Beard Building

The Beard Building was a seven-storey, 25.38 m (83.3 ft) Richardsonian Romanesque highrise in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by E. J. Lennox, and completed in 1894, Initial plans were for a nine-storey, iron-framed structure, but a more traditional wood/brick combination with seven storeys was settled upon.[2]

Beard Building
General information
Status	Demolished
Type	Commercial offices Hotel
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
Location	163 King Street East Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43.650366°N 79.371587°W / 43.650366; -79.371587
Completed	1893 – 1894
Demolished	1935
Cost	$25,000
Height
Roof	25.8 m (85 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	7 1 below ground
Design and construction
Architect	E. J. Lennox
References
[1]

The Beard Building was a bank at street level, a commercial and office tower, and a hotel. The hotel never opened due to the design of the building.[3][4] The building was named after George Beard, the original landowner of the site.[2]

The Beard Building was demolished in 1935[5][2] and was replaced by a gas station a few years after being demolished.[3]

References

1. Beard Building at Emporis
2. GmbH, Emporis. "The Beard Building, Toronto | 237788 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
3. Bateman, Chris (13 June 2017). "The short, mysterious life of the Beard Building". Spacing. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
4. "lennox.html". 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
5. "Obsolete Buildings are Being Torn Down". The Toronto Daily Star. 30 July 1935. p. 7.

Further reading

• Litvak, Marilyn M. (1995). "The City Hall Years". Edward James Lennox: "Builder of Toronto". Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 37. ISBN 9781554881505. Retrieved 6 August 2013.