Frank Gehry's childhood home destined for demolition

As some of you may already know, architect Frank Gehry is a native Torontonian. The fate of his humble childhood residence at 15 Beverley Street is soon destined to be demolished to make way for yet another condo. This rowhouse is also identified as the Samuel Caplan House/ Frank Gehry House. It's been noted that Frank Gehry spent his years from 1925 to the 1950s with his grandmother at this house. 15 Beverley Street, built in 1858 of Georgian revival, forms part of the series of rowhouse is the City's inventory of heritage property, but not the other two down from it. Its significance illustrates the evolution of the residential character of the street from the mid-19th to early 20th century.

       OCAD by Wil Alsop

Frank Gehry's Art Gallery of Ontario

The site is making way for the new condo 12 Degrees by BSaR development. This building will be situated practically right across from Gehry's Art Gallery of Ontario. The historic significance of 15 Beverley, and the modern landmark of the Art Gallery of Ontario and OCAD, asserts some pressure for the condo design to fit into the modern context as a gateway to the Grange and artsy neighborhood. The design will feature a series of stacked cubes cantilevered and jogged 12 degrees incrementally.

12 Degrees - proposed condominium

Address: 15-27 Beverley Street

Architects: Core Architects Inc.

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