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20: 37:-based architectural firm that was responsible for designing a number of prominent buildings in the city during the 1920s and 1930s. Even with the departure of Chapman, the firm's last projects appeared to be in the late 1940s. 64:
for two consecutive periods, 1929 and 1930. Chapman retired in 1943 and died in 1949. He is buried at St. George's Church (Anglican) and Cemetery (Susan Sibbald Memorial Stone Church) in
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Later as Oakville Trafalgar High School (1946) and closed in 1993; 1942 and 1960s additions demolished after being acquired by
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Chapman's son Howard Dennison Chapman (1917-2014), also an architect, formed his own firm, Chapman and Hurst, and worked with
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A.H. Chapman was born in Toronto to the Chapman family, owners of Grenadier Ice Company at Grenadier Pond (in what is now
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The firm was founded in 1919 by architects Alfred Hirschfelder Chapman (1875-1949) and James Morrow Oxley (1883-1957).
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Closed 1998 and converted to Chapter's bookstore; bookstore closed in 2013 and became
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A list of work by Chapman or Oxley prior to the founding of their firm in 1919:
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Inner theatre designed by architect G.J. Mace; closed 1985 and demolished 1991
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Demolished 1968 and replaced with apartment buildings and gas station
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Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University)
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Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University)
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as an engineering (applied sciences) student. He fought in
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Now houses Liberty Grand banquet and ballroom facility
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Built with Bishop; still in use as special events hall
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McGiffin; 79:, and on restoration projects in the 1980s ( 737:List of other Toronto architectural firms: 698:Toronto Public Library Dovercourt Branch 677:Christian Education building added 1955 91:(1927-2020) was also a noted filmmaker. 18: 665:Rosedale Presbyterian Church, Toronto 427:and Robert Simpson Complex at the rear 403:Added to Toronto Heritage site in 1976 201:Now named as Northern Ontario Building 832: 75:on a number of buildings, such as the 682:Knox College (University of Toronto) 640:Wickson & Gregg and A.H. Chapman 608:Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital 540:Chang School of Continuing Education 110:from 1939 to 1940. He died in 1957. 108:Mississaugua Golf & Country Club 714:Carnegie Library - Barrie, Ontario 648:Carnegie Library - Dundas, Ontario 626:Renovated by Howard D Chapman 1975 468:With associate Albert E. Salisbury 420:9 storey department store addition 359:Capitol Theatre, Cornwall, Ontario 263:Demolished in 2009 to make way for 139:Toronto Harbour Commission Building 13: 365:Single screen atmospheric theatre 347:Double screen atmospheric theatre 14: 856: 786:. Archives Association of Ontario 153:no longer is located in building 62:Ontario Association of Architects 384:Demolished 1970 and now site of 207:CNE Ontario Government Building 815: 804: 798: 771: 1: 757: 272:Crosse and Blackwell Building 840:Architecture firms of Canada 558:Demolished 1972 (along with 534:as a home for radio station 325:; later as City Hall Annex ( 104:Canadian Expeditionary Force 7: 845:Chapman and Oxley buildings 742:Bregman + Hamann Architects 732: 311:Dominion Building (Toronto) 113: 16:Canadian architectural firm 10: 861: 528:Canadian Breweries Limited 459:Building (Carlton Street) 327:City of Toronto government 260:12 storey office building 159:Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion 40: 780:"Alfred H. Chapman fonds" 726:Now MacLaren Arts Centre 560:Old Toronto Star Building 547:Bank of Montreal Building 522:Built as head office for 374:Old Toronto Star Building 764:Christopher Chapman dies 94:J.M. Oxley attended the 400:21 storey office tower 318:12 storey office tower 198:16 storey office tower 446:Koffler Student Centre 433:Toronto Public Library 323:National Cash Register 81:Koffler Student Centre 27: 778:Archives of Ontario. 723:Chapman and McGiffin 707:Chapman and McGiffin 691:Chapman and McGiffin 674:Chapman and McGiffin 660:Now Carnegie Gallery 657:Chapman and McGiffin 450:University of Toronto 413:Queen Street location 96:University of Toronto 22: 688:University building 564:First Canadian Place 538:and now home to the 530:, then purchased by 474:Royal Ontario Museum 435:Circulating Library 386:First Canadian Place 25:Royal Ontario Museum 747:Darling and Pearson 497:Holy Blossom Temple 279:Television station 265:Bay Adelaide Centre 233:Still in operation 169:Still in operation 85:Christopher Chapman 352:Shoppers Drug Mart 254:National Building 239:Maple Leaf Stadium 77:Riverdale Hospital 28: 811:Runnymede Theatre 730: 729: 569: 568: 339:Runnymede Theatre 246:Baseball stadium 149:Successor agency 31:Chapman and Oxley 852: 824: 819: 813: 808: 802: 796: 795: 793: 791: 775: 574: 573: 549:at King and Bay 519:Office building 512:O'Keefe Building 465:Office building 381:Office building 296:Exhibition Place 223:Havergal College 214:Exhibition Hall 146:Office building 121: 120: 73:Howard V. Walker 860: 859: 855: 854: 853: 851: 850: 849: 830: 829: 828: 827: 822:Capitol Theatre 820: 816: 809: 805: 799: 789: 787: 776: 772: 760: 752:WZMH Architects 735: 481:Expansion wing 116: 89:Francis Chapman 66:Sutton, Ontario 54:Beaumont Jarvis 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 858: 848: 847: 842: 826: 825: 814: 803: 797: 769: 768: 767: 766: 759: 756: 755: 754: 749: 744: 734: 731: 728: 727: 724: 721: 718: 715: 711: 710: 708: 705: 702: 699: 695: 694: 692: 689: 686: 683: 679: 678: 675: 672: 669: 666: 662: 661: 658: 655: 652: 649: 645: 644: 641: 638: 635: 632: 628: 627: 624: 621: 618: 615: 611: 610: 604: 601: 598: 595: 591: 590: 587: 584: 581: 578: 567: 566: 556: 555:Bank building 553: 550: 543: 542: 520: 517: 514: 508: 507: 505: 502: 499: 493: 492: 482: 479: 476: 470: 469: 466: 463: 460: 453: 452: 442: 439: 436: 429: 428: 425:Arcadian Court 421: 418: 415: 405: 404: 401: 398: 395: 393:Sterling Tower 389: 388: 382: 379: 376: 370: 369: 366: 363: 360: 356: 355: 348: 345: 342: 335: 334: 319: 316: 313: 307: 306: 304: 301: 298: 292:Princes' Gates 288: 287: 280: 277: 274: 268: 267: 261: 258: 255: 251: 250: 247: 244: 241: 235: 234: 231: 228: 225: 219: 218: 215: 212: 209: 203: 202: 199: 196: 193: 191:330 Bay Street 187: 186: 183: 180: 177: 171: 170: 167: 164: 161: 155: 154: 147: 144: 141: 135: 134: 131: 128: 125: 115: 112: 42: 39: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 857: 846: 843: 841: 838: 837: 835: 823: 818: 812: 807: 801: 785: 781: 774: 770: 765: 762: 761: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 739: 738: 725: 722: 719: 716: 713: 712: 709: 706: 703: 700: 697: 696: 693: 690: 687: 684: 681: 680: 676: 673: 670: 667: 664: 663: 659: 656: 653: 650: 647: 646: 642: 639: 636: 633: 630: 629: 625: 622: 619: 616: 613: 612: 609: 605: 602: 599: 596: 593: 592: 588: 585: 582: 579: 576: 575: 572: 565: 561: 557: 554: 551: 548: 545: 544: 541: 537: 533: 529: 525: 521: 518: 515: 513: 510: 509: 506: 503: 500: 498: 495: 494: 491: 487: 486:neo-Byzantine 483: 480: 477: 475: 472: 471: 467: 464: 461: 458: 457:Toronto Hydro 455: 454: 451: 447: 443: 440: 437: 434: 431: 430: 426: 422: 419: 416: 414: 410: 407: 406: 402: 399: 396: 394: 391: 390: 387: 383: 380: 377: 375: 372: 371: 367: 364: 361: 358: 357: 353: 349: 346: 343: 340: 337: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 317: 314: 312: 309: 308: 305: 303:Arch gateway 302: 299: 297: 293: 290: 289: 285: 284:CFMT Building 281: 278: 275: 273: 270: 269: 266: 262: 259: 256: 253: 252: 248: 245: 242: 240: 237: 236: 232: 229: 226: 224: 221: 220: 216: 213: 210: 208: 205: 204: 200: 197: 194: 192: 189: 188: 184: 181: 178: 176: 175:Palais Royale 173: 172: 168: 165: 162: 160: 157: 156: 152: 148: 145: 142: 140: 137: 136: 132: 129: 126: 123: 122: 119: 111: 109: 105: 101: 97: 92: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 69: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 46: 38: 36: 32: 26: 21: 817: 806: 800: 788:. 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Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
High Park
Beaumont Jarvis
Paris
Ontario Association of Architects
Sutton, Ontario
Howard V. Walker
Riverdale Hospital
Koffler Student Centre
Christopher Chapman
Francis Chapman
University of Toronto
World War I
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Mississaugua Golf & Country Club
Toronto Harbour Commission Building
PortsToronto
Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion
Palais Royale
330 Bay Street
CNE Ontario Government Building
Havergal College
Maple Leaf Stadium
Bay Adelaide Centre
Crosse and Blackwell Building
CFMT Building
Princes' Gates
Exhibition Place

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