Samuel Curry
(1854-1942)
man
Died aged c. 88
Wikidata WikipediaSamuel George Curry RCA (Port Hope 1854 — 1942) was a Canadian architect who practiced in Toronto as the junior partner of several of Toronto’s leading architects, among them Frank Darling and from 1892 Darling's partner John A. Pearson, Henry Sproatt, Francis S. Baker, Ernest Rolph and W. F. Sparling. In 1880, in partnership with Frank Darling (architect), he designed the first-place entry for the new Provincial Parliament Buildings in Toronto; through delay and politicking the design was not executed. Darling and Curry designed the former Bank of Montreal building at the corner of Yonge and Front streets (now housing the Hockey Hall of Fame) and the Victoria Hospital for Sick Children, on College Street, Toronto. Curry, who was a member of the Toronto Architectural Guild also worked on his own, designing the John McKay Store (1898) formerly located 36 King Street West and in the 1980s relocated at 11 Adelaide Street West, to form part of Scotia Plaza. The structure is an example of Renaissance Revival style and incorporates architectural terracotta details. Curry is also associated with a few other firms, with as , from 1895 to 1897, with as 1909 to 1917 and on his own 1898 to 1904 and in from the 1920s to his retirement. Curry was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. From 1902 to 1903 Curry was the Toronto City Alderman. Curry died in 1942 in Toronto.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
107 Wellington Street West 1889 The oldest private club building in Ontario, 107 Wellington Street West was designed for the Toronto Club in 1888-89 by Frank Darling and Samuel Curry. Its design mixes different architectural styles and marks an important transition in Darling's career. The sandstone base, terracotta details, windows and capitals on the ground floor reflect the Richardson Romanesque Style. The second floor's Palladian-like windows, pilasters and capitals, frieze, cornice mouldings and the nearly square attic windows are in the Renaissance Revival Style. The interior contains a billiards room, reading rooms, and dining rooms finished with wood paneling and carvings, stone and marble fireplaces, and plaster ceilings.
107 Wellington Street West , Toronto, ON, Canada where they designed