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St. Anne's Anglican Church

LAST UPDATE: June 12 2024 login to edit this building
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At risk status
This building is at Risk
Information:
St. Anne's Church was substantially damaged by a fire on the morning of June 9, 2024. Most of the roof and interior were destroyed, including wall paintings by members of the Group of Seven. 
BUILDING INFORMATION
Name & Location:
St. Anne's Anglican Church
270 Gladstone Avenue
Toronto
Little Portugal
Year Completed:
1907
OTHER IDENTIFICATION
Notes:

St. Anne's Anglican Church on Gladstone Avenue just north of Dundas Street is home to a very unusual phenomenon: its interior walls are decorated with ecclesiastical murals by several members of the Group of Seven.

Known for their iconic non-religious expressions of nature's ethos, often encapsulated in portraits of lakes and windswept conifers across Ontario's Canadian Shield, in 1923 James E. H. MacDonald, Frederick Varley, and Franklin Carmichael deviated from their regular artistic practice and created numerous expansive paintings featuring Christian iconography within St. Anne's. The renovation took place 16 years after the church was completed in 1907. Seven other artists were involved, including Florence Wyle and Frances Loring. The building became a National Historic Site in 1997.

St. Anne's Anglican Church was largely destroyed by a fire on June 9, 2024.

Status:
Completed
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BUILDING DATA
Building Type:
Religious
Current Use:
Religious
Heritage Status:
National Historic Site
Main Style:
Byzantine   <--  More buildings in this style.
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