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Thomas Adams and the Hydrostone

The Hydrostone district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, photographed in 2011.
The Hydrostone district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, photographed in 2011. The Hydrostone (6129938119) · Paul from Hacketts Cove, Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Thomas Adams (1871–1940), a leading town planner in early-20th-century Canada, influenced provincial planning laws in seven provinces and led the early professionalization of planning. He designed public housing projects such as Lindenlea in Ottawa and the Hydrostone district of Halifax, planned to rebuild the Richmond neighbourhood after the 1917 Halifax Explosion.

Scope & context

His planning work as recognized in his designation, not the Halifax Explosion itself (see CA-K100).

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