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Milburn building

Coordinates: 43°38′56″N 79°22′30″W / 43.6489°N 79.3749°W / 43.6489; -79.3749
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The Milburn building, 47-55 Colborne Street, Toronto, built in 1886 by E.J. Lennox.jpg

The Milburn building was built in 1886 at 47-55 Colborne Street, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by architect Edward James Lennox.[1] Lennox was well known for his work on more famous buildings in Toronto, like Casa Loma and Toronto's old city hall.

The Milburn building was originally constructed to serve as a warehouse for a wholesaler of patent medicines.[1] The block on the south side of Colborne Street between Church Street and Leader Lane remains in use, and the storefronts house restaurants.[2]

Marilyn M. Litvak, in Edward James Lennox: Builder of Toronto, described the building as "Romanesque Revival".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Marilyn M. Litvak (1996). Edward James Lennox: Builder of Toronto. Dundurn Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-55488-150-5. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  2. ^ Amy Pataki (2007-02-17). "Colborne Street sizzles". Archived from the original on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2011-12-27. The action is hot on Colborne St., the short and usually sleepy strip of Victoriana below King and Yonge.

43°38′56″N 79°22′30″W / 43.6489°N 79.3749°W / 43.6489; -79.3749