Horticulture Building (Toronto)

Horticulture Building
Horticulture Building in 2005
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General information
TypeExhibition building
Special event space
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
LocationExhibition Place
Address15 Saskatchewan Road
Town or cityToronto, Ontario
CountryCanada
Coordinates43°37′57″N 79°25′25″W / 43.6325°N 79.4236°W / 43.6325; -79.4236
Opened1907
OwnerCity of Toronto
Technical details
Structural systemSteel truss
Floor count1
Floor area32,000 square feet (3,000 m2)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)George W. Gouinlock
Website
torontoeventcentre.com

The Horticulture Building, which houses the Toronto Event Centre, is a heritage building at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, containing event and conference space. It was built in 1907 for the display of horticulture during the annual Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), and it is a listed heritage building.

Along with four other buildings at Exhibition Place designed by the same architect, George W. Gouinlock, it is a National Historic Site of Canada.[2][3] In 2004, the building was leased to a private company for 20 years to use as a nightclub and for special events.

  1. ^ Osbaldeston, Mark (2008). Unbuilt Toronto: A History of the City That Might Have Been. p. 94.
  2. ^ Gouinlock Buildings / Early Exhibition Buildings[permanent dead link], Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada
  3. ^ Gouinlock Buildings / Early Exhibition Buildings, National Register of Historic Places