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The Graphic Arts Building

~2003completed
5storeys
73 Richmond St W, Toronto M5H · Downtown

A 1913 Classical Revival block by Francis S. Baker, converted to lofts in the early 2000s.

The Graphic Arts Building, 73 Richmond St W
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Overview & history

Built in 1913 to designs by Francis S. Baker, the building housed the printing and graphic arts trades and was long the home of Saturday Night magazine. C. W. Jefferys and Tom Thomson are among those associated with it.

The conversion was carried out by the Sheppard Group with Harry Stinson's Stinson Properties. The building has a limestone base, Ionic columns and a classical cornice; ceilings run roughly 11.5 to 13.5 feet. There is no parking.

Timeline

1913

The Graphic Arts Building is completed to designs by Francis S. Baker.

Building facts

Original use
Commercial and printing-trades building; home of Saturday Night magazine
Original construction
1913
Completed
~2003
Developer
The Sheppard Group with Stinson Properties
Architect
Francis S. Baker (1913 building)
Storeys
5
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