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Hart
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The architects for Hart
House were Sproatt and Rolph, who also designed the nearby Soldiers' Tower. Although
construction began in 1911, Hart House was not opened to students until 1919 due to the
war. It was built in the Neo-Gothic style using Credit Valley sandstone and smooth Indiana
limestone. The money for Hart House came from the estate of Hart Massey, a wealthy
manufacturer of agricultural implements, whose company, Massey Ferguson, still exists
today. The Massey family were intending to fund a new YMCA building when Vincent Massey,
who was a student at the university, suggested a new student centre combined with athletic
facilities be built instead. Hart House has been at the core of the cultural, social and
recreational aspects of student life over the years, hosting debates, presenting concerts
and plays, and providing a place where students from the different colleges at U of T can
come together.
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