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McMaster
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Located on the south
side of Bloor Street west of Avenue Road, the historical plaque outside the building reads
as follows: "This building was designed by the Toronto firm of Langley, Langley and
Burke, specialists in church architecture, to house Toronto Baptist College. The structure
typifies the High Victorian style popular in the 1880's. Its chief characteristics include
rock-faced masonry, decorative stone and brick patterns, massive dormers and chimneys, and
facades with projecting bays and recessed panels. Senator William McMaster financed the
construction of the College, which opened in 1881. After plans for federation with the
University of Toronto were abandoned, the College was united in 1887 with Woodstock
College to form McMaster University, which moved to Hamilton in 1930. This building was
acquired by the University of Toronto and has housed the Royal Conservatory of Music since
1963."
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