Edward James Lennox “Builder of Toronto”

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Toronto’s most beloved landmarks share a single signature: Edward James Lennox. In “Builder of Toronto”, historian Marilyn M. Litvak tells the story of the resolute architect whose vision shaped a city — the first volume in the Canadian Master Architect series.

Lennox (1854–1933) gave Toronto its fairy-tale castle, Casa Loma; its grand Old City Hall; and the King Edward Hotel — buildings that still define the city’s character more than a century later. Through text and illustrations, Litvak’s concise, well-researched volume follows his career from ambitious beginnings to landmark commissions, revealing the determination, craftsmanship, and civic pride behind the stone and mortar.

At 146 pages, this is architectural history at its most accessible: richly informative, beautifully illustrated, and full of the stories buildings tell. For Torontonians, architecture lovers, and anyone curious about the hands that built a city — a gem of Canadian architectural writing — and an essential read for anyone curious about the hands that built a city.

Toronto’s most beloved landmarks share a single signature: Edward James Lennox. In Edward James Lennox: “Builder of Toronto”, historian Marilyn M. Litvak tells the story of the resolute architect whose vision shaped a city — the first volume in the Canadian Master Architect series.

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Lennox (1854-1933) gave Toronto its fairy-tale castle, Casa Loma; its grand Old City Hall; and the King Edward Hotel — buildings that still define the city’s character more than a century later. Through text and illustrations, Litvak’s concise, well-researched volume follows his career from ambitious beginnings to landmark commissions, revealing the determination, craftsmanship, and civic pride behind the stone and mortar.

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At 146 pages, this is architectural history at its most accessible: richly informative, beautifully illustrated, and full of the stories buildings tell. For Torontonians, architecture lovers, and anyone curious about the hands that built a city, it is an essential read. A gem of Canadian architectural writing.

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