function as part of the Ralph Thornton Community Centre (it is a tenant).

Dates
Building completed 1913

Architects: Lennox Edward
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
ETC News 2001 Nov 1 1st
Edward James Lennox: "Builder of Toronto" 1995 n/a 86,95
Globe & Mail 1997 Sept. C21 20th
Toronto Life 1991 March H21
Toronto Star 2001 Nov. B4 12th

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

Dates
Building completed 1915

Architects: Montgomery & Sisam Archts (firm)
Smith Eden
Stinson Jeffery
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: 1115 Queen Street West
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Parkdale Branch Library
Notes: One of several "Carnegie Libraries" in Toronto. Now the Beatrice Lillie Health Centre, a public health office.

Dates
Building completed 1909

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1909 May 6 Sat. 8th
Parkdale In Pictures... 1991 n/a 57

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Address: 71 Queen's Park Crescent E.
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: E. J. Pratt Library

Dates
Building completed 1961
Altered 2001

Architects: Adamson Associates (firm)
Kohn Shnier Architects (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 2002 Mar/Apr 70-73
Toronto Star 1975 Sept ? 27th
Toronto Star 2001 Nov J2 Sat 17th

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Address: 228 Roncesvalles Avenue
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: High Park Library


Architects: Moffat Moffat & Kinoshita (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1981 Aug/Se 47-49 26 8/9

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Address: 40 St. Clair Avenue East
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Deer Park Library

Dates
Building completed 1952
Altered c1981 reno

Architects: Beck & Eadie (firm)
Shore Tilbe Henschel & Irwin (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1981 Aug/Se 45-46 26 8/9
Historical Walking Tour of Deer Park 1996 n/a 38-39

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Address: 40 St. George Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Boys and Girls House

Dates
Altered c1984

Architects: Carter Phillip
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1983 Dec. 17-19 28 12
Fifth Column 1983 Autumn ? 4 1

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Address: 130 St. George Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Robarts Library

Dates
Building completed 1974

Architects: Mathers & Haldenby (firm)
Designers: II BY IV Design, (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
AZURE 1997 Mar/Apr 10
Canadian Architect 1980 Nov. 41
Canadian Architect 1974 Aug. 28-42 19 8
Globe & Mail 1997 May A7 Tues 13th
Toronto Life 1998 Nov. 18-19
Toronto Star 1999 March B2 16th
Toronto Star 1974 Sept. 28th

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

Dates
Building completed 1976
Altered 1979

Architects: Moffat Moffat & Kinoshita (firm)
Smith Eden
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 n/a ? 3

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Address: 215 Yonge Boulevard
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Burns Hall
Notes: Part of the former NATO officers' training school.

Dates
Building completed 1986

Architects: Diamond A.J. Donald Schmitt
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1989 June 16-20

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Address: 789 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Toronto Reference Library
Notes: Formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library. (Name changed with the city amalgamation of 1998) The building that occupied the site of the library housed the the first Victoria College medical school. See also: no.10 Asquith Avenue.

Dates
Building completed 1977

Architects: Moriyama Ajon
Moriyama & Teshima (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
American Libraries 1977 Sept. 426-8
Artscanada 1978 Feb/Mar 18-31 218-
Canadian Architect 1978 Jan. 20-29 23 1
Canadian Architect 2000 Jan. 31 45 1
Canadian Architect 1980 Nov. 44 25 11
Canadian Interiors 1981 March 33 18 3
Canadian Interiors 1978 July 14-19 15 7
Financial Post Magazine 1996 Dec. 54f
Liveable city : a guide to the architecture... 1982 n/a 23-27
Modern Canadian Architecture 1983 n/a 172-5
Process: Architecture 1992 n/a 126-7 107
Toronto Star 1980 Oct. ? 18th
Toronto Star 2001 Nov. A2 19th
Toronto Star 2001 Nov. B1 Wed. 28th

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Address: 3083 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: George H. Locke Memorial Library

Dates
Building completed 1949
Altered 1982-83

Architects: Beck & Eadie (firm)
Stinson Montgomery & Sisam (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Lawrence Park Walk 1982 n/a 9

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Address: 5120 Yonge Street
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: North York Central Library

Dates
Officially opened June41987

Architects: Moriyama Raymond
Moriyama & Teshima (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 1987 June A6 Fri 5th

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Address: 22 Yorkville Avenue
Type of Building: Libraries
Name of Building: Yorkville Public Library
Notes: One of several "Carnegie" libraries in Toronto.

Dates
Officially opened 1907

Architects: McCallum Robert
Myers Barton
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Best gift : a record of the Carnegie libraries... 1984 n/a var.
Review of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 1980 n/a ? 3
Toronto Star 1979 Sept. A8 Sat. 29th
Yorkville in pictures 1853 to 1883... 1978 n/a b.cov