Edmund Burke (architect)
| Edmund Burke | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1850 Toronto, Canada West |
| Died | January 2, 1919 (aged 68) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse(s) | Minnie Jane Black (m. 1881) |
| Projects | Prince Edward Viaduct |
Edmund Burke (1850–1919) was a highly regarded Canadian architect best known for building Toronto's Prince Edward Viaduct or "Bloor Street Viaduct", and Toronto's Robert Simpson store. He served as the Vice-President, then President of the Ontario Association of Architects.
Burke was born in Toronto to parents with ties to building industry:
Burke attended Jesse Ketchum School, Upper Canada College and Toronto Mechanics' Institute before apprenticing as an architect with his maternal uncle and forming the firm Langley and Burke in 1873.
Most of Burke's professional career was in Toronto and he lived a little more than a decade after his uncle's death. Burke died in the city and is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, where he designed the mortuary chapel in 1893.
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