Early high-rises

A tall office or commercial building that was among the first high-rises in its city.

Historic places
45Historic places
Built
1859–1963Built
Provinces and territories
8Provinces and territories

Recognized by

  • National 10
  • Provincial 6
  • Municipal 29
Photographs from the register, credited on each place’s page.

Where they are

  • British Columbia18
  • Manitoba10
  • Ontario6
  • Saskatchewan4
  • Alberta2
  • Nova Scotia2
  • Quebec2
  • Prince Edward Island1

Towns with the most

Built over time

The most were built in the 1910s: 26 of the 45 with a known date.

The oldest

  1. 1859Bate BuildingOttawa, Ontario
  2. 186657 Queen StreetCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
  3. 1894Édifice de la Canada LifeMontréal, Quebec

Who designed them

The register names an architect or designer for 45 of these 45 places. These names come up most often.

Names marked ↗ open their entry in the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800–1950.

  1. Darling and Pearson2 places
  2. John D. Atchison (biography, opens in a new tab)2 places
  3. W.T. Whiteway (biography, opens in a new tab)2 places
  4. Brown and Vallance2 places
  5. Parr and Fee2 places
  6. H.S. Griffith (biography, opens in a new tab)2 places

All 45 places

Often found together

Collections that share the most places with this one.

Every collection