Architecture of Ontario

1929 – Confederation Building, Ottawa, Ontario

The Confederation Building, which had built in 1929 on Wellington Street had been occupied mainly by Department of Agriculture employees from its inception.

1931 – Canada Life, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Sproatt & Rolph

Originally designed to be taller,

1931 – Canadian Bank of Commerce Tower, Toronto

Architect: Darling & Pearson

At the time of its completion the Canadian Bank of Commerce Building,

1931 – Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Ross & Macdonald

The Gardens was built by Leafs managing director Conn Smythe in a six-month period during 1931 at a cost of $1.5 million.

1931 – St Matthew’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: Cecil Burgess

The original building was a wooden structure designed by noted architect John W.H.

1935 – Dominion Public Building, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: Thomas W. Fuller & James H. Craig

The Dominion Public Building,

1937 – Design for Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

Architect: Marani, Lawson & Morris

In December 1936, the architects presented these final drawings of a five-storey,

1937 – Toronto Stock Exchange, Toronto, Ontario

Architect: George & Moorhouse

The original Toronto Stock Exchange with its magnificent Art Deco interior has been preserved under the massive Toronto Dominion Bank Tower by Mies van der Rohe.