Gooderham “Flatiron” Building

Toronto's Gooderham Building was built in 1891 for George Gooderham, president of Gooderham and Worts, Canada's largest liquor distillery and one of Toronto's biggest employers. At the meeting of Front, Wellington, and Church Streets, where Front Street once followed the historic shoreline of Lake Ontario, an unusual triangular property was created. Gooderham hired architect David Roberts to design a five-storey office building there for the distillery and for his personal use. Built of red brick and Credit Valley stone in the Gothic Revival style, the building placed Gooderham's office at the top of its semi-circular corner tower, giving him a commanding view of the neighbourhood. Known locally as the Flatiron because it resembles the famous skyscraper in New York, the building was renovated in 1976 and today is one of Toronto's best known structures.

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