I am writing to the Board to offer my thoughts and reasoning to consider Heritage Status protection of this small Church from a background in architecture and as a child of World War II Displaced Persons. My Mother and Father are Estonians. I am a Canadian-Estonian.
Architect Michael Bach created the design of St. Peter’s Estonian Lutheran Church in the era of an architectural renaissance. After the devastation of a World War, Architects took their place in the world to solve the problems of destruction. Resurrecting and planning the infrastructure of cities and building humanistic housing. Churches became the focus of the communities for the “New Canadians”.
The Toronto Estonians of the Lutheran faith began to plan a new home of worship.
“Peetri Kirik”, St. Peter’s on 817 Mt. Pleasant Road. We learn in architecture school, never judge architecture unless you have been to the site and dwelled in the space. Using the current lexicon of our times: “One must experience the vibe of St. Peter’s”.
Canada has always looked towards Scandinavia for inspiration and construction techniques as we share the unique placement in the northern hemisphere’s belt of timber forests.
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