Title Fred Cumberland : building the Victorian dream / Geoffrey Simmins

Published Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1997

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 345 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits Contents CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PART ONE: LIFE AND TIMES -- CHAPTER ONE: Early Life in Ireland and England -- CHAPTER TWO: Constructing a Canadian Career: The First Years in Toronto -- CHAPTER THREE: Cumberland and the Canadian Interpretation of the Victorian Concept of Progress -- CHAPTER FOUR: Midcareer, Full Stride: The 1850s -- CHAPTER FIVE: Life on the Railway -- CHAPTER SIX: Political Career -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Later Personal Life -- PART TWO: ARCHITECTURAL CASE STUDIES -- CHAPTER EIGHT: Assessing the English Heritage CHAPTER NINE: â€?The Beautiful Mediumâ€? and Other Topics: Reconstructing Cumberlandâ€?s Architectural Theory and PracticeCHAPTER TEN: A Selection of Schools -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: University College -- CHAPTER TWELVE: Steeples for the People: Church Designs -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Post Offices, Courthouses, and Other Public Buildings -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Private Commissions: Houses and Commercial Buildings -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Proposals for Building a National Capital -- EPILOGUE: Cumberlandâ€?s Legacy -- PART THREE: CATALOGUE RAISONNÃ? OF CUMBERLANDâ€?S WORKS -- Introduction CATALOGUE OF WORKS1. Drawings Executed or Possibly Executed by Cumberland before 1847 -- 2. Canadian Projects (Excluding Railway Projects and Non-Architectural Works) -- 3. Northern Railway Projects -- 4. Non-Architectural Works -- 5. Reference Drawings -- APPENDIX A: Cumberlandâ€?s Principal Executed Works -- APPENDIX B: Cumberlandâ€?s Architectural Library -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y Summary "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." "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 raisonne of all of Cumberland's architectural designs."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Cumberland, Frederic William, 1821-1881 Cumberland, Frederic William, 1821-1881 -- Catalogues raisonnés Architecture, Victorian -- Ontario Architects -- Canada -- Biography ARCHITECTURE -- Individual Architects & Firms -- Essays. ARCHITECTURE -- Individual Architects & Firms -- Monographs. ARCHITECTURE -- Individual Architects & Firms -- General. Architects Architecture, Victorian Canada Ontario Genre/Form Electronic books e-books. Biographies Catalogues raisonnés Biographies. Livres numériques. Biographies. Form Electronic book LC no. 98113866 ISBN 9781442675056 1442675055

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