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St. Lawrence Hall

St. Lawrence Hall is a National Historic Site of Canada in Toronto, Ontario.

Ontario · 157 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario · location approximate

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ST. LAWRENCE HALL Designed by William Thomas, in the renaissance tradition, this Hall, built by the City in 1850, was for many years Toronto's chief social and cultural centre. With its handsome Corinthian facade and graceful cupola, it ranks amongst the finest of 19th century Canadian public buildings. Its assembly room was used for lectures, concerts, balls, and receptions; here such noted Canadians as Sir John A. Macdonald, George Brown, and Thomas D'Arcy McGee addressed Toronto audiences. After a long period of disuse and neglect, it was restored in 1967 as a Centennial Project.

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ST. LAWRENCE HALL CET IMMEUBLE DE STYLE RENAISSANCE, CONÇU PAR WILLIAM THOMAS, FUT CONSTRUIT PAR LA VILLE EN 1850. PENDANT PLUSIEURS ANNÉES, IL FUT LE PRINCIPAL CENTRE SOCIAL ET CULTUREL DE TORONTO. SA BELLE FAÇADE DE STYLE CORINTHIEN ET SA GRACIEUSE COUPOLE EN FONT L'UN DES PLUS BEAUX ÉDIFICES PUBLICS AU CANADA AU XIXE SIÈCLE. SA SALLE DE RÉUNIONS FUT LE THÉÂTRE DE CONFÉRENCES, DE CONCERTS, DE BALS ET DE RÉCEPTIONS. C'EST ICI QUE LES FOULES DE TORONTO VINRENT ENTENDRE DES CANADIENS CÉLÈBRES, NOTAMMENT SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD, GEORGE BROWN ET THOMAS D'ARCY MCGEE. APRÈS UNE LONGUE PÉRIODE D'OUBLI ET D'ABANDON, IL A ÉTÉ RESTAURE EN 1967 À TITRE DE PROJET DU CENTENAIRE.

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This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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