Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Building Type: High Schools

Address: 75 Church Street
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Mechanics Institute
Notes: Had a variety of uses. Housed the Post Office + the Crown Lands departments from 1855-1869. The building was altered in 1877 by H.B. Gordon, and converted by Mark Hall in 1883 for use as Toronto's main public library. It opened in March 1884 and was used until the Reference Library was opened at 214 College Street in 1906. Until 1927-28, the library maintained a branch in the building. In 1930, it was re-opened as the Employement Services of Canada, and the following year it was taken over by the Department of Public Welfare, which remained there until 1948-1949, when it was demolished and replaced by a service station parking lot.

Dates
Cornerstone laid Apr 17 1854
Building completed 1853-1861
Demolished 1949

Architects: Cumberland & Storm (firm)
Gordon H.B.
Hall Mark
Thomas William
Designers: Todd, A.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream 1997 n/a 168+
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 136-
Parish and Cathedral of St. James' 1998 n/a 61

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Address: 15 Donway East (The)
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Don Mills High School (Senior)
Notes: Junior High School at 17 Donway East.


Architects: Parkin John B.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Buildings and Structures 1959 n/a unpgd

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Address: 550 Finch Avenue West
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Northview Heights Secondary School


Architects: Pentland & Baker (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Fashioned From Clay - Hardened by Fire 196? n/a unpgd

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Address: 40 Gorman Road
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Wilson Heights High School


Architects: Adamson Associates (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Buildings and Structures 1959 n/a unpgd

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Address: 0 Gould Street
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Normal and Model Schools
Notes: Original location was known as St. James Square, a block bounded by Gould, Victoria, Gerrard and Church. It was one of downtown Toronto's few planned open spaces. The Normal School (Cumberland & Ridout 1850-1852) was the building devoted to teacher training and was the central part of the site. Behind that were two bilaterally symmetrical Model (Grammar) Schools (Cumberland & Storm 1857-1858) (one for girls, one for boys), that were linked to the Normal School by a corridor leading from the auditorium. The Normal School was demolished in 1963 (except for part of the main portico). The Model Grammar School, which opened in 1858, closed only five years later, and it is not known exactly when it was demolished. SEE: Geoffrey Simmins' "Fred Cumberland...", 1997.

Dates
Building completed 1850-2 (C&R
Altered 1857-8 (C&S
Demolished 1963

Architects: Cumberland & Ridout (firm)
Cumberland & Storm (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Bulletin / Soc. for the Study of Arch. in Canada 1984 Oct. 10-12 9 3
Bulletin / Soc. for the Study of Arch. in Canada 1986 Sept. 4-5 11 3
Canadian Architect 1964 March 70
City: the Toronto Star Sunday Magazine 1979 Dec 14+ 8th
Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream 1997 n/a 78-91
Iron: Cast and wrought iron in Canada.... 1982 n/a 173
Journal of Garden History 1985 Jul/Sep 298+ 5 3
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 150-
Toronto Normal School, 1847-1947 1947 n/a all
Toronto Star 1976 Feb. ? 7th
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 119

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Address: 286 Harbord Street
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Harbord Collegiate Institute


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
School Progress 1932 Sept. 10++ 1 1

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Address: 99 Humber Boulevard
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Archibishop Romero Cath SS

Dates
Building completed 1960s
Altered Dec. 1994

Architects: Maragna Architects Inc. (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Canadian Architect 1993 Feb. 10 38 2

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Address: 0 Jarvis Street
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Toronto Collegiate Institute

Dates
Officially opened 1871

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Jarvis Street : a story of triumph and tragedy 1980 n/a 136-7

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Address: 495 Jarvis Street
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Jarvis Collegiate

Dates
Building completed 1922-1924

Architects: Dyson C.E.C.
Designers: Reid, George
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Journal of Canadian Art History 1992 n/A 63-77 15 1

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Address: 298 Lonsdale Road
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Bishop Strachan School

Dates
Site acquired 1910

Architects: Sproatt & Rolph (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Bishop Strachan School Magazine & Bulletin 1942 n/a ?
Construction 1926 May 138++ 19
Construction 1925 March 70 19
Construction 1916 Aug. 261-6 9
Construction 1934 Oct. 129 27
Contract Record. -- 1913 July 69 27 10th
Contract Record. -- 1916 Jan. 50-53 30 19th
Contract Record. -- 1910 July 27 24 6th
Contract Record. -- 1912 Aug. 71 26 28th
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1927 Feb. 59-72 4 2
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1927 April 143 4 4
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1927 Feb. 59++ 4 2
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1927 April 137-4 4 4
Journal / Royal Architectural Institute of Canada 1927 April 129 4 4

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Address: 700 Markham Street
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Loretto College School


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Annex Gleaner 2001 April 3
Annex Gleaner 2001 Nov 6

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Address: 24 Mountjoy Avenue
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Greenwood Vocational SS

Dates
Building completed 1973

Architects: Fairfield & Dubois (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Modern Canadian Architecture 1983 n/a 140-3

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Address: 100 Princess Avenue
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Earl Haig Secondary School
Notes: SEE ALSO: Earl Haig Public School (1930s) at no.15 Earl Haig Avenue.

Dates
Building completed 1997/1998

Architects: Carruthers Shaw & Partners Ltd.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Award Magazine 1998 Feb. 42 12 1

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Address: 280 Quebec Street
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Humberside Collegiate


Designers: Lismer, Arthur
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Journal of Canadian Art History 1992 n/a 63-77 15 1

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Address: 991 St. Clair Avenue West
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Oakwood Collegiate

Dates
Building completed 1910
Altered 1914-addn.

Architects: Belfrey T.E.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Terra Cotta artful deceivers 1990 n/a 117

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Address: 0 Steeles Avenue East
Type of Building: High Schools
Name of Building: Brebeuf College High Sschool

Dates
Design conceived 2001

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 2002 Jan B2 8th