Henry Simpson (Toronto)

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]

For other uses, see Henry Simpson.
Henry Simpson
Born1864
Died1926 (aged 61–62)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupationarchitect

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]
known asaddressimagecompletednotes
A.M. Orpen House380 Sherbourne Street1900
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. "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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