1909 – Former Carnegie Public Library, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Alfred Chapman
Formerly Toronto Public Library’s Central Reference Library,
Formerly Toronto Public Library’s Central Reference Library,
At the junction of King Street and Spadina Avenue,
Design for headquarters for the Canadian Bank of Commerce,
Originally constructed 1909-10,
The architect’s statement with this design lays importance on landscaping and planting to the success of the entire project.
In 1911, armed with a fortune of $17 million,
“The buildings are designed in the Tudor style of architecture,
“In the Earlscourt branch,
Constructed as the headquarters of the Bank of Toronto,
The Beaver Theatre opened on November 24,