Eden Smith (1858 - 10 October 1949) was born in Birmingham, England but achieved fame as a Toronto, Ontario architect belonging to the Arts and Crafts movement. He was a founding member of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto (in 1908) and first president of the Architectural Eighteen Club (in 1900).
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