McLeans House Designed by John Lyle (Toronto, Ontario)

 house, place with historical importance, interesting place

John Bayne Maclean was a successful reporter and editor of the Toronto Daily Mail before he created his first magazine, the Canadian Grocer, in 1887. That kicked off a publishing career that eventually led to the founding of Maclean’s in 1905, as well as the Financial Post, Chatelaine and Mayfair. The house on Austin Terrace was built in 1910 by John Lyle, the Canadian architect behind Union Station and the Royal Alexandra Theatre. The Maclean family's other home stood in Rosedale at 102 Binscarth road. Much of Lyle’s work has been torn down, and the Maclean House on Austin Terrace is one of only a handful of Lyle buildings still standing in Toronto. Maclean died inside the home in 1950, at the age of 87.