Address: 1115 Queen St. West
Architect:
Robert McCallum, City Architect
Opened:
1909, April 30
Closed: 1964
Current Use:
City of Toronto Public Health
The Queen and Lisgar Branch Library, designed by Robert McCallum,
City Architect, was built to serve residents of the city’s
west end. The branch opened on April 30, 1909. In 1957, the library’s
Foreign Literature Centre was located at the branch. Queen and Lisgar
Branch was closed in February 1964, and was replaced by Parkdale
Branch Library. The City of Toronto Public Health Department, Parkdale
District, now uses the building.
Heritage status
1973 Listed on Inventory of Heritage Properties, adopted by Toronto
City Council, June 20.
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