The Redpath Library was bestowed upon McGill in 1893 due to the beneficence of Peter Redpath, owner of Redpath Sugar and one of Montreal's leading citizens at that time, and his wife Grace Wood.The architect of this Richardsonian Romanesque building was Sir Andrew Taylor, born in 1825, who hailed from Edinburgh and had been educated at the Royal Academy in London. While there is a considerable amount of ornament about the Redpath Library, Taylor's primary concern was with its function.In 1921 Taylor's reading room as part of the library came to an end. At this time, the floor of the Taylor's elegant room was redone in wood, the tables were cleared away and the space was converted to an auditorium for the University used today mainly for music recitals and receptions. It is now referred to as Redpath Hall. In 1981, a replica of a French Renaissance organ was donated to the hall to emphasize its new musical role and can still be heard regularly during the year.