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- ↑ "Strickland, Walter Reginald | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada". dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ "Architectural Index for Ontario". archindont.torontopubliclibrary.ca. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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