Henry Simpson

Simpson worked with Charles J. Gibson from 1888 to 1890. Over a dozen buildings he designed have survived to the present day. According to the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada Simpson played a role in the design of 126 buildings from 1891 to 1916.

• Name — Henry Simpson • Born — 1864 • Died — 1926 • Place of death — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Occupation — architect

Buildings Henry Simpson designed that survived into the 21st Century • known as || address || image || completed || notes • A.M. Orpen House — 380 Sherbourne Street — 1900 • 465 Broadview Ave — 465 Broadview Ave — 1908 — Built for the Toronto Drugist A.E. Walton along with some of Walton’s stores • Edward McNamara Building — 857 King Street West — 1903 — A set of rowhouses at 857-879 King Street West • J.F. Brown Furniture Building — 193 Yonge Street — 1903 • Parisian Laundry Building — 602 King Street West — 1904 • 161 Crescent Road — 161 Crescent Road — 1905 • Bradshaw & Company Factory — 107 Atlantic Avenue — 1905 • National Hotel, Toronto — 251 King Street East — — 1905 — The hotel was built in 1868 and Simpson was responsible for a 1905 expansion and renovation. • Aluminum & Crown Stopper Company — 334 King Street East — 1908 — Simpson was responsible for the north wing—on Parliament • The Strand Hotel — 75 Victoria Street — — 1908 • Castlemere Apartments — 75 Crescent Road — 1912 — Tudor revival • 7 Triller Avenue — 7 Triller Avenue — 1912 • Brunswick-Balke-Collender Factory Boiler House — 40 Hanna Avenue — 1913 • Brunswick-Balke-Collender Factory Building — 40 Hanna Avenue — 1913 • Hester Drummond House — 230 Royal York Road — 1890 — Designed by Gibson and Simpson