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Weston Public Library

This building was erected in 1914 with a Carnegie Foundation grant to replace the Apprentices' Library at Old Dufferin Hall. Following the William Morris crafts movement, this Art Nouveau...

This building was erected in 1914 with a Carnegie Foundation grant to replace the Apprentices' Library at Old Dufferin Hall. Following the William Morris crafts movement, this Art Nouveau structure is an excellent example of all the crafts and skills of the area. As a utility building it is a memorial to the skills and dedication of its builders in the handling of their materials and is one of the last of its kind to so bear witness.


Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Toronto Plaques. Full page here.

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