Henry Simpson (Toronto) Explained
Henry Simpson (1864–1926) was an architect active in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, around the turn of the 20th century.[1] Simpson trained under prominent architect E.J. Lennox, and the buildings he designed were in the Richardsonian Romanesque style Lennox had helped popularize.[2] He was one of the architects employed by the prominent Massey family, well-known philanthropists.[3] Simpson worked with Charles J. Gibson from 1888 to 1890.[4]
Over a dozen buildings he designed have survived to the present day.[5] According to the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada Simpson played a role in the design of 126 buildings from 1891 to 1916.[6]
Simpson's buildings that have survived to the 21st Century
Buildings Henry Simpson designed that survived into the 21st Century| known as | address | image | completed | notes |
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| 380 Sherbourne Street | | 1900 | |
| 465 Broadview Ave | | 1908 | Built for the Toronto Drugist A.E. Walton along with some of Walton’s stores |
| 857 King Street West | | 1903 | A set of rowhouses at 857-879 King Street West |
| 193 Yonge Street | | 1903 | |
| 602 King Street West | | 1904 | |
| 161 Crescent Road | | 1905 | |
| 107 Atlantic Avenue | | 1905 | |
| 251 King Street East | | 1905 | The hotel was built in 1868 and Simpson was responsible for a 1905 expansion and renovation. |
| 334 King Street East | | 1908 | Simpson was responsible for the north wing—on Parliament |
| 75 Victoria Street | | 1908 | |
| 75 Crescent Road | | 1912 | Tudor revival |
| 7 Triller Avenue | | 1912 | |
| 40 Hanna Avenue | | 1913 | |
| 40 Hanna Avenue | | 1913 | |
| 230 Royal York Road | | 1890 | Designed by Gibson and Simpson |
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Notes and References
- News: Reasons for Designation (Statement of Significance)-- 251 King Street East: National Hotel . . 2009 . 2013-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130615073117/http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-22725.pdf . dead .
- News: Former National Hotel in peril . . 2013-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130824044355/http://bpfa.ca/National%20Hotel%20History.pdf . dead .
- News: Massey family fonds [multiple media]. ]. . 2008-03-19 . 2013-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130612133834/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=fre&rec_nbr=105634&rec_nbr_list=105634 . dead . The drawings were prepared by a number of architects including Joseph Ireland, E.J. Lennox, Henry Simpson, G.M. Miller, Sproatt & Rolp, Mathers & Haldenby, and Hart Massey. .
- Book: Toronto: No Mean City. University of Toronto Press. Eric Ross Arthur, Stephen A. Otto. 1986. 248. 9780802065872. 2013-03-12. Back in Toronto by 1885, he practised with Henry Simpson in 1888-1890 and then went on his own once more..
- Web site: Brief search results: Charles Simpson . . 2013-04-10 . https://archive.today/20130410035017/http://www.tobuilt.ca/php/companies_to_buildings.php?search_fd0=2183 . dead .
- News: SIMPSON, Henry (1864-1926) . . Verity Griscti, Joshua Hull . 2016-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160411094004/http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1306 . dead .
