Francis Riley Heakes (1858 - 1930) was a Canadian

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. He studied under

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in the mid-1880s. Heakes was born in Toronto to British immigrants Samuel Heakes and Elizabeth Isabella Riley. He was at one time Chief Architect of the Public Works Department of the Province of Ontario. The Ontario Archives hold drawings for virtually all provincial buildings including courthouses, registry offices, gaols & lockups, schools and colleges, hospitals and other works executed under his supervision from 1896 until 1926. Among his important commissions were the

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in downtown Toronto, the Mining Building at the

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(1905), and the Superior Court of Justice in

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(1924). Perhaps his most famous commission was

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in Toronto (Chorley Park), designed in a style reminiscent of French châteaux. It was one of the most expensive residences ever constructed in Canada at the time (1915), and was more impressive than even

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in size and grandeur. The building was demolished in 1961. Other notable projects involving Heakes: *

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West Wing addition 1908 and North Wing 1910-1912 *

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Chapel and Assembly Hall 1896 and Fire Hall 1919 *

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various buildings from 1896 to 1929

References

Tully reference

Superior Court of Justice

Dictionary of Architects in Canada Francis R. Heakes
1858 births 1930 deaths Canadian architects {{Canada-architect-stub

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