Canadian Westinghouse Building Heritage Property Plaque, 2020
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Resource ID
8223
Access
Open
Address
355 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1J6
Date of Creation
2020
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Canadian Westinghouse Building Heritage Property Plaque, 2020
Description
Built in 1927, the Canadian Westinghouse Building was a warehouse and district office for the Canadian Westinghouse Co. based in Hamilton, Ontario. American entrepreneur George Westinghouse (1846–1914) patented thousands of inventions, most importantly the AC transformer system that enabled long-distance transmission of electric power across North America. Designed in the Commercial style, also known as the Chicago School, the retained north and west walls of the original Westinghouse building exhibit a style and structural system popular in late-19th-century Chicago. The former steel frame “internal skeleton” is reflected in the grid of large windows, which are accented with decorative terra cotta trim. Completed during the 1920s manufacturing boom in the King–Spadina neighbourhood, the original warehouse had three storeys added in 1935 that housed the Westinghouse sales and service departments. Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, 1992.
Marker lat / long: 43.645957, -79.392146 (WGS84)