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.

1 Alberta
2 British Columbia
3 Manitoba
4 New Brunswick
5 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 Nova Scotia
7 Ontario
8 Ottawa
9 Quebec
10 Saskatchewan
11 See also
12 References
13 Note

[edit] Alberta

Building	Height	Floors	Built	City
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	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
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*^[1] (demolished Dec. 11, 2006; facades to be re-erected as part of future Bay-Adelaide Centre)	48 m*	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

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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
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