Type Commercial offices Roof c. 85 m (279 ft) Height 85 m Floors 15 Architecture firm Pearson and Darling | Completed 1913 Floor count 15 Opened 1913 Province Ontario Lifts/elevators 3 | |
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Alternative names Canadian Pacific Railway Building Location 69 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Similar Trader's Bank Building, Sterling Tower, Temple Building, Beard Building, Commerce Court | ||
The Canadian Pacific Building is a 15-storey highrise at 69 Yonge Street in Toronto designed by the architectural firm of Darling and Pearson. When completed in 1913 as corporate headquarters for the Canadian Pacific Railway, it was the tallest building in Canada, and the British Empire as well. By 1929, its original ornate terracotta exterior proved to be unable to sufficiently withstand Canadian winters. Over the course of one year and a half, under the supervision of its original architects Darling and Pearson, it was reclad with Indiana Limestone from the fourth floor up, with the original granite on the first three floors untouched. The Canadian Pacific Railway name no longer adorns the building, but traces of the name still remain on the walls.