Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Building Type: Legislative Buildings

Address: 0 Front Street West
Type of Building: Legislative Buildings
Name of Building: Provincial Parliament Buildings (3rd)
Notes: Occupied the area known as Simcoe Place, a parcel of land bounded by Front, John, Simcoe and Wellington Streets.

Dates
Building completed 1829-1832
Altered 1849-inter.
Demolished 1903

Architects: Chewett J.G.
Cumberland & Storm (firm)
Curry Samuel
Ewart John
Howard John
Rogers Thomas
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
A Street Called Front 1983 n/a 6-7
Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream 1997 n/a 185+
From Front Street to Queen's Park... 1979 n/a 39++
Lost Toronto : images of the city's past 1993 n/a 52-55
Palaces of Government (The) 1993 n/a many

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Address: 0 Parliament Street
Type of Building: Legislative Buildings
Name of Building: Provincial Parliament Buildings (2nd)
Notes: Situated at the foot of Parliament Street. Consisted of two brick and wood buildings connected by a covered walkway. They were burned down by American troops on 27th April 1813.

Dates
Building completed c1794
Demolished 1813

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Cabbagetown: The Story of... 1998 n/a 25
From Front Street to Queen's Park... 1979 n/a 31+
Globe & Mail 2000 Oct. A29 Sat. 28th
Globe & Mail 2001 Oct. A22 Thur 11th
Globe & Mail 2000 Oct. A22 Oct. 25th
Heritage 2001 Spr. 31-32 4 2
National Post 2000 Nov. 22nd Wed. 22nd
Palaces of Government (The) 1993 n/a 8++
Toronto Star 2001 oct. B7 11th
Toronto Star 2000 Oct. B1,B3 25th
Toronto Star 2000 Oct. ? Wed. 25th
Toronto Star 2000 Nov. B1 Mon. 6th

End of record
Address: 1 Queen's Park
Type of Building: Legislative Buildings
Name of Building: Provincial Parliament Buildings (current)
Notes: A fire destroyed part of the west wing in 1909. A north wing was completed in 1912. SEE ALSO: Provincial Parliament Buildings - East Block (for the 1924-1928 east portion of the Legislative Buildings, often referred to as the "Whitney Block").

Dates
Building completed 1886-1892
Altered 1910,1913
Restored 1993

Architects: Adamson Associates (firm)
Allward & Gouinlock (firm)
Fletcher Fred
Lennox Edward
Mathers & Haldenby (firm)
Shore & Moffatt (firm)
Ventin Carlos
Waite Richard
Designers: 3rd Uncle Design, (firm)
Forrest, Gordon
Hahn, Gustav
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Art in architecture : art for the built environ... 1982 n/a 28-35
Canadian Architect 1993 April 25-28 38 4
Canadian Architect 2000 Sept. 30-31 45 9
Canadian Interiors 2000 May/Jun 51-52 37 3
Century to Celebrate, 1893-1993 1993 n/a ALL
Edward James Lennox: "Builder of Toronto" 1995 n/a 82,90
From Front Street to Queen's Park... 1979 n/a 48++
Palaces of Government (The) 1993 n/a many
Perspectives: Newsletter of the Ontario Assn of Ar 1998 Sum. 30 6 2
Romanesque Toronto : a photographic exhibition... 1971 n/a 20
Toronto Architect Edmund Burke 1995 n/a 112-4
Toronto Contruction News 1993 Sep/Oct 16-19 11 5
Toronto Star 2000 Aug. L5 Sat. 12th
Toronto Star 2001 Aug. B1+ 6th
Toronto Star 1987 Nov. C11 22nd
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 22-23

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Address: 0 Queen's Park Crescent E.
Type of Building: Legislative Buildings
Name of Building: Provincial Parliament Buildings - East Block
Notes: This large gothic-styled complex, often reffered to as the "Whitney Block", consists of four blocks that have different street addresses: The Whitney Block at 99 Wellesley Street East; The Ferguson Block at 77 Wellesley Street East; The Hearst and Mowatt Blocks at 90 Bay Street and the Hepbourne Block at 80 Grosvenor Street. They are connected to the Parliament Buildings by a 100 yard underground tunnel.

Dates
Cornerstone laid 1925

Architects: Heakes F.R.
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Building for Beauty 194? n/a 54
Canadian Homes and Gardens 1927 July 3 4
Canadian Homes and Gardens 1928 Aug. 6 5
Canadian Magazine of Politics… 1927 July 24 68
Century to Celebrate, 1893-1993 1993 n/a all
Construction 1925 April 124 18
Construction 1923 Sept. 316 16
Construction 1928 May 150++ 21
Contract Magazine 1926 April 52 40 7th
Contract Record. -- 1931 July 820 45 8th
Contract Record. -- 1932 May 46 46 18th
Contract Record. -- 1932 Jan. 44 43 6th
Contract Record. -- 1930 Dec. 53 44 10th
Contract Record. -- 1925 Dec 161 39 30th
Contract Record. -- 1919 Feb. 192 33 26th
Contract Record. -- 1925 Dec. 45 39 30th
Contract Record. -- 1926 May 190-1 40 26th
Contract Record. -- 1928 Jan 75-58 42 25th
Contract Record. -- 1919 April 351 33 9th
Contract Record. -- 1925 Aug 803 39 12th
Contract Record. -- 1932 May 166 37 30th
Contract Record. -- 1920 Dec. 47 3? 29th
Contract Record. -- 1925 May 509 39 27th
Contract Record. -- 1925 April 358 39 8th
Contract Record. -- 1930 May 60 44 21st
Contract Record. -- 1926 Sept 52 40 22nd
Contract Record. -- 1916 Dec. 1182 30 13th
East Block of the Ontario... 1928 n/a all
Journal / Board of Trade - - - 1930 April 14

End of record
Address: 0 Queen's Park Crescent E.
Type of Building: Legislative Buildings
Name of Building: Whitney Block
Notes: SEE: Provincial Parliament Buildings - East Block


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