![Richard A. Waite - Architect of Ontario's Legislative Building](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image_850_x_532/public/legacy/timeline_content/35_0.jpg?itok=XDk3yIWM)
1885
In 1885, after an unsuccessful design competition, Richard A. Waite, a British-born architect and panelist judging the submitted designs for a new Ontario Legislative Building, unveils his own plans - the provincial government rapidly accepts them. Construction begins early in 1886 with a budget now set at $750,000.