Spadina Museum

 

Client: City of Toronto

Project Completion: 2013

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Built in the 1870s and significantly altered in 1914 by Carrere and Hastings Architects, Spadina House became a museum in the mid‑1980s under the City of Toronto. In 2013, the City retained George Robb Architect to undertake a “re‑restoration,” aligning all finishes to the inter‑war period and addressing previously un‑restored spaces and general repairs.
Work included plaster restoration, painting, renewal of faux finishes, refinishing of wood floors, and replacement of carpets, sheet flooring, and wallpaper, with finishes replicated from archival samples. Fire‑safety upgrades were also implemented, including a discreetly integrated fire‑rated door designed to preserve the building’s historic character. Spadina House remains municipally designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.