Stained Glass of Robert McCausland Limited National Historic Event
Toronto, Ontario
Stained Glass of Robert McCausland Limited
© Parks Canada
Address :
Yonge and Front streets, Toronto, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1991-03-01
Other Name(s):
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Stained Glass of Robert McCausland Limited
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Quite possibly the longest surviving stained glass firm in North America
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Hockey Hall of Fame Yonge and Front streets, Toronto, Ontario
This magnificent dome represents an extensive legacy of stained glass produced by the McCausland family and their employees for buildings throughout Canada. In business under various company names since 1856, the Toronto-based firm Robert McCausland Limited is credited with the earliest and most numerous examples of Canadian stained glass and the longest record for glasswork in North America. Richly adorned with mythological figures and provincial emblems, the dome was executed in 1885 by Robert McCausland, while working for his father, Joseph, the firm's founder.