This is a list of flatiron buildings that are relatively notable. Any notable building shaped approximately like a flatiron can be included, regardless of whether the name of the building is "Flatiron Building" or not. Such a building is typically constructed at an intersection of streets or railway tracks that meet at an acute angle. One of the most famous is the Flatiron Building in New York City, which was finished in 1902.
Locations of all having coordinates below may be seen on a map by clicking "Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap" at the right side of this page.
At one time there were only ten flatiron buildings in Canada, with six within Ontario. Moses Block, a historic site in Sudbury was completed sometime between 1907 and 1915 by Hascal Moses and the Moses Family. The design of Moses Block was inspired by the famous Flatiron Building in New York City.[ citation needed]
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, Province | Description |
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Gibson Block |
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1913 built | Jasper Ave. 53°32′37″N 113°28′57″W / 53.54360°N 113.48248°W |
Edmonton, Alberta | |
Flatiron Building (Lacombe, Alberta) |
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1904 built | 50 Ave. & 49c Ave. 52°27′47″N 113°43′51″W / 52.46298°N 113.73083°W |
Lacombe, Alberta | |
Hotel Europe (Vancouver) |
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1909 built | 43 Powell Street 49°17′0.23″N 123°6′13.13″W / 49.2833972°N 123.1036472°W |
Vancouver, British Columbia | |
Coffin Block Building |
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1830s | Front Street and Wellington Street at Church Street | Toronto, Ontario | First flatiron building in Toronto; replaced by the Gooderham Building (see below). |
Gooderham Building, aka Flatiron Building |
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1892 built 1975 Ontario landmark |
49 Wellington Street East | Toronto, Ontario | Romanesque Revival |
Moses Block | 1907–1915 | Toronto, Ontario | |||
25 The Esplanade |
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1988 built | 25 The Esplanade 43°38′46″N 79°22′30″W / 43.64622°N 79.37513°W |
Toronto, Ontario | |
CIBC branch at 90 Danforth Avenue at Broadview Avenue | c. 1918 | 90 Danforth Avenue at Broadview Avenue | Toronto | by V.C. Horsburgh [1] | |
former Dominion Bank at 533 St Clair Avenue West at Vaughan Road | c. 1912 | 533 St Clair Avenue West at Vaughan Road | Toronto, Ontario | [2] | |
Moses Block |
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1907 built | Durham at Elgin Street | Sudbury, Ontario | Built by the Moses family. |
The Delta Block |
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1917 built 1922 second level added |
Main St. and King St. 43°14′38″N 79°49′29″W / 43.24391°N 79.82470°W |
Hamilton, Ontario | [3] Pizza Pizza. |
Rodier Building | 1875 built | Montreal, Québec | " Heritage Montreal, an organization dedicated to the protection of Montreal's heritage has placed this building in its list of ten threatened emblematic sites for 2012." [4] |
The Oi Kwan Hotel (Chinese: 爱群大酒店) in Guangzhou, China. /info/en/?search=Oi_Kwan_Hotel
Building | Image | Dates | Location | Town / City, County | Description |
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Flat Iron Building (Prescot) |
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1890 built | 72 Eccleston Street 53°25′47.19″N 2°48′7.22″W / 53.4297750°N 2.8020056°W |
Prescot, Merseyside | Originally built as a warehouse and watchmaking factory as part of Prescot's watchmaking industry. [13] |
Imperial Buildings (Liverpool) [14] |
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1879 built | Victoria Street. 53°24′30.08″N 2°59′1.07″W / 53.4083556°N 2.9836306°W |
Liverpool, Merseyside | Originally used as a bank and later used as offices for Liverpool City Council. |
Leeds Bridge House |
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1881 built 1996 Grade II Listed building [15] |
Hunslet Road. 53°47′35″N 1°32′28″W / 53.79306°N 1.54111°W |
Leeds, West Yorkshire | Opened as the 'People's Café'; later a temperance hotel, tea merchant's, dressmaker's, dentist's, manufacturing chemist's, and an office development. [16] |
Key
NHL-designated | |
NRHP-listed | |
∞ | Contributing in a NRHP-listed Historic district |
Former building (demolished) |
Media related to
Buildings called flatiron at Wikimedia Commons
This is a list of flatiron buildings that are relatively notable. Any notable building shaped approximately like a flatiron can be included, regardless of whether the name of the building is "Flatiron Building" or not. Such a building is typically constructed at an intersection of streets or railway tracks that meet at an acute angle. One of the most famous is the Flatiron Building in New York City, which was finished in 1902.
Locations of all having coordinates below may be seen on a map by clicking "Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap" at the right side of this page.
At one time there were only ten flatiron buildings in Canada, with six within Ontario. Moses Block, a historic site in Sudbury was completed sometime between 1907 and 1915 by Hascal Moses and the Moses Family. The design of Moses Block was inspired by the famous Flatiron Building in New York City.[ citation needed]
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, Province | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gibson Block |
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1913 built | Jasper Ave. 53°32′37″N 113°28′57″W / 53.54360°N 113.48248°W |
Edmonton, Alberta | |
Flatiron Building (Lacombe, Alberta) |
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1904 built | 50 Ave. & 49c Ave. 52°27′47″N 113°43′51″W / 52.46298°N 113.73083°W |
Lacombe, Alberta | |
Hotel Europe (Vancouver) |
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1909 built | 43 Powell Street 49°17′0.23″N 123°6′13.13″W / 49.2833972°N 123.1036472°W |
Vancouver, British Columbia | |
Coffin Block Building |
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1830s | Front Street and Wellington Street at Church Street | Toronto, Ontario | First flatiron building in Toronto; replaced by the Gooderham Building (see below). |
Gooderham Building, aka Flatiron Building |
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1892 built 1975 Ontario landmark |
49 Wellington Street East | Toronto, Ontario | Romanesque Revival |
Moses Block | 1907–1915 | Toronto, Ontario | |||
25 The Esplanade |
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1988 built | 25 The Esplanade 43°38′46″N 79°22′30″W / 43.64622°N 79.37513°W |
Toronto, Ontario | |
CIBC branch at 90 Danforth Avenue at Broadview Avenue | c. 1918 | 90 Danforth Avenue at Broadview Avenue | Toronto | by V.C. Horsburgh [1] | |
former Dominion Bank at 533 St Clair Avenue West at Vaughan Road | c. 1912 | 533 St Clair Avenue West at Vaughan Road | Toronto, Ontario | [2] | |
Moses Block |
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1907 built | Durham at Elgin Street | Sudbury, Ontario | Built by the Moses family. |
The Delta Block |
|
1917 built 1922 second level added |
Main St. and King St. 43°14′38″N 79°49′29″W / 43.24391°N 79.82470°W |
Hamilton, Ontario | [3] Pizza Pizza. |
Rodier Building | 1875 built | Montreal, Québec | " Heritage Montreal, an organization dedicated to the protection of Montreal's heritage has placed this building in its list of ten threatened emblematic sites for 2012." [4] |
The Oi Kwan Hotel (Chinese: 爱群大酒店) in Guangzhou, China. /info/en/?search=Oi_Kwan_Hotel
Building | Image | Dates | Location | Town / City, County | Description |
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Flat Iron Building (Prescot) |
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1890 built | 72 Eccleston Street 53°25′47.19″N 2°48′7.22″W / 53.4297750°N 2.8020056°W |
Prescot, Merseyside | Originally built as a warehouse and watchmaking factory as part of Prescot's watchmaking industry. [13] |
Imperial Buildings (Liverpool) [14] |
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1879 built | Victoria Street. 53°24′30.08″N 2°59′1.07″W / 53.4083556°N 2.9836306°W |
Liverpool, Merseyside | Originally used as a bank and later used as offices for Liverpool City Council. |
Leeds Bridge House |
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1881 built 1996 Grade II Listed building [15] |
Hunslet Road. 53°47′35″N 1°32′28″W / 53.79306°N 1.54111°W |
Leeds, West Yorkshire | Opened as the 'People's Café'; later a temperance hotel, tea merchant's, dressmaker's, dentist's, manufacturing chemist's, and an office development. [16] |
Key
NHL-designated | |
NRHP-listed | |
∞ | Contributing in a NRHP-listed Historic district |
Former building (demolished) |
Media related to
Buildings called flatiron at Wikimedia Commons