1892 – Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Richard A. Waite
In the mid-1880s a fashion for American architecture brought the style of Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson north. Known as Richardsonian Romanesque, the style featured massive blocks of rough-hewn stone, large arched entrances, and arched windows. Richard Waite, an architect based in Buffalo, New York, borrowed the style for the Ontario Legislative Building in Toronto, a massive stone building with corner towers and a triple-arched entrance with three large arched windows on the story above.
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Clerkin, Paul (2009, December 11). *1892 – Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto, Ontario*. Archiseek.com. https://www.archiseek.com/1892-ontario-legislature-toronto-ontario/ (Updated 2025, December 17)
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Published December 11, 2009 | Last Updated December 17, 2025
