Burwash Hall refers to both Burwash Dining Hall and Burwash Hall proper, the second oldest of the residence buildings at Victoria University in Toronto, Canada. Construction began in 1911 and was completed in 1913. It was named after Nathanael Burwash, president of Victoria from 1887 to 1912. The building is an extravagant Neo-Gothic work with turrets, gargoyles, and battlements. The architects were Messrs. Sproatt & Rolph.
Burwash Hall
Burwash Hall in 1926 (Victoria University Archives).
Burwash Dining Hall in 1926 (Victoria University Archives).
Gate House viewed from the Vic Quad.
Victoria University, Toronto
Victoria University is a federated university, which forms part of the wider University of Toronto. The school was founded in 1836 by the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada as a nonsectarian literary institution. From 1841 to 1890, Victoria operated as an independent degree-granting university, before federating with the University of Toronto in 1890, relocating from Cobourg to Toronto.
Upper Canada Academy in Cobourg, 1863 (Victoria University Archives).
Old Vic in Toronto, 1900
Emmanuel College, Victoria University
Old Vic in 2021