Rowland Caldwell Harris

Rowland Caldwell Harris

Rowland Caldwell Harris was the Commissioner of Public Works for Toronto from 1912 until his death in 1945. Under his leadership, Toronto saw built the Prince Edward Viaduct and the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant, which was named after him.

The viaduct was finished in 1919 and the filtration plant was finished in 1941. Both the viaduct and the plant contained foresight, as the viaduct contained a lower deck capable of holding trains which weren't introduced until 48 years after its construction, and the filtration plant had embedded piping and extra rooms in anticipation of an expansion.

Harris is also featured in the Michael Ondaatje novel In the Skin of a Lion, although the portrayal of him is fictitious.


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