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Koffler Student Centre

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17: 91:. A second, less prominent ground level entrance, located towards the western part of the College Street façade, balances the composition. This main façade fronting College Street is characterized by a sequence of lower paired windows set in a smooth grey stone wall. Its contrasting yellow brick upper section features six two-storey windows set between Corinthian columns. 98:
in association with Wickson and Gregg was completed along St. George Street in 1930, the theatre was renovated in 1961 by Irving Grossman, and 1985 marked the renovation and restoration of the building headed by Howard D. Chapman (son of Alfred H. Chapman) and Howard V. Walker.
40:. The centre houses a number of different student services, including the main campus bookstore, career centre, and health clinic. The ornate building is located at the northwest corner of St. George and College Street streets in a building that was formerly the home of the 251: 202: 103: 246: 241: 154: 256: 194: 123: 170: 94:
The original library's reading and reference room overlooked College Street through the large front windows. An addition by
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building features a grand entrance fronting College Street by St. George Street, with stairs rising to the former library's
60:. It remained the home of the reference library until 1977, when it relocated to its current home at Bloor and Yonge. 41: 37: 84: 53: 64: 33: 72: 150: 95: 57: 68: 29: 16: 235: 67:, converted into the student services centre, and renamed after university supporter 88: 217: 204: 15: 149:. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 136. 102:The building was listed a heritage structure in 56:'s Central Reference Library, Ontario's largest 195:Toronto Public Library page about the building 171:"Heritage Property Detail: 214 College Street" 8: 147:University of Toronto: An Architectural Tour 104:Toronto's inventory of heritage properties 115: 52:The building was opened in 1909 as the 63:The building was then acquired by the 7: 252:City of Toronto Heritage Properties 83:Designed by Alfred H. Chapman, the 14: 247:Beaux-Arts architecture in Canada 242:University of Toronto buildings 145:Richards, Larry Wayne (2009). 1: 124:"Carnegie Library - Central" 257:Chapman and Oxley buildings 273: 20:The Koffler Student Centre 42:Toronto Reference Library 126:. Toronto Public Library 218:43.659056°N 79.396895°W 54:Toronto Public Library 26:Koffler Student Centre 21: 223:43.659056; -79.396895 65:University of Toronto 34:University of Toronto 19: 214: /  73:Shoppers Drug Mart 22: 173:. City of Toronto 156:978-1-56898-719-4 96:Chapman and Oxley 36:, located at 214 264: 229: 228: 226: 225: 224: 219: 215: 212: 211: 210: 207: 182: 181: 179: 178: 167: 161: 160: 142: 136: 135: 133: 131: 120: 58:Carnegie library 272: 271: 267: 266: 265: 263: 262: 261: 232: 231: 222: 220: 216: 213: 208: 205: 203: 201: 200: 191: 186: 185: 176: 174: 169: 168: 164: 157: 144: 143: 139: 129: 127: 122: 121: 117: 112: 81: 50: 12: 11: 5: 270: 268: 260: 259: 254: 249: 244: 234: 233: 198: 197: 190: 189:External links 187: 184: 183: 162: 155: 137: 114: 113: 111: 108: 80: 77: 69:Murray Koffler 49: 46: 38:College Street 30:student centre 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 269: 258: 255: 253: 250: 248: 245: 243: 240: 239: 237: 230: 227: 196: 193: 192: 188: 172: 166: 163: 158: 152: 148: 141: 138: 125: 119: 116: 109: 107: 105: 100: 97: 92: 90: 86: 78: 76: 74: 70: 66: 61: 59: 55: 47: 45: 43: 39: 35: 31: 27: 18: 199: 175:. Retrieved 165: 146: 140: 130:February 10, 128:. Retrieved 118: 101: 93: 89:piano nobile 82: 79:Architecture 62: 51: 28:is the main 25: 23: 221: / 236:Categories 209:79°23′49″W 206:43°39′33″N 177:2009-11-28 110:References 85:Beaux Arts 106:in 1973. 48:History 32:at the 153:  151:ISBN 132:2014 24:The 71:of 238:: 75:. 44:. 180:. 159:. 134:.

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student centre
University of Toronto
College Street
Toronto Reference Library
Toronto Public Library
Carnegie library
University of Toronto
Murray Koffler
Shoppers Drug Mart
Beaux Arts
piano nobile
Chapman and Oxley
Toronto's inventory of heritage properties
"Carnegie Library - Central"
ISBN
978-1-56898-719-4
"Heritage Property Detail: 214 College Street"
Toronto Public Library page about the building
43°39′33″N 79°23′49″W / 43.659056°N 79.396895°W / 43.659056; -79.396895
Categories
University of Toronto buildings
Beaux-Arts architecture in Canada
City of Toronto Heritage Properties
Chapman and Oxley buildings

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