Stained Glass of Robert McCausland Limited National Historic Event of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
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colincan
N 43° 38.822 W 079° 22.626
17T E 630884 N 4833950
Robert McCausland Limited was a productive stained glass manufacturer who at one point was supplying over 50% of the market for artistic coloured motifs in Canada. The former bank now hosting the Hockey Hall of Fame is a fine example of their work.
Waymark Code: WMEE22
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/14/2012
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Not only does the Hockey Hall of Fame hold many historic memorabilia from Canada’s national sport (move over lacrosse) but it is itself housed in an historic building, a former Bank of Montreal branch. A visit to the venue will improve one’s knowledge of our iconic pastime and should indubitably include a study of the wonderful 1885 domed skylight. The stained glass dome is the artistry of the Robert McCausland Company which at one point had the astonishing accomplishment of producing over 50 per cent of the stained glass in Canada, well over thirty thousand windows. The McCausland studio designs can be found in churches and historic buildings in particular in Ontario and the West. Further magnificent examples are the famous window of Toronto’s Old City Hall at Bay and Queen Street West, St Mark’s Anglican in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Holy Trinity Anglican in Winnipeg. The Stained Glass of Robert McCausland Limited was designated of national significance in 1991 and then plaqued by the federal government in 2000.
Classification: National Historic Event
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Toronto
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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