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Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Residential building plans and drawings series

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Residential building plans and drawings series

Physical Description: 58 architectural and technical drawings : 6 blueprints, 51 pencil and 1 pen. some on tracing paper ; 102 cm length or smaller

Scope and Content: File consists of architectural and technical drawings of a proposed house for Benjamin Brown at 37 Castle Frank Crescent. The house was completed and Brown lived in it from 1931-1932. The plans contain drawings of a two storey, three bedroom home that included servant quarters. Floor plans, lot plans, sections, elevation drawings, interior sketches, detailing and technical drawings of structural elements of the building are included.

Notes: An elevation drawing is on the verso of the ground floor plan.; Formerly listed as Commission XXVIII.

Repro Restriction: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Physical Condition: Drawings are fragile, some are torn.; 6/16/2015: Records were sent out for conservation treatments.

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. pencil crayon on cardboard ; 42 x 54 cm

Admin History/Bio: Originally named the Cosmopolitan Club, the Primrose Club was as an elite Jewish men's club (women were allowed to join in later years) that was founded in 1909 by prominent members of the Jewish Community. The building housing the club was located at 41 Willcocks Street, and was originally built in the 1880s as the residence of the Campbell family. In 1921, the home was redesigned by Benjamin Brown and Robert McConnell as the new home of the Primrose Club. In 1959, it was appropriated by the University of Toronto and is currently the home of the University of Toronto Faculty Club. It was designated as a heritage building in 1980.

Scope and Content: File consists of an elevation drawing of the Primrose Club at 41 Willcocks Street.

Notes: See - http://magazine.utoronto.ca/feature/history-of-faculty-club-u-of-t/ - for a more detailed history of the building.