The Lillian Massey Building is a Neoclassical building located in Downtown Toronto, on the southeast corner of Queen's Park and Bloor Street along Mink Mile and across from the Royal Ontario Museum. It was designed by architect George Martell Miller (1855-1933) and was built between 1908 and 1912 for the University of Toronto Household Sciences program created by Lillian Massey Treble, daughter of wealthy Canadian businessman Hart Massey. Currently there are the Offices of the Classics Department and the University of Toronto Medieval Studies Center, the offices of the University of Toronto University Progress Division, and the main Club Monaco retail shop renovated by Fort Architects.
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Architecture
Designed by George Martell Miller in Neoclassical style, this building features an Indiana Cretaceous facade with its top column with the Ionic capital. There are several pediments including one supported by columns forming a grand portico overlooking Queen's Park. The inside of the University of Toronto part of the building has been kept virtually unchanged, featuring marble and finished tile floors, while the Club Monaco interior is modified to fit the needs of the retail store.
Fort Architects renovated the inside of Club Monaco from buildings with drywall and wooden floors before installing the shelves. The original underground pool was also covered by a fake floor to keep the male portion in the shop. Landscaping is kept to a minimum as tree planters are used in front of the Club Monaco facade to frame their entrances.
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