The R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant is both a crucial piece of infrastructure and an architecturally acclaimed historic building. It is located in the east end of Toronto in the Beaches neighborhood, along the shores of Lake Ontario. The plant was built by 1941 and unlike most modern engineering structures, was also created to make an architectural statement. Fashioned in the Art Deco style, the cathedral-like structure remains one of Toronto's most admired buildings. It is, however, little known to outsiders. The plant has thus earned the nickname The Palace of Purification. Despite its age, the plant is still fully functional, providing approximately 45% of the water supply for Toronto and the Region of York. In 1992, the plant was named a national historic civil engineering site by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. The facility's beautiful grounds remain open to the to the public.
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