page_title: William Irving (architect)
hierarchical_section_title: William Irving (architect)
caption_attribution_description: English: Branch of the Ontario Bank, at the corner of Wellington and Scott Streets, Toronto, Canada.
context_page_description: William Irving was an architect in Toronto, Canada. His work included the original 1879 Dominion Bank headquarters building at One King West and British America Assurance Co. building.
  Irving was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He apprenticed to Joseph Sheard and married his daughter. Joseph Sheard, a prominent builder and architect in the city at that time. Their work included Cawthra House and the Ontario Bank in Toronto. He opened his own office in 1862. Edward J. Lennox worked in his office. He received first prize for architectural drawing at the Provincial Exhibition in Ottawa.
context_section_description: William Irving (1830 – June 11, 1883) was an architect in Toronto, Canada. His work included the original 1879 Dominion Bank headquarters building at One King West and British America Assurance Co. building (1877).
  Irving was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He apprenticed to Joseph Sheard and married his daughter. Joseph Sheard, a prominent builder and architect in the city at that time. Their work included Cawthra House (1852) and the Ontario Bank in Toronto (1861). He opened his own office in 1862. Edward J. Lennox worked in his office. He received first prize for architectural drawing at the Provincial Exhibition in Ottawa.
caption: Toronto branch of Ontario Bank
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