Architect |
F. R. Heakes |
Date |
1926 - tower added in 1932 |
Location |
99 Wellesley
Street West |
Description |
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The Whitney Block is an Ontario
Government Building, across Queens Park
Crescent East from the Ontario Legislature
Building. It is faced in Queenston
limestone and decorated with sculptures and
carved quatrefoil designs. The sculptures that decorate the building are the work of Toronto sculptor Charles Adamson. At the top of the tower are four eight-foot tall figures depict Justice, Tolerance, Widsom and Power. Other figures represent
farming & forestry
........ Law and Education ......... labour and
mining.
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