1909 – Design for Imperial Trust Co., Richmond Street, Toronto

Emblazoned the Imperial Trust Company of Canada and Established 1998, this is a classical inspired exercise in Terra Cotta.

The interior was described shortly after opening as:

Inside the entrance is the main banking room, an interior 56 by 50 feet and 41 feet high, which obtains a well diffused light from a stained glass dome thirty five feet in diameter, and framed with an enriched plaster frieze containing one hundred and fifty electric lights. The lower part of the wall is finished in a tobacco brown, the middle portion in a strong buff, and the upper portion in cream, with all enrichments wiped in old ivory and the salient features picked out in gold leaf.

The floor is of marble mosaic, with a richly designed border, and the counter, which is of Flemish oak and semi-circular in shape, extends from the rear wall and occupies the entire centre space. The grill work of the counter is bronze metal, and the wickets of the various departments are separated from each other by square, panelled, sectional posts surmounted by electroliers.
Construction, August 1909

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