Fred Cumberland : : Building the Victorian Dream / / Geoffrey Simmins.
In the first comprehensive study of Frederic William Cumberland (1820-1881), Geoffrey Simmins traces Cumberland's career as architect, railway manager, and politician, providing a richly detailed history and analysis of his contribution to Toronto's urban landscape.The architect of such pr...
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Simmins, Geoffrey, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream / Geoffrey Simmins. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016] ©1997 1 online resource (384 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part One: Life and Times -- 1. Early Life in Ireland and England -- 2. Constructing a Canadian Career: The First Years in Toronto -- 3. Cumberland and the Canadian Interpretation of the Victorian Concept of Progress -- 4. Midcareer, Full Stride: The 1850s -- 5. Life on the Railway -- 6. Political Career -- 7. Later Personal Life -- Part Two: Architectural Case Studies -- 8. Assessing the English Heritage -- 9. 'The Beautiful Medium' and Other Topics: Reconstructing Cumberland's Architectural Theory and Practice -- 10. A Selection of Schools -- 11. University College -- 12. Steeples for the People: Church Designs -- 13. Post Offices, Courthouses, and Other Public Buildings -- 14. Private Commissions: Houses and Commercial Buildings -- 15. Proposals for Building a National Capital -- Epilogue: Cumberland's Legacy -- Part Three: Catalogue Raisonne of Cumberland's Works -- Introduction -- Catalogue of Works -- Appendix A: Cumberland's Principal Executed Works -- Appendix B: Cumberland's Architectural Library -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In the first comprehensive study of Frederic William Cumberland (1820-1881), Geoffrey Simmins traces Cumberland's career as architect, railway manager, and politician, providing a richly detailed history and analysis of his contribution to Toronto's urban landscape.The architect of such prominent buildings as the University of Toronto's University College, Osgoode Hall, and St James's Cathedral, Cumberland was devoted to building the Victorian dream - optimistic and materialistic in its outlook, yet also spiritual in its basis. His diverse interests and accomplishments make him an important figure in Canadian architecture and in Victorian studies more generally.Of modest origins, but fuelled by ambition and talent, Cumberland emigrated from England seeking new opportunities. Favourable family connections provided him with an introduction to leading members of Toronto society, and he and his wife, Wilmot, formed long-lasting associations with such prominent families as the Ridouts and the Gzowskis. Drawing on letters and other archival materials, Simmins shows Cumberland to have been a witty, intelligent man, an acerbic social critic, a loving father and husband, and a respected businessman and politician who became a confidant of Sir John A. Macdonald. Through the mists of the Victorian past, a powerful and energetic figure emerges, a man of vision, tenacity, and commitment.The book is divided into three parts. Part One establishes the context of Cumberland's life and times. Part Two is devoted to examining his architectural career. Part Three consists of a catalogue raisonnT of all of Cumberland's architectural designs. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Architects Canada Biography. Architecture, Victorian Ontario. DISCOUNT-C. ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 9783110490947 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442675056 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442675056 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442675056.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part One: Life and Times -- 1. Early Life in Ireland and England -- 2. Constructing a Canadian Career: The First Years in Toronto -- 3. Cumberland and the Canadian Interpretation of the Victorian Concept of Progress -- 4. Midcareer, Full Stride: The 1850s -- 5. Life on the Railway -- 6. Political Career -- 7. Later Personal Life -- Part Two: Architectural Case Studies -- 8. Assessing the English Heritage -- 9. 'The Beautiful Medium' and Other Topics: Reconstructing Cumberland's Architectural Theory and Practice -- 10. A Selection of Schools -- 11. University College -- 12. Steeples for the People: Church Designs -- 13. Post Offices, Courthouses, and Other Public Buildings -- 14. Private Commissions: Houses and Commercial Buildings -- 15. Proposals for Building a National Capital -- Epilogue: Cumberland's Legacy -- Part Three: Catalogue Raisonne of Cumberland's Works -- Introduction -- Catalogue of Works -- Appendix A: Cumberland's Principal Executed Works -- Appendix B: Cumberland's Architectural Library -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
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