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residence next door to the cathedral. It was completed in 1887 and served as the residence of the Bishop of
Toronto until the diocesan seat returned downtown in 1936. From 1898 until 1911, it housed the short-lived St. Alban's Cathedral School. After 1936, it served as the
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two years later halted work yet again, this time indefinitely. Postwar efforts to complete the cathedral were further hindered by
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was responsible for the cathedral's completion. His design, also in the Gothic
Revival style, was less decorated than Windeyer's, removed the front tower and instead planned for a tower over the
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was completed, the church still held cathedral status from its construction until 1936 and is still referred to as such today.
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