Southam Press Building Heritage Property Plaque
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Original JPG File | 6000 × 4500 pixels (27 MP) 50.8 cm × 38.1 cm @ 300 PPI |
3.6 MB | Restricted |
Low resolution print | 2000 × 1500 pixels (3 MP) 16.9 cm × 12.7 cm @ 300 PPI |
1.2 MB | Restricted |
Screen | 1067 × 800 pixels (0.85 MP) 9 cm × 6.8 cm @ 300 PPI |
255 KB | Restricted |
Resource ID
10683
Access
Open
Address
19 Duncan Street
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2023
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Industrial Heritage
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1900-1953
Caption
Southam Press Building Heritage Property Plaque
Description
This building was commissioned in 1908 by the Mail Job Printing Co., a company that printed a range of material from railway timetables to movie posters, and even fake snow for theatrical shows. Designed by Sproatt & Rolph, the five-storey building took just 99 days to complete. Its red-brick exterior, with stone, wood, and terracotta details, disguised a fireproof concrete interior structure. The building has Edwardian Classical architectural features, and decorations at the entrance hint at Greek or Roman influences. By 1909, the building housed a renamed Southam Press Ltd. and other businesses. During the First World War, the company enlarged the complex to the east. Southam sold the property to Canadian General Electric in 1966.