Henry Simpson
Born1864
Died1926 (aged 6162)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupationarchitect

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[5]
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A.M. Orpen House380 Sherbourne Street1900
465 Broadview Ave465 Broadview Ave1908Built for the Toronto Drugist A.E. Walton along with some of Walton’s stores
Edward McNamara Building857 King Street West1903A set of rowhouses at 857-879 King Street West
J.F. Brown Furniture Building193 Yonge Street1903
Parisian Laundry Building602 King Street West1904
161 Crescent Road161 Crescent Road1905
Bradshaw & Company Factory107 Atlantic Avenue1905
National Hotel, Toronto251 King Street East1905The hotel was built in 1868 and Simpson was responsible for a 1905 expansion and renovation.
Aluminum & Crown Stopper Company334 King Street East1908Simpson was responsible for the north wing—on Parliament
The Strand Hotel75 Victoria Street1908
Castlemere Apartments75 Crescent Road1912Tudor revival
7 Triller Avenue7 Triller Avenue1912
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Factory Boiler House40 Hanna Avenue1913
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Factory Building40 Hanna Avenue1913
Hester Drummond House230 Royal York Road1890Designed by Gibson and Simpson

References

  1. "Reasons for Designation (Statement of Significance)-- 251 King Street East: National Hotel" (PDF). City of Toronto government. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-15.
  2. "Former National Hotel in peril" (PDF). Better Planning for All. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-24.
  3. "Massey family fonds [multiple media]". Collections Canada. 2008-03-19. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. 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.
  4. Eric Ross Arthur, Stephen A. Otto (1986). Toronto: No Mean City. University of Toronto Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780802065872. Retrieved 2013-03-12. Back in Toronto by 1885, he practised with Henry Simpson in 1888-1890 and then went on his own once more.
  5. 1 2 "Brief search results: Charles Simpson". TO Built. Archived from the original on 2013-03-12.
  6. Verity Griscti, Joshua Hull. "SIMPSON, Henry (1864-1926)". Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11.
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