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along the Yonge Street frontage. The construction of the building was intended to act as a catalyst for the development of the "North York City Centre", a downtown area for the formerly suburban North York. The building received The Governor General's Medal for Architecture in 1982.
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1st North York Township Office 5145 Yonge Street (at Empress Avenue) 1923–1956; 2 storey American colonial building was built by Murray Brown with additions added in the 1940s; re-purposed as courthouse and other civic uses, partially demolished in 1989 (partial facade rebuilt in
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North York Township/Borough Office 5000 Yonge Street Burnett Avenue 1956–1975; 3 storey building was built by Sproatt & Rolph and awarded the Massey Medal for Architecture in 1958; site sold in 1975 and later as site of
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Temporary home for council meetings at Brown (Willowdale) School and Golden Lion Hotel 1922
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and a number of local municipal departments and services. Opposite the Civic Centre is the
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Designed by Adamson Associates Architects, the building is located on
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With municipal amalgamation, North York is now part of the City of
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43°46′02″N 79°24′53″W / 43.767315°N 79.414641°W / 43.767315; -79.414641

municipal government
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