Algonquin Room Heritage Property Plaque, 2020.
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Resource ID
8188
Access
Open
Address
100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3
Date of Creation
2020
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Indigenous Heritage, Visual Arts
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Time Period
1900-1953, 1954-1998
Caption
Algonquin Room Heritage Property Plaque, 2020.
Description
The Algonquin Room takes its name from Algonquin Provincial Park. Located between Georgian Bay and Ottawa, Ontario, the 760,000-hectare (1.9-million-acre) park is larger than the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. Established in 1893, it is the oldest protected landscape in Ontario, with large lakes, rivers, and a unique mix of forests. The park is named for the Algonquin Indigenous peoples. The Algonquin Room’s artwork includes a map painted in 1957 by Toronto-born artist A. J. Casson (1898–1992), the last surviving member of the Group of Seven, a celebrated association of Canadian landscape painters that was active from 1920 to 1933.