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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instanceOf architect
engineer
politician
university administrator
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
Romanesque Revival
linked to: Neo-Romanesque

Victorian architecture
birthDate 1821-04-10
birthPlace London, England
citizenship Canada
United Kingdom
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfDeath Canada
deathDate 1881-08-05
deathPlace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Toronto
designed Cathedral Church of St. James parish buildings, Toronto
Mechanics’ Institute, Toronto
Old Trinity College, Toronto
Osgoode Hall (additions), Toronto
linked to: Osgoode Hall

St. James Cathedral, Toronto (additions and alterations)
Toronto Normal School
University College, University of Toronto
York County Court House, Toronto
employer Northern Railway of Canada
era 19th century
familyName Cumberland
fatherInLaw John Cawthra
fieldOfWork architecture
civil engineering
railway management
fullName Frederick William Cumberland
givenName Frederick
hasWorkLocation Toronto, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Toronto
influenced development of institutional architecture in Toronto
memberOf Canadian Institute (Toronto)
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
movedTo Toronto, Upper Canada
linked to: York, Upper Canada
notableFor design of major public and institutional buildings in Toronto
shaping Victorian architectural character of Toronto
occupation architect
civil engineer
politician
railway executive
politicalAffiliation Conservative Party (Province of Canada)
positionHeld architect to the University of Toronto
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
linked to: Toronto
spouse Wilmette Julia Cawthra

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Osgoode Hall architect Frederick William Cumberland
Frederick William Cumberland fullName Frederick William Cumberland