Frederick William Cumberland
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Frederick William Cumberland was a prominent 19th-century Canadian architect and engineer known for designing significant public and institutional buildings in Toronto and helping shape the city’s Victorian architectural character.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frederick William Cumberland canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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engineer ⓘ politician ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
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Neo-Romanesque ⓘ
surface form:
Romanesque Revival
Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1821-04-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1881-08-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed |
Cathedral Church of St. James parish buildings, Toronto
NERFINISHED
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Mechanics’ Institute, Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Trinity College, Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ Osgoode Hall (additions), Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ St. James Cathedral, Toronto (additions and alterations) NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Normal School NERFINISHED ⓘ University College, University of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ York County Court House, Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Northern Railway of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | John Cawthra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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civil engineering ⓘ railway management ⓘ |
| fullName | Frederick William Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of institutional architecture in Toronto ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Canadian Institute (Toronto)
NERFINISHED
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Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | Toronto, Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
design of major public and institutional buildings in Toronto
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shaping Victorian architectural character of Toronto ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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civil engineer ⓘ politician ⓘ railway executive ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Conservative Party (Province of Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
architect to the University of Toronto
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chief engineer of Northern Railway of Canada ⓘ general manager of Northern Railway of Canada ⓘ member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada ⓘ member of the Senate of the University of Toronto ⓘ president of the Canadian Institute (Toronto) ⓘ |
| represented | constituency of Algoma ⓘ |
| residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Wilmette Julia Cawthra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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