Frank Darling (architect)
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Frank Darling (17 February 1850 – 19 May 1923) was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.
Darling, a graduate of Trinity College, Toronto, studied and trained in England 1870-1873. He partnered with John A. Pearson (as well as Henry Sproatt and Curry) to form a successful design firm and shaped commercial development in Toronto during the 1910s to 1920s.
Darling was the first Honorary President of the Toronto Beaux-Arts Club, member of the Holt Commission for planning of Ottawa (1913-1915),
Darling projects include:
- First tall steel-frame building in Canada, Winnipeg 1904 with George A. Fuller Co.
- Bank of Commerce in Winnipeg, Manitoba, one of Canada's finest examples of Beaux-Arts design
- Sun Life in Montreal, Quebec, the largest building in the British Commonwealth
- Bank of Commerce in Ottawa, Ontario
- Victoria Hospital for Sick Children 1892 by Darling and Curry
- Bank of Montreal building 1885, now home of the Hockey Hall of Fame
- The Church of St. Mary Magdalene 1908
Awards won by Darling:
- 2nd place in government building competition of 1907
