STANFORD, Leo Hunt (1898-1970), son of J. Hunt Stanford, was born on 16 February 1898 at Cambridge, England and was brought to Canada by his family in 1902. He was educated in Toronto and almost certainly trained under his father who invited him to form a partnership in March 1922 (C.R., xxxvi, 29 March 1922, 293). When his father retired from the profession due to a long term illness in 1933, Leo H. took over much of the day-to-day activity in their office. After his father died in October 1935, Leo was the successor to the practise, but he chose to retain the original name of the office as “J. Hunt Stanford & Son” until 1945 when he formed a new partnership with Abraham Wilson. They remained active in Toronto until after 1960. L.H. Stanford died in Richmond Hill, Ont. on 5 September 1970 (obituary Toronto Star, 8 Sept. 1970, 54; inf. Barbara Myrvold, Toronto). A photographic portrait of Stanford appeared in the Globe & Mail, 24 June 1952, 8-9, advert.
LEO H. STANFORD (works in Toronto unless noted)
PICKERING, ONT., St. Paul’s On The Hill Anglican Church, Highway 2, near Fairport Road North, 1934 (E. Shumovich, St. Paul’s On The Hill 1925-1985, 7-18, illus. & descrip.)
YORK TOWNSHIP, apartment block for W.B. Isbister, Bathurst Street, 1936 (C.R., Vol. 50, 13 May 1936, 40)
RUSSELL HILL ROAD, near Dunvegan Road, residence for William W. Hall, 1937 (C.R., Vol. 50, 6 Jan. 1937, 29)
FOREST HILL ROAD, residence for Dr. A.K. Richardson, 1937 (Toronto Daily Star, 22 Jan. 1937, 8, illus.)
YONGE STREET, at Bedford Park Road, a group of two separate apartment buildings for Herbert E. Thomas, 1938 (Toronto Daily Star, 29 April 1938, 33, illus. & descrip.; Toronto b.p 59092, 26 April 1938; and Toronto b.p. 59746, 1 June 1938)
WEMBLEY AVENUE, residence for Stanley Griffin, 1939 (Toronto Daily Star, 20 Jan. 1939, 17, illus.)
CHATSWORTH DRIVE, a group of seven low rise apartment blocks, each with 4 units, for Thomas J. Johnston, 1939 (Toronto Daily Star, 20 Jan. 1939, 17, illus.)
PALL MALL APARTMENTS, Lorindale Avenue near Lawrence Avenue West, two separate apartment buildings for Herbert E. Thomas, 1939 (Toronto b.p. 64365, 1 June 1939)
YONGE STREET, at Chaplin Crescent, apartment building for William B. Isbister, 1940 (Toronto b.p. 67097, 14 Feb. 1940)
HAMILTON, ONT., apartment block for Norman P. Martin, Bold Street at MacNab Street, 1941 (C.R., liv, 19 March 1941, 32)
GLEN OAK DRIVE, residence for B.L. Tremeer at 29 Glen Oak Drive, 1944, altered (dwgs. at City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 410, File 1028; City of Toronto b.p. B 82341, 10 Nov. 1944; inf. Barbara Myrvold, Toronto)
PORT CREDIT, ONT., residence for W.J. Schiller, Pinewood Trail, 1945 (C.H.G., xxiii, Feb. 1946, 15, illus.)
STANFORD & WILSON (works in Toronto unless noted)
WILLIAM HALLIDAY & SONS, Bridgeman Avenue at Kendall Avenue, warehouse, 1947 (C.R., lx, Jan. 1947, 84)
KINGSTON ROAD, at Southwood Drive, s.w. corner, a row of 7 stores and apartments at 609 to 637 Kingston Road, for Glen Stewart Properties, 1947-48; still standing in 2024 (dwgs. at City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 410, File 2277)
KINGS LEE MANOR APARTMENTS, s.w. corner of Kingston Road at Glen Stewart Crescent, 1948; still standing at 567 Kingston Road in 2024 (dwgs. at City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 410, File 3021)
GLEN LEE MANOR APARTMENTS, s.e. corner of Kingston Road at Glen Stewart Crescent, 1948; still standing at 569 Kingston Road in 2024 (dwgs. at City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 410, File 3021)
OTTAWA, ONT., Canadian National Institute for the Blind, O’Connor Street near Argyle Avenue, 1949 (C.R., lxii, June 1949, 113; Sept. 1949, 162)
TORONTO, ONT., residence for G. Clinton Snell, Vesta Drive, near Millbank Avenue, 1949 (C.H.G., xxvi, Aug. 1949, 22, illus.)
SCARBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, a large new factory for Quality Records Ltd., 1950 (Financial Post (Toronto), 14 Jan. 1950, 10)
PORT CREDIT, ONT., First United Church, Lake Shore Road West, 1950 (C.R., xliii, April 1950, 124; Aug. 1950, 240)
KITCHENER, ONT., Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Borden Avenue North, new residence, recreation and service building, 1950-51 (C.R., lxiii, April 1950, 127)
ETOBICOKE TOWNSHIP, factory for Trane Co. of Canada, Carson Street at Horner Avenue, 1950 (C.R., lxiii, Oct. 1950, 158)
W. EARLE ELLIOTT FUNERAL HOME, Yonge Street near Roehampton Avenue, 1951-52; demol. (Globe & Mail [Toronto], 24 June 1952, 8-9, illus. in two page advertising spread)
TED REEVE INDOOR ICE ARENA, Main Street at Gerrard Street East, 1952-53 (Globe & Mail [Toronto], 26 June 1952, 7; dwgs. at City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 410, File 3823)
CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION, "The Flyer", a roller coaster on The Midway, 1953 (Globe & Mail [Toronto], 3 March 1953, 4, illus. & descrip.)
TORONTO, ONT., Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Bayview Avenue at Glenvale Boulevard, 1954-56 (Globe & Mail [Toronto], 7 Jan. 1954, 1, descrip.; Canadian Architect, i, Oct. 1956, 16-21, illus. & descrip.)
TORONTO, ONT., Ontario Crippled Children's Centre, Rumsey Road near Glenvale Boulevard, designed 1957; built 1958-1961 (Globe & Mail [Toronto], 25 Nov. 1957, 3, illus. & detailed descrip.; inf. Emma Prescott, Corporate Archives, Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre, Toronto)
TORONTO, ONT., Metro Toronto Assoc. for Retarded Children, Beverley Street at Baldwin Street, new Indoor Pool, 1958-59 (Globe & Mail [Toronto], 15 Nov. 1958, 26, illus. & descrip.)