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Toronto Normal School
The
Toronto Normal School
was a
teachers college
in
Toronto
,
Ontario
,
Canada
. Opened in 1847, the Normal School was located at Church and Gould streets in central Toronto, and was a predecessor to the current
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
. The
Royal Ontario Museum
, the
Ontario College of Art & Design
and the
Ontario Agricultural College
all originated at the Normal School's campus, officially named
St. James Square
, such that the school became known as "the cradle of Ontario's education system". The school's landmark Gothic-Romanesque building was designed by architects
Thomas Ridout
and
Frederick William Cumberland
in 1852. The landmark building was demolished in 1963, but architectural elements of the structure remain on the campus of
Ryerson University
.
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