The Beard Building was a seven-storey, 25.38 m (83.3 ft) Richardsonian Romanesque highrise in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that is considered to be Toronto's first skyscraper.[1] Designed by E. J. Lennox and completed in 1894, initial plans were for a nine-storey, iron-framed structure, but a more traditional wood-brick combination with seven storeys was settled upon.[3]

The Beard Building consisted of a bank at street level, a commercial and office tower, and a hotel. A branch of The Bank of Commerce occupied the building's main space on its ground floor.[1] Above that, the hotel never opened because of the design of the building.[1][4] However, the space above the ground floor was leased to businesses as office space.[1] The building was named after George T. Beard, the original landowner of the site.[3]

The Beard Building was demolished in 1935[5][3] and was replaced by a gas station a few years later.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Bateman, Chris (13 June 2017). "The short, mysterious life of the Beard Building". Spacing. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 237788". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c GmbH, Emporis. "The Beard Building, Toronto | 237788 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  4. ^ "lennox.html". 2007-09-11. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  5. ^ "Obsolete Buildings are Being Torn Down". The Toronto Daily Star. 30 July 1935. p. 7.

Further reading

  • Litvak, Marilyn M. (1995). "The City Hall Years". Edward James Lennox: "Builder of Toronto". Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 37. ISBN 9781554881505. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_Building
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