Former St. Giles Presbyterian Church

Address:294 Burrows Avenue
Constructed:1923
Architects:
  • Charles S Bridgman

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St. Giles Church is built in the Modern or Late Gothic Revival style which rose in popularity after 1900 as a reaction to the highly ornamented buildings of the earlier Gothic style. The red brick walls rising above the raised rough-cut stone foundation. Square-headed windows are placed all along the foundation, providing natural light and ventilation to the basement. A smooth-cut stone band encircles the structure between this foundation along the north, south, and east walls at the base of the large second storey windows. The complex roof covering the church is hipped in the centre with gables running off in all four directions. The hipped section is finished with an unusual dormer with gable ends pointed in all four directions.

Design Characteristics

Neighbourhood:

The North End