William George Storm

William George Storm (October 29, 1826 – 1892) was a Canadian architect who designed a number of prominent monuments in Toronto, Ontario.

Early life William George Storm was born on October 29, 1826 in Burton-upon-Stather, Lincolnshire, England, son of Thomas Storm and Mary Hopkins. He and his family immigrated to Upper Canada and settled in York around 1830. He briefly studied at Upper Canada Academy in Cobourg (now Victoria University, Toronto.

Career Storm's father was a prominent contractor who introduced him to the building trade. In 1845, while working with his father, Storm suffered a near-fatal fall from a scaffolding. He apprenticed first under William Thomas and then under Frederick William Cumberland. In July 1852, Storm and Cumberland formed a partnership, and the firm became one of the most prominent in nineteenth century Toronto.

He died in 1892, aged of a stroke

Works

BuildingYear CompletedBuilderStyleSourceLocationImage Louis B. Stewart Observatory/Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory 1853–1857 Frederick William Cumberland and William George Storm Romanesque W, 15 12 Hart House Circle - University of Toronto - Kings College Circle 100px University College, University of Toronto 1856–1859 Frederick William Cumberland and William George Storm; David Dick (1892) Norman Romanesque 15 15 King's College Circle 100px University College, University of Toronto Croft House 1859 Frederick William Cumberland (Design) William George Storm; Norman Romanesque 2 Kings College Circle, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario 100px Former Upper Canada College campus (1854); additions to Resident School House, 1856; new Porter's Lodge, Bursar's Office, gates, fences and outbuildings (1857) 1854-7 Frederick William Cumberland and William George Storm Gothic Revival architecture King and Simcoe Streets in downtown Toronto100px Chapel of St. James-the-Less, St. James Cemetery (Toronto) 1860 Frederick William Cumberland and William George Storm (Design) Romanesque 2 Parliament Street, Toronto, Ontario 100px St. Andrew's Church (Toronto) 1876 William George Storm Romanesque 73 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario 100px Osgoode Hall wrought iron fence (1865–66); Examination Hall & Classrooms (1880–81); Law School (1890) various William George Storm Romanesque Toronto, Ontario 100px Rotman's Men's Shops 1890 William George Storm Romanesque 350-358 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Victoria College 1892 William George Storm Romanesque University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario 100px Inglenook Community High School 1890s William George Storm Romanesque Toronto, Ontario 100px