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Toronto Public Library, Reference Library, 1915 |
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The architect for the College Street Reference Library was Alfred H. Chapman, who worked with the firm of Wickson & Gregg on this project. James Bain, Jr., was the librarian who originally helped design the specifications for the library; however he died before the building opened in October 1909. The exterior is a restrained, Beaux-Arts style, quite popular before 1914. The main front of the library is a long row of two-storey windows, separated by Corinthian pilasters, which provided ample light for the reading-room and reference library.
Source: National Archives of Canada, PA-61384