John F. Taylor House, O'Connor Drive, 1954. Image: Toronto Public Library
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Resource ID
8035
Access
Open
Award Status
Nominee, Winner
Credit Line
Toronto Public Library
Date of Creation
1954
Keywords
conservation, restoration, architecture, architectural history, Architecture award, Queen Anne Revival, redevelopment
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
John F. Taylor House, O'Connor Drive, 1954. Image: Toronto Public Library
Description
This building, constructed in 1885 for John F. Taylor, cofounder of the Don Valley Brickworks, was designed in the Queen Anne style by Toronto architect D.B. Dick. David Brash Dick (1846-1928) was a Scottish-born and trained architect. Dick's clients included the Consumers' Gas Company and other prominent businessmen in Toronto, among them financier Sir Edmund Osler. He also designed many landmark buildings on the University of Toronto's St. George Campus, where he also oversaw the restoration of University College.
The John F. Taylor House is a landmark in East York. The building is positioned to terminate the vista extending north of Danforth Avenue along Broadview Avenue to O'Connor Drive. It is placed at the edge of a ravine overlooking the Don Valley to the west and north. With
the changes in the neighbourhood over time, the John F. Taylor House is an important surviving remnant of the historical appearance of the area as the setting of residential estates.