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The architect of Montreal’s Square Mile. Andrew Thomas Taylor (1850–1937) designed the mansions, churches, banks, and institutions that gave Victorian Montreal its distinctive character — yet his name is little known outside Canada. Susan Wagg’s The Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor is the first major study of his remarkable career.
Wagg traces Taylor from his early training to his prolific practice, revealing how his buildings blended British tradition with New World ambition. Through rich illustrations and careful research, she shows how one man’s vision helped define a city’s identity during its golden age — the grand townhouses of the Square Mile, the churches and banks that anchored a booming commercial capital, and the craftsmanship that still rewards a close look today.
Beautifully produced and authoritative, this book will delight architecture lovers, historians of Canada, and anyone fascinated by the built environment. Discover the architect behind Montreal’s grandest streets — and the stories written in stone and brick.
The Architect of Montreal’s Square Mile
The Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor by Susan Wagg is the first major study of the architect who shaped Montreal’s legendary Square Mile. Working in the late nineteenth century, Andrew Thomas Taylor (1850–1937) designed the mansions, churches, banks, and institutions that gave Victorian Montreal its distinctive character.
Wagg traces Taylor’s career from his early training to his prolific practice, revealing how his buildings blended British tradition with New World ambition. Through rich illustrations and careful research, she shows how one man’s vision helped define a city’s identity during its golden age. An essential record of a remarkable career.
Beautifully produced and authoritative, this book will delight architecture lovers, historians of Canada, and anyone fascinated by the built environment. Discover the architect behind Montreal’s grandest streets — and the stories written in stone and brick. A must-have for lovers of architectural history and Canadian heritage. It belongs on every architecture lover’s shelf.
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