University College

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted September, 2007

If you've ever been on the campus of the University of Toronto, you've probably seen this imposing building on the north side of King's College Circle. Here's the text from the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque on the building:

Plaque coordinates: 43.662540 -79.395474

The building of University College in 1856-59 largely assured the future of the University of Toronto and drew it, in time, into a federal pattern which was widely followed in Canada and the Commonwealth. Here was realized a major nineteenth century aspiration: the establishment of a non-denominational institution of higher learning supported by Government. The building was designed by F.W. Cumberland and demonstrates his skill in freely adapting the Romanesque style to the purposes of a college in the new world.

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F.W. Cumberland

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