Toronto's Sanctuaries: Church Designs by Henry Langley

About the Exhibit

The works of eminent local architect Henry Langley, featuring handsome architectural drawings from the nineteenth century, as well as photographs, prints and books, will take you into a world of serenity, hope and reflection. For information about the exhibit, tours and programming, contact Special Collections, Genealogy & Maps Centre at 416-393-7158.

Henry Langley (1836-1907) was a Toronto-born architect. During an impressive career spanning over forty years, Langley designed more than seventy churches throughout Ontario, approximately a quarter of them in Toronto alone, as well as many handsome commercial buildings and lavish private homes.

Co-curators: Tania Henley and Alan Walker

Gallery Programming:

St. Peter's Church, St. Michael's and St. James Cathedrals

Segments from the popular television series "Structures" and "Toronto's Houses of Worship" Sponsored by Rogers Television and WNED
Monday, May 7 at 6:00, Wednesday, May 16 at 2:00,
Monday, May 28 at 6:00
Beeton Auditorium

Gabe Scardellato, University of Toronto and Roberto Perin, York University present a slide lecture, Places of Worship and a Sense of Community: Some Downtown Examples
Wednesday, May 30 at 2:00
Beeton Auditorium

Toronto based architect Elizabeth Davidson and great granddaughter of Henry Langley presents Revitalizing Historic Churches
Wednesday, June 13 at 2:00
Beeton Auditorium

Exhibition Items:

Henry Langley, McGill Square Church (Currently, Metropolitan United Church), Ink & Watercolour on paper, ca. 1870. Note: Image taken from original architectural plan.

Metropolitan United Church, McGill Square Church No. 11, Details of the Front Entrance under Tower, Plan, Section, Elevation, undated, Henry Langley. Henry Langley Papers, accession #70.

Metropolitan Methodist Church
Photograph, Notman & Fraser, Toronto, 1873? T 10656

Metropolitan United Church, Proposed New Organ - McGill Square Church: Toronto, Elevation, Plan, 15 March 1871, Henry Langley. Henry Langley Papers, accession #72.

Jarvis St. Baptist Church, Baptist Church, Jarvis Street - Toronto, South Elevation, 28 April 1874, Langley, Langley, Burke. Henry Langley Papers, accession #36.