Confederation Life Building
The Confederation Life Building, a seven-floor Romanesque Revival office building, is a historic structure in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1892, it was designated a historic property by the City of Toronto under the Ontario Heritage Act on November 26, 1975.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Office building
- Description: Heritage designated office building in Toronto
- Address: 2 Richmond Street East, Toronto
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and CN Tower.
Yonge-Dundas
Photo: Benson Kua, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yonge-Dundas is the very heart of downtown Toronto—in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas St meet here, and the resulting intersection may be the city's busiest.
CN Tower
Photo: Larry Koester, CC BY 2.0.
The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-high communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. CN Tower is situated 1¼ km southwest of Confederation Life Building.
Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres
Theater building
Photo: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0.
The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres are a pair of stacked theatres in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Winter Garden Theatre is seven storeys above the Elgin Theatre. They are the last surviving Edwardian stacked theatres in the world. Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres is situated 130 metres northwest of Confederation Life Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Financial District and Garden District.
Financial District
Neighborhood
Photo: Patrickneil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District is the central business district of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York.
Garden District
Neighborhood
Photo: Luke Hollins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Garden District is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The name was selected by the Toronto East Downtown Residents Association in recognition of Allan Gardens, an indoor botanical garden located nearby at the intersection of Carlton and Jarvis Streets.
Downtown Yonge
Neighborhood
Downtown Yonge is a retail and entertainment district centred on Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Downtown Yonge district is bounded by Richmond Street to the south; Grosvenor and Alexander Streets to the north; Bay Street to the west; and portions of Church Street, Victoria Street, and Bond Street to the east.
Confederation Life Building
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.65204° or 43° 39′ 7″ northLongitude
-79.37844° or 79° 22′ 42″ westHeight
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
87M2MJ2C+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 178090074OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeWikidata ID
Q5159787
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In Other Languages
“Confederation Life Building” goes by many names.
- French: “édifice Confederation Life”
- French: “Édifice Confederation Life”
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