Henry Langley (architect), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Henry Langley (architect)
- Henry Langley (26 November 1836 – 1907) was a Canadian architect based in Toronto.
- He was active from 1854 to 1907.
- Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889.
- A conservative in architectural design, he is primarily known for designing numerous churches in the Toronto area, although he designed many secular buildings as well including residential, commercial and public buildings.
- Langley designed 70 churches throughout Ontario.
- He was the first chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Toronto, where he taught during the 1880s and 1890s.
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