List of old Canadian buildings

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Between 1888 and the 1970's, Canada was placed second in the world in terms of sheer number of skyscrapers . The tallest were located in Canada's biggest cities such as Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver but up to fifteen skyscrapers were found in Winnipeg, most of which were built before 1920. In 1939, there were hundreds of high-rises in Canada, Many of them located in Montréal, which was enjoying a boom but the tallest ones were found in Toronto.

Here is list of skyscrapers, churches, and other notable buildings found in Canada and built between 1809 and 1939.

An asterisk ( * ) in the Building field indicates that the building has been destroyed. An asterisk in the Height field indicates an estimation. When a building's height is listed as an estimation, it is given its estimated height based on the number of floors, comparison with its neighbours, estimation from books and other documentation, as well as other factors.

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[edit] Alberta

Building Height Floors Built City Architect
Fairmont Palliser Hotel 60 m* 15 1914 Calgary
Alberta Legislature 57 m 6 1912 Edmonton
The Fairmont Banff Springs 60 m* 15 1914 Banff
Hotel Macdonald 47 m 11 1912 Edmonton

[edit] British Columbia

Building Height Floors Built City Architect
Hotel Vancouver 111 m 17 1939 Vancouver Archibald & Schofield
Marine Building 98 m 21 1930 Vancouver McCarter & Nairne
Royal Bank Building 85 m 18 1937 Vancouver S.G. Davenport
Hotel Vancouver* 77 m 17 1916 Vancouver
Holy Rosary Cathedral 70 m 1900 Vancouver Julian & Williams
Georgia Medical Building* 68 m* 17 1929 Vancouver
Vancouver Block 56 m 16 1912 Vancouver Parr & Fee
St. Andrew's Cathedral 54 m ** 1892 Victoria Perrault and Messiard
Birks Building* 48 m* 12 1913 Vancouver
Hotel Georgia 48 m* 12 1927 Vancouver Garrow & Graham Sr.
Vancouver City Hall 55 m 12 1936 Vancouver Townley & Matheson
Sun Tower 84 m 17 1912 Vancouver W.T. Whiteway
Standard Building 52 m 15 1914 Vancouver Russell, Babcock & Rice
Dominion Building 45 m 13 1910 Vancouver Helyer & Son
Credit Foncier Building 41 m 10 1913 Vancouver Barrot, Blackader & Webster
Sinclair Centre 43 m 7 1910 Vancouver
Woodward's building 12 1903 Vancouver Hastings & Abbott
Christ Church Cathedral 1895 Vancouver C.O. Wickenden
Legislative Buildings 45 m 5 1897 Victoria F.M. Rattenbury
Christ Church Cathedral* 41 m 1896 Victoria J.C.M. Keith
B.C. Permanent Loan Building 40 m* 10 1914 Victoria

[edit] Manitoba

Building Height Floors Built City Architect
Manitoba Legislative Building 79 m 5 1920 Winnipeg Simon & Boddington
Hotel Fort Garry 59 m 14 1913 Winnipeg Ross & MacFarlane
National Bank Building 50 m 13 1911 Winnipeg John D. Atchison
Royal Tower 48 m 10 1904 Winnipeg Darling & Pearson
Confederation Building 46 m 12 1911 Winnipeg J. Wilson Gray
Eaton's Department Store* 46 m 9 1904 Winnipeg John Woodman
Paris Building 42 m 11 1915 Winnipeg Woodman & Carey
Marlbourgh Hotel 42 m 10 1913 Winnipeg J. Chisholm & Son
Electric Railway Chambers 45 m 12 1912 Winnipeg Pratt, Ross/Frost
Bank of Hamilton Building 45 m 10 1916 Winnipeg John D. Atchison
228 Notre Dame 44 m 11 1911 Winnipeg

[edit] New Brunswick

Building Height Floors Built City Architect
New Brunswick Legislature 41 m 4 1882 Fredericton
Christ Church Cathedral 60 m 1853 Fredericton Frank Wills
Fredericton City Hall 47 m 4 1876 Fredericton

[edit] Newfoundland and Labrador

Building Height Floors Built City Architect
St. Patrick's Church 60 m 1914 St. John's
Cabot Tower 15 m 1897 St. John's William Howe Greene
Masonic Temple  ? m 1894 St. John's
Benevolent Irish Society Building  ? m 1880 St. John's John Coleman & William Kelly
Saint Bonaventure's College  ? m 1858 St. John's
Basilica of St. John The Baptist 48 m 1855 St. John's J.P. Jones
Colonial Building  ? m 1850 St. John's James Purcell
Bank of British North America Building  ? m 1849 St. John's William Howe Greene
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist 24 m 1847 St. John's Bishop Edward Feild
Government House  ? m 1831 St. John's
Anderson House  ? m 1805 St. John's James Anderson

[edit] Nova Scotia

Building Height Floors Built City Architect
Westin Nova Scotian 60 m* 15 1930 Halifax
St. Mary’s Basilica 58 m 1829 Halifax
Dominion Public Building 50 m 13 1929 Halifax
The Dingle 40 m 10 1912 Halifax

[edit] Ontario

Building Height Floors Built City Architect
Pigott Building 64 m 18 1929 Hamilton Prack & Prack
Christ the King Cathedral 52 m 1933 Hamilton Hutton & Souter
Commerce Court North Building 145 m 34 1930 Toronto John A Pearson
Royal York Hotel 124 m 28 1929 Toronto Ross & McDonald
Old City Hall 104 m 5 1899 Toronto EJ Lennox
St. James Cathedral 93 m 1874 Toronto Cumberland & Ridout
Old Toronto Star Building* 88 m* 22 1929 Toronto Chapman & Oxley
Canada Life Building 87 m 15 1931 Toronto Sproatt & Rolph
Optima Business Centre 84 m* 21 1915 Toronto
Victoria Tower 84 m* 21 1927 Toronto
Sterling Tower 84 m* 21 1929 Toronto Chapman & Oxley
Victory Building 80 m* 20 1930 Toronto Baldwin & Greene
King Edward Hotel 72 m* 18 1903 Toronto EJ Lennox
Princess Margaret Hospital 72 m* 18 1935 Toronto
Concourse Building 68 m 16 1928 Toronto Baldwin & Greene
330 Bay Street 64 m* 16 1925 Toronto Chapman & Oxley
Concourse Building 64 m* 16 1928 Toronto
Prudential House 64 m* 16 1929 Toronto
Whitney Block 64 m* 16 1933 Toronto Lyle, Matthers & Halderly
Toronto Western Hospital 64 m* 16 1935 Toronto
Trader’s Bank Building 60 m* 15 1905 Toronto Carrere & Hastings
Canadian Pacific Building 60 m* 15 1911 Toronto Darling & Pearson
Canada Permanent Trust Building 77 m 18 1930 Toronto FHilton Wilkes
Park Hyatt South 68 m* 17 1929 Toronto Hugh Holman
22 Front Street West 60 m* 15 1923 Toronto
Manulife South Tower 56 m* 14 1926 Toronto
Merchandise Building 56 m* 14 1930 Toronto
Ontario Legislature 55 m 5 1893 Toronto
302 Bay Street 52 m* 13 1917 Toronto Curry & Spalding
350 Bay Street 52 m* 13 1928 Toronto SB Coon & Son
Maple Leaf Gardens 50 m 1931 Toronto Ross & McDonald
36 Toronto Street 48 m* 12 1914 Toronto
1 King Street West 48 m* 12 1914 Toronto Darling & Pearson
National Building* 48* 12 1926 Toronto Chapman & Oxley
Dominion Building* 48 m* 12 1927 Toronto TW Fuller
Ford Hotel 48 m* 12 1928 Toronto
Balfour Building* 48 m* 12 1930 Toronto
Queen's Quay Terminal 43 m 13 1926 Toronto Moores & Dunford
302 Bay Street 43 m 13 1929 Toronto Curry & Spadling
36 Toronto Street 43 m 12 1914 Toronto
Temple Building 40 m* 10 1885 Toronto
Tip Top Lofts 48 m 11 1929 Toronto
Canada Building 70 m 14 1928 Windsor

[edit] Ottawa

Building Height Floors Built City Architect
Canadian Parliament 92 m 13 1927 Ottawa Pearson & Marchand
Chateau Laurier 57 m 11 1912 Ottawa Ross & McFarlane
Canadian Museum of Nature 50 m 4 1912 Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada 47 m 4 1939 Ottawa

[edit] Quebec

Building Height Floors Built City Architect
Sun Life Building 122 m 24 1931 Montréal
Tour de la Banque Royale 121 m 22 1928 Montréal
Aldred Building 97 m 23 1931 Montréal EI Barrott
Bell Telephone Building 96 m 22 1929 Montréal
Notre-Dame Basilica 75 m 1829 Montréal
Saint-Pierre-Apôtre Church 72 m 1853 Montréal
Mary Queen of the World Cathedral 71 m 1886 Montréal
Christ Church Cathedral 70 m 1859 Montréal
St. Patrick’s Basilica 69 m 1847 Montréal
Architects Building 68 m 17 1932 Montréal
Windsor Station 60 m 15 1916 Montréal
1 Avenue du Port 58 m 14 1922 Montréal
University Tower 57 m 15 1930 Montréal Ernest Cormier
Le Chateau Apartments 54 m 15 1926 Montréal
New York Life Insurance Building 50 m 11 1888 Montréal
Dominion Square Building 48 m* 12 1929 Montréal
1425 René-Lévesque Boulevard 48 m* 12 1934 Montréal
Édifice Montréal Star 45 m 12 1930 Montréal
Marché Bonsecours 45 m 2 1847 Montréal
Tour de l'Horloge 45 m 1922 Montréal
Insurance Exchange Building 44 m 11 1924 Montréal
Confederation Building 44 m 11 1928 Montréal
Montréal City Hall 41 m 5 1878 Montréal
Medical Arts Building 40 m 11 1922 Montréal
Linton Apartments 40 m 10 1908 Montréal
Canada Express Building 40 m 10 1908 Montréal
Eastern Township Bank Building 40 m 10 1909 Montréal
Insurance Exchange Building 40 m 10 1910 Montréal
Transportation Building* 40 m 10 1911 Montréal
Yorkshire Building 40 m 10 1911 Montréal
La Sauvegarde Building 40 m 10 1914 Montréal
Drummond Building 40 m 10 1915 Montréal
L’Hopital de L’Hotel Dieu 60 m* 15 1928 Québec City
Édifice André-Laurendeau 52 m 11 1934 Québec City
National Assembly 52 m 8 1886 Québec City
Édifice Jean-Antoine-Panet 43 m 8 1931 Québec City
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré 91 m 1923 Québec City
Édifice Price 82 m 18 1930 Québec City
Chateau Frontenac 80 m 18 1924 Québec City

[edit] Saskatchewan

Building Height Floors Built City Architect
Hotel Saskatchewan 45 m 12 1927 Regina
Hotel Bessborough 56 m* 14 1931 Saskatoon

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Baker, Marilyn, Manitoba's Third Legislative Building: Symbol in Stone:The Art and Politics of a Public Building, Hyperion Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1986
  • Cameron, Stanley, Stones of History: Canada's Houses of Parliament, Film Board of Canada
  • Denby & Kilbourn, Toronto Observed: Its Architecture, Patrons, and History,Oxford University Press, Toronto 1986
  • Edwards, Gregory, Hidden Cities: Art & Design in Architectural Details of Vancouver & Victoria, Talonbooks, Vancouver, BC 1991
  • Kalman, Phillips and Ward, Exploring Vancouver: The Essential Architectural Guide, UBC Press, Vancouver 1993
  • Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, Architectural Sculpture in America, unpublished manuscript
  • McHugh, Patricia, Toronto Architecture: A City Guide, McClelland & Stewart Inc., Toronto 1989
  • McMullen, Barbara, Ottawa's Terra Cotta Architecture: Two Walking Tours, Heritage Ottawa, Ottawa, 2003
  • Maitland, Hucker & Ricketts, A Guide to Canadian Architectural Styles, broadview press, Peterborough, ON 1992
  • Taggart, Jim, The Architecture of Downtown Victoria, Blue Steps - Pacific Walking Tour Guides, Vancouver, BC 2000
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