Henry Simpson (Toronto)

Henry Simpson
Born	1864
Died	1926 (aged 61–62) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	architect

Henry Simpson (1864–1926) was an architect active in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, around the turn of the 20th century.^[1] Simpson trained under prominent architect E.J. Lennox, and the buildings he designed were in the Richardsonian Romanesque style Lennox had helped popularize.^[2] He was one of the architects employed by the prominent Massey family, well-known philanthropists.^[3] Simpson worked with Charles J. Gibson from 1888 to 1890.^[4]

Over a dozen buildings he designed have survived to the present day.^[5] According to the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada Simpson played a role in the design of 126 building from 1891 to 1916.^[6]

Simpson's buildings that have survived to the 21st Century

Buildings Henry Simpson designed that survived into the 21st Century^[5]

known as	address	image	completed	notes
A.M. Orpen House	380 Sherbourne Street		1900
Edward McNamara Building	857 King Street West		1903	A set of rowhouses at 857-879 King Street West
J.F. Brown Furniture Building	193 Yonge Street		1903
Parisian Laundry Building	602 King Street West		1904
161 Crescent Road	161 Crescent Road		1905
Bradshaw & Company Factory	107 Atlantic Avenue		1905
Grand Central Hotel	251 King Street East		1905	The hotel was built in 1868 and Simpson was responsible for a 1905 expansion and renovation.
Aluminum & Crown Stopper Company	334 King Street East		1908	Simpson was responsible for the north wing—on Parliament
The Strand Hotel	75 Victoria Street		1908
Castlemere Apartments	75 Crescent Road		1912	Tudor revival
7 Triller Avenue	7 Triller Avenue		1912
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Factory Boiler House	40 Hanna Avenue		1913
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Factory Building	40 Hanna Avenue		1913
Hester Drummond House	230 Royal York Road		1890	Designed by Gibson and Simpson

References

1. "Reasons for Designation (Statement of Significance)-- 251 King Street East: National Hotel" (PDF). City of Toronto. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-03-11.
2. "Former National Hotel in peril" (PDF). Better Planning for All. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-03-11.
3. "Massey family fonds [multiple media].". Collections Canada. 2008-03-19. Archived from the original on 2013-03-12. The drawings were prepared by a number of architects including Joseph Ireland, E.J. Lennox, Henry Simpson, G.M. Miller, Sproatt & Rolp, Mathers & Haldenby, and Hart Massey.
4. Eric Ross Arthur, Stephen A. Otto (1986). Toronto: No Mean City. University of Toronto Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780802065872. Retrieved 2013-03-12. Back in Toronto by 1885, he practised with Henry Simpson in 1888-1890 and then went on his own once more.
5. "Brief search results: Charles Simpson". TO Built. Archived from the original on 2013-03-12.
6. Verity Griscti, Joshua Hull. "SIMPSON, Henry (1864-1926)". Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-03-12.