Excelsior Life Building Heritage Property plaque, 2019
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Resource ID
7516
Access
Open
Address
36 Toronto St, Toronto, ON M5C 2C5
Date of Creation
2019
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Excelsior Life Building Heritage Property plaque, 2019
Description
This 11-storey building, designed by prominent Toronto architect E. J. Lennox, was the tallest building on the block at the time of construction. It was named after the Excelsior Life Insurance Company, whose offices were located within. It replaced the Union Block, a Second Empire-style office building that stood here from 1873 to 1914. Its exterior is constructed of terracotta stone with a granite base and is designed in the Classical Italianate style, with decorative columns near the top. A reconstruction project by Strong Associates in 1987 connected it to the Millichamp Building via a glass atrium.
Marker lat / long: 43.650617, -79.376485 (WGS84)