List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto
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1794 to 1819
Most of the buildings of this period were made of wood. The surviving structures were often moved from the original site years after; they are mostly residential or military structures.Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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Scadding Cabin | 1794 | Queen's York Rangers | Log cabin Log cabin A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less... |
W | Exhibition Place Exhibition Place Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,... |
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Guild Log Cabin | 1795? | Log cabin Log cabin A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less... |
5 | South side of Guildwood Parkway between Morningside Avenue and Kingston Road - Guildwood Guildwood Guildwood, also known as Guildwood Village, is a historic and residential neighbourhood in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located along the Scarborough Bluffs, south of Kingston Road, from Grey Abbey Trail in the east to the end of Sylvan Avenue in the west.-History:Guildwood village... Park |
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John Cox Cottage John Cox Cottage John Cox Cottage, at 469 Broadview Avenue, Toronto, is the oldest known house in the city still used as a residence and still resides on its original site... |
1807 | Log cabin Log cabin A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less... renovated |
W | 469 Broadview Avenue | ||
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse Gibraltar Point Lighthouse The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario. Completed in 1808, it is the oldest existing lighthouse on the Great Lakes.- History :... |
1808 | marine architecture | 2 | Toronto Islands Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Ontario. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour... |
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Fort York Fort York Fort York is a historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, to defend the settlement and the new capital of the... - Blockhouse #2 |
1813 | Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... |
19th Century military architecture | W | 100 Garrison Road | |
Fort York Fort York Fort York is a historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, to defend the settlement and the new capital of the... - Blockhouse #1 |
1813 | Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... |
19th Century military architecture | W | 100 Garrison Road | |
Fort York Fort York Fort York is a historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, to defend the settlement and the new capital of the... - Brick Magazine |
1814 | Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... |
19th Century military architecture | W | 100 Garrison Road | |
Fort York Fort York Fort York is a historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, to defend the settlement and the new capital of the... - Stone Powder Magazine |
1815 | Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... |
19th Century military architecture | W | 100 Garrison Road | |
Fort York Fort York Fort York is a historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, to defend the settlement and the new capital of the... - Brick Barracks |
1815 | Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... |
19th Century military architecture | W | 100 Garrison Road | |
Daniel Stong Loghouse | 1816 | Daniel and Elizabeth Stong | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Daniel Stong Smokehouse and Butchery | 1816 | Daniel Stong | Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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The Grange The Grange (Toronto) The Grange is a historic Georgian manor in downtown Toronto, Canada and was the first home of the Art Museum of Toronto. Today, it is part of the Art Gallery of Ontario. The structure was built in 1817, making it the 12th oldest surviving building in Toronto and the oldest remaining brick house... |
1817 | D'Arcy Boulton Jr D'Arcy Boulton (Ontario politician) D’Arcy Boulton was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Orangeman.He was born in Perth, Ontario, Canada in 1825 and educated at Upper Canada College. In 1847, he was admitted to the bar. In 1864, he became the deputy grandmaster for Orange Order in British North America; he became the provincial... |
Georgian architecture Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... |
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1820 to 1839
Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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Mercer House | c. 1820 | Samuel Mercer | Georgian architecture Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... |
8 | 72 Old Burnhamthorpe Rd, Etobicoke | |
Snider Backhouse | 1820 | Snider? | 6 | Relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Campbell House Campbell House (Toronto) Campbell House is a historic house in downtown Toronto, Canada. It is the oldest remaining house from the original site of the Town of York and was built by Upper Canada Chief Justice Sir William Campbell and his wife Hannah in 1822... |
1822 | William Campbell William Campbell (jurist) Sir William Campbell was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Upper Canada and a resident of Toronto. He also held political appointments in both Nova Scotia and Upper Canada.He was born in Caithness, Scotland in 1758... |
Georgian architecture Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... |
W | University Avenue University Avenue (Toronto) University Avenue is a major north-south road in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At its north end, University Avenue is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building. The eight-lane wide street is the location for several hospitals, numerous office buildings, Osgoode Hall and the Four Seasons... and Queen Street West Queen Street West Queen Street West describes both the western branch of Queen Street, a major east-west thoroughfare, and a series of neighbourhoods or commercial districts, situated west of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Queen Street begins in the west at the intersection of King Street, The... (moved from Adelaide Street in 1972) |
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Edgeley Mennonite Mennonite The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders... Meeting House |
1823 | Mennonite | 6 | Relocated from Edgeley, Ontario Edgeley, Ontario Edgeley is a small unincorporated community located in Vaughan, in York Region, Ontario, Canada. The first inhabitants of the Edgeley area came from Somerset County, Pennsylvania, circa 1800. Early family names were Smith, Stong, Shunk, Hoover, Burkholder, Muskrat, Snider, Brown, and Dalziel... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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William Moore Regency Cottage | 1824 | William Moore | 6 | 171 Old Forest Hill Road | ||
John Bales House | ca. 1824 | John Bales | 6 | 4169 Bathurst Street Bathurst Street (Toronto) Bathurst Street is a main north-south thoroughfare in Toronto. It begins at the Lake Ontario shoreline and continues north to the Toronto boundary of Steeles Avenue... |
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George S. Henry House (Oriole Lodge) | ca. 1824 | 19th Century Bungalow Bungalow A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs... |
6 | 17 Manorpark Court, Henry Farm Henry Farm Henry Farm is an officially designated neighbourhood in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the north central part of town within the district of North York.... |
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Daniel Stong's Grain Barn | 1825 | agricultural | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Daniel Stong Piggery | 1825 | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Fort York Fort York Fort York is a historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, to defend the settlement and the new capital of the... - Officers Barracks and Mess |
1826 | Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... |
19th Century military architecture | W | 100 Garrison Road | |
Bank of Upper Canada Building Bank of Upper Canada Building The Bank of Upper Canada Building, built by John Ewart , is one of the oldest financial service buildings in Toronto, Canada. Built in 1827-34, it housed the Bank of Upper Canada until the bank's collapse in 1866. It is located at 252 Adelaide Street East... |
1827 | 2 | 252 Adelaide St. E. | |||
Tollkeepers Cottage | 1827–1830 | Bathurst Street and Davenport Road; moved from Wychwood Barns 2002 | ||||
Historic Prison Chapel | 1829 | Liberty Village | ||||
Snyder House | First level c. 1820 | William Snyder | Georgian architecture Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... |
8 | 744 Duplex Avenue | |
McCowan log cabin | 1833 | Log cabin Log cabin A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less... |
W | 1007 Brimley Road - Thomson Memorial Park Thomson Memorial Park Thomson Memorial Park is a mid size park in Scarborough, Ontario, and is the site of the Scarborough Historical Museum and includes historical houses of the founding family of the former city, the Thomson's, from the 1790s; more Thomson houses are found on the northern edge of the park on St.... |
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Fort York Fort York Fort York is a historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was built by the British Army and Canadian militia troops in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, to defend the settlement and the new capital of the... - Junior Officers Barracks |
1830 | Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... |
19th Century military architecture | W | 100 Garrison Road | |
Richmond Hill Manse | 1830 | 6 | Relocated from Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Doctor's House | 1830 | 6 | Relocated from Brampton Brampton Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.Brampton may also refer to:- Canada :* Brampton, a city in Ontario** Brampton GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the city- United Kingdom :... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Mackenzie House | 1830–1850 | 6 | Relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario Woodbridge, Ontario Woodbridge is a large suburban community in the City of Vaughan, just north of Toronto in Southern Ontario. It was once an independent town before being amalgamated with nearby communities to form the city in 1971. Its traditional downtown core is the Woodbridge Ave... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Daniel Stong's Second House | 1832 | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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John Grubb. Grubb's colonial riverstone home | 1832 | 13 | 19 and 23 Jason Road, Thistletown | |||
Hisey Farm Building | 1832 | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Montgomery's Inn Montgomery's Inn Montgomery's Inn is a historic home and inn in the Islington neighbourhood of Etobicoke in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Built in 1832 in a Georgian style with later additions, the inn has been restored to an 1847 period, and operates as a museum of the City of Toronto. Once in danger of... |
1832 | Georgian architecture Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... |
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Osgoode Hall Osgoode Hall Osgoode Hall is a landmark building in downtown Toronto constructed between 1829 and 1832 in the late Georgian Palladian and Neoclassical styles. It houses the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Divisional Court of the Superior Court of Justice, and the Law Society of Upper Canada... |
1832–2005 | John Ewart John Ewart (architect) John Ewart was a Canadian architect and businessman.He was born in Tranent Scotland in 1788. After completing his apprenticeship in building, he moved to London around 1811. In 1816, he emigrated to New York City and moved to York in Upper Canada a few years later... /William Warren Baldwin William Warren Baldwin William Warren Baldwin was a doctor, businessman, lawyer, judge, architect and political figure in Upper Canada.... (1832) |
Palladian Palladian architecture Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio . The term "Palladian" normally refers to buildings in a style inspired by Palladio's own work; that which is recognised as Palladian architecture today is an evolution of... |
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Toronto's First Post Office First Toronto Post Office Toronto's First Post Office is the oldest purpose-built post office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the only surviving example of a post office that functioned as a department of the British Royal Mail.... |
1833 | James Scott Howard | Georgian architecture Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... |
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Daniel Brooke Building Daniel Brooke Building Daniel Brooke Building is a historic building of Toronto, Canada located at Jarvis and King Streets. Built in 1833 for owners Daniel Brooke and John Murchison, it is one of the last remaining buildings of the old Town of York... |
1833 | Georgian architecture Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... |
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Drumsnab House | 1834 | Francis Cayley | Georgian architecture Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... |
1 | Rosedale Rosedale, Toronto Rosedale is an affluent neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance.... |
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167-185 King St. | 1834–1843 | 9 | King and Jarvis | |||
Thomas and Catherine Snider House | c1835 | Thomas and Catherine Snider | 7 | 519 Glengrove Avenue West | ||
Joseph Shepard House | 1835 | 14 | 90 Burndale Avenue | |||
Colborne Lodge Colborne Lodge Colborne Lodge is a historical museum located in an 1836s home in Toronto's High Park. John George Howard, an architect, engineer, and prominent Toronto citizen built this house, which became the property of the city following his death in 1890... |
1836 | John Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... |
Regency Regency architecture The Regency style of architecture refers primarily to buildings built in Britain during the period in the early 19th century when George IV was Prince Regent, and also to later buildings following the same style... |
W | Colborne Lodge Drive, just north of the Queensway - High Park High Park High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It spans , and is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One third of the park remains in a natural state, with a rare oak savannah ecology... |
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Helliwell House | 1837 | William Helliwell | Georgian architecture Georgian architecture Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United... |
8 | Todmorden Mills Todmorden Mills Todmorden Mills was a small settlement located in the Don River valley in Toronto, Ontario. It started out as a lumber mill in the 1790s. Originally known as "Don Mills", it grew into a small industrial complex and village before becoming part of East York in the 20th century... |
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The Black Bull | 1838, rebuilt 1886 | 298 Queen Street West | ||||
Guildwood Guildwood Guildwood, also known as Guildwood Village, is a historic and residential neighbourhood in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located along the Scarborough Bluffs, south of Kingston Road, from Grey Abbey Trail in the east to the end of Sylvan Avenue in the west.-History:Guildwood village... Gates |
1839 | Guildwood Guildwood Guildwood, also known as Guildwood Village, is a historic and residential neighbourhood in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located along the Scarborough Bluffs, south of Kingston Road, from Grey Abbey Trail in the east to the end of Sylvan Avenue in the west.-History:Guildwood village... - relocated from New Fort York New Fort York New Fort York was built to replace Toronto's original Fort York at the mouth of Garrison Creek as the primary military base for the settlement. Unlike the older fort, it was not made of wood.-History:... in 1953 |
1840 to 1849
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Henry Snider Cider Mill | 1840 | 6 | relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Limehouse Back House | 1840 | 6 | relocated from Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton. It is situated on the Credit River, located approximately 60 km west of Toronto making it part of the Greater Toronto Area... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Snider Workshop | 1840 | 6 | relocated from Concord, Ontario Concord, Ontario Concord is an unincorporated suburban industrial community in the City of Vaughan in York Region, located north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to the 2001 Census, the community has 8,255 residents .... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Bell Estate fieldstone farmhouse | 1840 | classic fieldstone farmhouse | Warden Woods | |||
New Fort York New Fort York New Fort York was built to replace Toronto's original Fort York at the mouth of Garrison Creek as the primary military base for the settlement. Unlike the older fort, it was not made of wood.-History:... |
1840 - all but Officers' Quarters demolished 1950s | Royal Engineers Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.... (British Army British Army The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England... ) |
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Springfield Farmhouse | c. 1840s | James Thomson | 8 | 146 St. Andrew's Road, Scarborough | ||
Davisville Post Office | 1840s | 14 | Yonge Street Yonge Street Yonge Street is a major arterial route connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes. It was formerly listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest street in the world at , and the construction of Yonge Street is designated an "Event of... and Davisville Avenue |
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Moore House | c. 1840 | John Moore | 8 | 18 Great Oak Drive, Etobicoke | ||
Victoria Row - now Albany Club Albany Club The Albany Club in Toronto was founded in 1882 and is one of Canada's oldest private clubs. Named after the Duke of Albany the club has been situated at its present location of 91 King Street East for more than 125 years.... |
1840–1842 | John George Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... |
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Stanley Barracks Officer's Mess | 1841 | 19th Century military architecture | 2 | Exhibition Place Exhibition Place Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,... |
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Roblin's Mill | 1842 | 6 | relocated from Ameliasburgh Township, Ontario Ameliasburgh Township, Ontario Ameliasburgh is an historic township in southern Ontario, Canada, one of the three original townships that formed Prince Edward County. The other two townships were Marysburgh and Sophiasburgh. Originally known as Seventh Town, it was renamed in 1787 after Princess Amelia, the youngest child of... (Prince Edward County Prince Edward County, Ontario Prince Edward County is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.-Geography:Prince Edward County is located in Southern Ontario on a large irregular headland or littoral at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just west of the head of the St. Lawrence River... ) to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Little Trinity Anglican Church Little Trinity Anglican Church Little Trinity Anglican Church, formally Trinity East, is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada located at 425 King Street East in the Corktown neighbourhood just east of downtown Toronto, Ontario.... |
1843 | Henry Bowyer Lane Henry Bowyer Lane Henry Bowyer Joseph Lane was an English architect who worked in Toronto from c. 1841 to 1847.Lane's education included time at Blundell's School in Tiverton and subsequent professional training in England before he emigrated to Canada in 1841, living first in Cobourg, Upper Canada, and then in... |
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Moffat, Murray and Company | 1844 | 15 | 36 Yonge Street Yonge Street Yonge Street is a major arterial route connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes. It was formerly listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest street in the world at , and the construction of Yonge Street is designated an "Event of... |
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Burwick House | 1844 | 6 | relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario Woodbridge, Ontario Woodbridge is a large suburban community in the City of Vaughan, just north of Toronto in Southern Ontario. It was once an independent town before being amalgamated with nearby communities to form the city in 1971. Its traditional downtown core is the Woodbridge Ave... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Broom Maker Shop | 1844 | 6 | relocated from Sherwood, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Church of St. George the Martyr | 1844 | Henry Bowyer Lane Henry Bowyer Lane Henry Bowyer Joseph Lane was an English architect who worked in Toronto from c. 1841 to 1847.Lane's education included time at Blundell's School in Tiverton and subsequent professional training in England before he emigrated to Canada in 1841, living first in Cobourg, Upper Canada, and then in... |
Gothic Revival Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
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St. John's Anglican Church | 1844 | Gothic Revival | 14 | 19 Don Ridge Road | ||
St. George's on-the-Hill Anglican Church | 1844 (Dedicated 1847) | 19 | 4600 Dundas St. West | |||
Harness Shop and Saddlery | 1845 | 6 | relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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St. Lawrence Market St. Lawrence Market St. Lawrence Market is one of two major markets in Toronto, the other being Kensington Market.It features two buildings, both on the west side of Front St. East and Jarvis St. Each building holds different purposes:... north façade and Market Square Gallery |
1845 | John William Siddall | Gothic/Second Empire | 3 | 92 Front Street East | |
Commercial Bank | 1845 | 15 | 15 Wellington Street West | |||
St. Michael's Cathedral Episcopal Palace | 1845–1848 | William Thomas William Thomas (architect) William Thomas was an Anglo-Canadian architect.Thomas was apprenticed under Charles Barry and A.W. Pugin as a carpenter-joiner. His younger brother was the sculptor John Thomas .Thomas began his own practice at Leamington Spa in 1831 but in 1837 went bankrupt... (Design) |
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298-300 King Street East | 1845 | Charles Small | 9 | 298-300 King Street East | ||
Merchant's Bank façade at Brookfield Place | 1845 | 15 | 181 Bay Street | |||
Cumberland House | 1847 | John W. Cumberland | 3 | St. George Street north of College - University of Toronto | ||
Lambton House Lambton House Lambton House is a historic former inn in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the last remaining building from the former village of Lambton Mills along the Humber River in the 19th century.-History:... |
1847 | 14 | 4066 Old Dundas Street West | |||
Church of the Holy Trinity | 1847 | Henry Bowyer Lane Henry Bowyer Lane Henry Bowyer Joseph Lane was an English architect who worked in Toronto from c. 1841 to 1847.Lane's education included time at Blundell's School in Tiverton and subsequent professional training in England before he emigrated to Canada in 1841, living first in Cobourg, Upper Canada, and then in... |
Gothic Revival | 2 | Trinity Square Trinity Square (Toronto) Trinity Square is a public square in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Toronto Eaton Centre, an office building known as Bell Trinity Square, and the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel. The square's primary feature is the Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity... |
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Farr House | 1847 | John Farr | 8 | 905 Queen Street West | ||
Toronto House of Industry (Workhouse) - (Now used as the Laughlen Lodge for the Aged) | 1848 | William Thomas William Thomas (architect) William Thomas was an Anglo-Canadian architect.Thomas was apprenticed under Charles Barry and A.W. Pugin as a carpenter-joiner. His younger brother was the sculptor John Thomas .Thomas began his own practice at Leamington Spa in 1831 but in 1837 went bankrupt... |
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St. Jude's Church Church of St. Jude (Wexford) The Church of St. Jude is an historic church in the Scarborough area of Toronto, Canada. St. Jude's was originally built in what was the small rural village of Wexford, Ontario in 1848. The original church building survives today, being used as the cemetery chapel, making it one of the oldest... |
1848 | 14 | Victoria Park Avenue | |||
Edward Guardhouse Residence - Connaught Labs | 1848 | 11 | 1755 Steeles Ave West | |||
Enoch Turner School Enoch Turner School Enoch Turner Schoolhouse is a historic site and museum owned by the Ontario Heritage Trust. The school was built in 1848, when it was known as the Trinity Street School. The building is located at 106 Trinity Street between King St. E... |
1848 | Enoch Turner | 2, W | Trinity St. between King St. E. and Eastern Ave | ||
Hoover House | 1848 | Abraham Hoover | York University Keele campus | |||
St. Michael's Cathedral | 1848 | William Thomas William Thomas (architect) William Thomas was an Anglo-Canadian architect.Thomas was apprenticed under Charles Barry and A.W. Pugin as a carpenter-joiner. His younger brother was the sculptor John Thomas .Thomas began his own practice at Leamington Spa in 1831 but in 1837 went bankrupt... (Design) |
English Gothic English Gothic architecture English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520.-Introduction:As with the Gothic architecture of other parts of Europe, English Gothic is defined by its pointed arches, vaulted roofs, buttresses, large windows, and spires... |
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Oakham House Oakham House Oakham House is an historic building in Toronto, Canada. Today it is the middle of and owned by Ryerson University. The upper level consists of a cafe used by students and faculty, while the lower level is home to a student pub. The building is also used by the university to hold events and... |
1848 | William Thomas William Thomas (architect) William Thomas was an Anglo-Canadian architect.Thomas was apprenticed under Charles Barry and A.W. Pugin as a carpenter-joiner. His younger brother was the sculptor John Thomas .Thomas began his own practice at Leamington Spa in 1831 but in 1837 went bankrupt... |
Gothic architecture Gothic architecture Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture.... |
8 | 322 Church Street - Ryerson University Ryerson University Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden... |
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Paul Bishop's House Paul Bishop's House The Paul Bishop's House is actually a pair of historic townhouses located at 363-365 Adelaide Street East in the St. Lawrence neighborhood downtown Toronto. The houses, constructed in 1848 by Paul Bishop, sit upon the foundations laid by William Jarvis for his home in 1798. Jarvis was a member of... |
1848 | 15 | 365 & 363 Adelaide St. E. | |||
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church | 1849 | 14 | 115 St. Andrew's Road, Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River... |
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Applewood, The Shaver Homestead | 1850s | 14 | 450 The West Mall, Etobicoke | |||
Newtonbrook Store | 1850s | 14 | 5926 Yonge Street Yonge Street Yonge Street is a major arterial route connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes. It was formerly listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest street in the world at , and the construction of Yonge Street is designated an "Event of... |
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Argyle Inn at Brookfield Place | 1849 | 15 | 1 Wellington Street West | |||
Half Way House | 1849 | 6 | relocated from Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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The Wheat Sheaf | 1849 | 667 King Street West |
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William Cawthra Building | 1850-51 | 15 | 44 Yonge Street | |||
St. Lawrence Hall St. Lawrence Hall St. Lawrence Hall is a meeting hall in Toronto, Canada next to the St. Lawrence Market. It was built, alongside the new city hall, in 1850 after an 1849 fire destroyed much of the market. The Renaissance Revival style building was designed by William Thomas. It was created to be Toronto's public... |
1850 | William Thomas William Thomas (architect) William Thomas was an Anglo-Canadian architect.Thomas was apprenticed under Charles Barry and A.W. Pugin as a carpenter-joiner. His younger brother was the sculptor John Thomas .Thomas began his own practice at Leamington Spa in 1831 but in 1837 went bankrupt... |
Neo-Renaissance Revival | 2 | 157 King Street East | |
150-154 King Street East | 1850 | 9 | King Street East and Jarvis Street | |||
Tinsmith Shop and Masonic Lodge | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario Woodbridge, Ontario Woodbridge is a large suburban community in the City of Vaughan, just north of Toronto in Southern Ontario. It was once an independent town before being amalgamated with nearby communities to form the city in 1971. Its traditional downtown core is the Woodbridge Ave... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Fire House | 1850 | 6 | relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Apple Storage Cellar | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Edgeley, Ontario Edgeley, Ontario Edgeley is a small unincorporated community located in Vaughan, in York Region, Ontario, Canada. The first inhabitants of the Edgeley area came from Somerset County, Pennsylvania, circa 1800. Early family names were Smith, Stong, Shunk, Hoover, Burkholder, Muskrat, Snider, Brown, and Dalziel... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Taylor's Cooperage | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Paris, Ontario Paris, Ontario Paris, Ontario is a community on the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. The town was established in 1850. In 1999, its town government was amalgamated into that of the County of Brant, Ontario, thus ending about 149 years as a separate incorporated municipality.-History:The town was first settled in... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Temperance Hall | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Kettleby, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Scarlett House | c. 1850 | Edward Scarlett | 8 | 15 LaRush Drive, Etobicoke | ||
Devonsleigh house | 1850 | 14 | 4125 Steeles Avenue East, L'Amoreaux | |||
Charles Irvine Weaver Shop | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Kettleby, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Mackenzie Barn | 1850 | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Bolton Shop | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Bolton, Ontario Bolton, Ontario Bolton is the most populated community in the town of Caledon, located in the Region of Peel, approximately 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. In regional documents, it is referred to as a 'Rural Service Centre'. It has 26,478 residents in 8,721 households... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Snider Drive Shed | 1850 | 6 | relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Bake Oven | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Vaughan Vaughan Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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John Hagerty Building | 1850-51 | 15, 12 - Heritage Toronto | 42 Yonge St | |||
Gibson House Gibson House Gibson House is a museum in the North York Centre neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History:This historic property was built in 1851 by David Gibson, a Scottish immigrant, land surveyor and participant of the Rebellion of 1837... |
1851 | David Gibson | W | 5172 Yonge Street Yonge Street Yonge Street is a major arterial route connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes. It was formerly listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest street in the world at , and the construction of Yonge Street is designated an "Event of... |
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Forest Home | c. 1851 | Marshall Macklin | 8 | 41 Macklingate Court, Scarborough | ||
John Crawford Block | 1852 | Second Empire | 15 | 38-40 Yonge Street | ||
St. Philip's Church and Cemetery | 1852 | 15 | 29 St. Phillips Road at Royal York Road Royal York Road Royal York Road, historically known as Church Street or New Church Street, is a north-south arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a concession road, 5 concessions west of Yonge Street, and runs through many residential neighbourhoods, most notably Mimico and the Kingsway... |
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Jacob Ross House | 1852 | Jacob P. Ross | 15 | 108 Stayner Avenue | ||
Toronto Normal School Toronto Normal School The Toronto Normal School was a teachers college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1847, the Normal School was located at Church and Gould streets in central Toronto, and was a predecessor to the current Ontario Institute for Studies in Education... front façade portions incorporated into the entrance to Ryerson University Ryerson University Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden... 's athletic centre |
1852 | Frederick Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... and Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Sherborne, England in 1754 and came to Maryland in 1774. In 1787, he was travelling to Kentucky when his group was captured by a party of Shawnees; he was held captive and later released in Detroit, then held by the British... (Design) |
Gothic-Romanesque | 3 | 40, 50 Gould Street, Kerr Hall Kerr Hall Kerr Hall is a series of four buildings in a square forming the Ryerson Community Park, also known as the Quad, on the campus of Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. The site of the former Toronto Normal School... quadrangle (St James Square)–bounded by Gerrard, Church, Yonge and Gould Streets. |
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Consumers' Gas Building | 1852 | Frederick Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... and Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Sherborne, England in 1754 and came to Maryland in 1774. In 1787, he was travelling to Kentucky when his group was captured by a party of Shawnees; he was held captive and later released in Detroit, then held by the British... (Design) |
Neo-Renaissance Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival is an all-encompassing designation that covers many 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes... Revival |
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Adelaide Street Court House Adelaide Street Court House The Adelaide Street Court House, or York County Court House, was built in 1851-1862 by Thomas Ridout.Located at 57 Adelaide Street East in the St. Lawrence, Toronto, neighbourhood, the building was later home to the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto. In recent years, it housed the Courthouse Market... |
1852 | Frederick Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... and Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Sherborne, England in 1754 and came to Maryland in 1774. In 1787, he was travelling to Kentucky when his group was captured by a party of Shawnees; he was held captive and later released in Detroit, then held by the British... (Design) |
Greek Revival architecture Greek Revival architecture The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture... |
3 | 57 Adelaide Street East | |
191-197 Church Street | 1852 | Likely John Tully | Georgian | 8 | Church Street and Dundas Street West | |
Toronto Street Post Office Toronto Street Post Office The Toronto Street Post Office was also called Seventh Toronto Post Office and was built by Frederick William Cumberland and Thomas Ridout from 1851 to 1853. It is designed in the Greek Revival style.... |
1853 | Frederick Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... and Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Sherborne, England in 1754 and came to Maryland in 1774. In 1787, he was travelling to Kentucky when his group was captured by a party of Shawnees; he was held captive and later released in Detroit, then held by the British... (Design) |
Greek Revival architecture Greek Revival architecture The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture... |
2, 3 | 10 Toronto Street | |
Alexander Muirhead Victorian style farm house | 1853 | 179 Old Sheppard Street | ||||
Thomson Manse | 1853, remodelled 1896 | 14 | St. Andrew's Road, Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River... |
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Louis B. Stewart Observatory/Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory The Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory is a historical observatory located on the grounds of the University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The original building was constructed in 1840 as part of a worldwide research project run by Edward Sabine to determine the cause of... |
1853–1857 | Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... and William George Storm William George Storm William George Storm was a Canadian architect who designed a number of prominent monuments in Toronto.He was born in England and immigrated to Canada while still a child and was raised in Cobourg, Ontario. His father was a contractor and introduced him to the building trade. He apprenticed first... |
W, 15 | 12 Hart House Circle - University of Toronto - Kings College Circle | ||
Kane House | 1853 | Paul Kane Paul Kane Paul Kane was an Irish-born Canadian painter, famous for his paintings of First Nations peoples in the Canadian West and other Native Americans in the Oregon Country.... |
8 | 56 Wellesley Street East | ||
Thorncrest house | 1854 | 15 | 36 Rathburn Road | |||
Ashbridge House Ashbridge Estate The Ashbridge Estate is an historic home in the east end of Toronto. The building is located on Queen Street East near Coxwell Avenue in the Ashbridge's neighbourhood, Toronto between Leslieville and The Beaches... |
1854 | 3 | 1444 Queen Street East | |||
Hutchison Building | 1854-55 | John Hutchison | 9 | 36-42 Wellington Street East | ||
Rose Blacksmith Shop | 1855 | 6 | relocated from Nobleton, Ontario Nobleton, Ontario Nobleton is an unincorporated village in southwestern King, Ontario, Canada. It is the third-largest community in the township, after King City and Schomberg. Located south of the Oak Ridges Moraine, Nobleton is surrounded by hills and forests... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Samuel Stong House | 1855 | 6 | relocated from Vaughan Vaughan Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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The Warehouse | 1855 | 15 | 33/11 Wellington Street West | |||
Bank of British North America | 1856 | John George Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... |
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William Hall House | 1856 | William Hall | Georgian architecture | 15 | 77 Seaton Street | |
St. Michael's College University of St. Michael's College The University of St. Michael's College is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1852 by the Congregation of St. Basil of Annonay, France. While mainly an undergraduate college for liberal arts and sciences, St. Michael's retains its Roman Catholic affiliation through its postgraduate... |
1856 | William Hay (architect) William Hay (architect) William Hay was a Scottish architect who was actively working internationally from 1842 to 1887. A specialist in gothic architecture, he is primarily known for his work on several churches and cathedrals. His most famous structure is the Bermuda Cathedral in Hamilton, Bermuda which he designed in... |
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Fisherville Church | 1856 | 6 | relocated from Fisherville, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Emporium and Post Office | 1856 | 6 | relocated from Laskay, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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University College, Toronto | 1856–1859 | Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... and William George Storm William George Storm William George Storm was a Canadian architect who designed a number of prominent monuments in Toronto.He was born in England and immigrated to Canada while still a child and was raised in Cobourg, Ontario. His father was a contractor and introduced him to the building trade. He apprenticed first... ; David Dick (1892) |
Norman Norman architecture About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the... Romanesque Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... |
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St. Basil's Church, Toronto St. Basil's Church, Toronto St Basil’s Church is a Canadian Roman Catholic church located in Toronto, Ontario. In addition to being a parish church, it is the collegiate church of the University of St. Michael's College which is a Federated college of the University of Toronto... |
1855–1856 | William Hay (architect) William Hay (architect) William Hay was a Scottish architect who was actively working internationally from 1842 to 1887. A specialist in gothic architecture, he is primarily known for his work on several churches and cathedrals. His most famous structure is the Bermuda Cathedral in Hamilton, Bermuda which he designed in... |
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Allandale Allandale (Toronto) Allandale is a historic house in Toronto, Canada. It was built by prominent brewer Enoch Turner in 1856 at on Sherbourne St just north of Dundas. When it was built this was the fringe of the town, and the house is rural in appearance with a style common to rural Ontario in this period... |
1856 | Enoch Turner | 8 | 241 Sherbourne Street | ||
Hogg's Hollow cottage (2) - Auberge du Pommier Restaurant | 1856 | 15 | Hogg's Hollow; relocated to 4150 Yonge Street | |||
1856/1857 Armstrong, Beere and Hime panorama Armstrong, Beere and Hime panorama The Armstrong, Beere and Hime panorama is an almost complete panorama of the city of Toronto taken in 1856–1857 by the firm Armstrong, Beere and Hime. They are the earliest known photographs of the city of Toronto, and create an almost complete record of the city at that time... |
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Mackenzie House Mackenzie House Mackenzie House is a historic building and museum in Toronto, Canada that was the last home of William Lyon Mackenzie, the city's first mayor.... |
1857 | William Rogers | 3 | 82 Bond Street | ||
Davis House (also Geary House "Caverhill") | 1857 | James Boyd Davis | 8 | 124 Park Road | ||
Miller Tavern Miller Tavern The Miller Tavern was one of many 19th century inns along Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario .Originally called the York Mills Hotel, the three storey building dates to the 1860s. A barn to house horses was located on the north side of the building... |
1857 | W | Yonge Street south of York Mills Road | |||
Tin and Copper Smith Building | 1857 | 18 | 83 Yonge Street | |||
William Devenish House | c. 1857 | Victoria Park and St. Clair | ||||
Cornell House | 1858 | possibly local carpenters William Melburn or Thomas Little | 15 | moved to 1007 Brimley Road - Thomson Memorial Park Thomson Memorial Park Thomson Memorial Park is a mid size park in Scarborough, Ontario, and is the site of the Scarborough Historical Museum and includes historical houses of the founding family of the former city, the Thomson's, from the 1790s; more Thomson houses are found on the northern edge of the park on St.... |
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Flynn House | 1858 | 6 | relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Daniel Flynn Boot and Shoe Shop | 1858 | 6 | relocated from Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Wilmot Township Hall | 1858 | 6 | relocated from Wilmot, Ontario Wilmot, Ontario The Township of Wilmot is a rural township in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Its 2006 Census population was 17,097.-Communities:*Baden* Mannheim*New Dundee*New Hamburg* Petersburg* Phillipsburg*St... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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LaRose House | 1858 | Daniel LaRose | 8 | 322 LaRose Ave | ||
Thomas Helliwell Block | 1858 | 15 | 81 Front Street East | |||
University College, Toronto Croft House | 1859 | Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... (Design) |
2 | Kings College Circle, University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... |
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Gooderham and Worts Distillery - Stone Distillery | 1859 | Victoria-era industrial architecture | 1 | Distillery District | ||
Bain House | 1859 | Robert Sargant | 8 | 14 Dingwall Avenue | ||
Alumnae Theatre Alumnae Theatre The Alumnae Theatre, known most often as The Alum, is the oldest theatre society in Toronto, Canada still in operation. It was founded in 1919 by female graduates of the University of Toronto who wanted to continue to participate in semi-professional theatre after graduation... |
1859 | Toronto Fire Department | 9 | 70 Berkeley Street | ||
Alexander Smith Block | 1859 | 15 | 77 Front Street East | |||
Cherry Street Hotel / Palace Street School | 1859 | Joseph Sheard Joseph Sheard Joseph Sheard was a Canadian architect and politician. He was Mayor of Toronto from 1871 to 1872.Born in Hornsea, near Hull, Yorkshire, England, his father died when he was only 6 weeks old, leaving 4 young children to be raised by his mother... |
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Neilson Park Fieldhouse | 1860s | 15 | Malvern, Toronto Malvern, Toronto Malvern is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a population of 44,315. It is located in the northeast corner of the city, in the district of Scarborough. Scarborough was merged with five other municipalities and a regional government to form the new City of Toronto in 1998... |
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Chicken House | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Kettleby, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Burwick Stable | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario Woodbridge, Ontario Woodbridge is a large suburban community in the City of Vaughan, just north of Toronto in Southern Ontario. It was once an independent town before being amalgamated with nearby communities to form the city in 1971. Its traditional downtown core is the Woodbridge Ave... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Edgeley Slaughter House | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Edgeley, Ontario Edgeley, Ontario Edgeley is a small unincorporated community located in Vaughan, in York Region, Ontario, Canada. The first inhabitants of the Edgeley area came from Somerset County, Pennsylvania, circa 1800. Early family names were Smith, Stong, Shunk, Hoover, Burkholder, Muskrat, Snider, Brown, and Dalziel... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Edgeley Memmonite Meeting House Drive Shed | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Hornby, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Drive Shed | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Milverton, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Church Drive Shed | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Vaughan Vaughan Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern... , Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Old St. Paul's St. Paul's, Bloor Street The Church of St Paul's, Bloor Street, is a large parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in the Diocese of Toronto.Located in downtown Toronto near the denomination's national headquarters, the parish, along with Little Trinity Anglican Church, is one of historical flagship low church parishes of... |
1860 | Edmund and George Radford | 15 | Bloor Street East between Church and Jarvis Jarvis Street Jarvis Street is a north-south thoroughfare in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, passing through some of the oldest developed areas in the city. Its alignment extends from Bloor Street in the north to Queens Quay East in the south. South of Front Street, it continues as Lower Jarvis Street... Streets |
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Stong House and Barn | 1860 | Jacob Stong | York University York University York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university.... Keele campus |
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Chapel of St. James-the-Less | 1860 | Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... and William George Storm William George Storm William George Storm was a Canadian architect who designed a number of prominent monuments in Toronto.He was born in England and immigrated to Canada while still a child and was raised in Cobourg, Ontario. His father was a contractor and introduced him to the building trade. He apprenticed first... (Design) |
2 | St. James Cemetery, Parliament Street | ||
Gooderham and Worts Distillery - Malt House (The Maltings) | 1860 | Victorian industrial architecture | W | Distillery District | ||
Dempsey Store | 1860 | 15 | 250 Beecroft Avenue, North York | |||
Oaklands | 1860 | John Macdonald John Macdonald (Canadian politician) John Macdonald was a Canadian merchant, churchman, philanthropist, and politician in the late 19th century in Toronto. He was a major patron of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Toronto General Hospital... , design William Hay William Hay (architect) William Hay was a Scottish architect who was actively working internationally from 1842 to 1887. A specialist in gothic architecture, he is primarily known for his work on several churches and cathedrals. His most famous structure is the Bermuda Cathedral in Hamilton, Bermuda which he designed in... |
8 | De La Salle College De La Salle College (Toronto) De La Salle College "Oaklands" is an independent co-educational Catholic school in Toronto, Ontario. It is operated by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools as a university preparatory institution in the Roman Catholic tradition as founded by Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle in... |
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F.G. Perkins Block | 1860 | 15 | 41 Front Street East | |||
Holy Trinity Rectory | 1861 | William Hay (architect) William Hay (architect) William Hay was a Scottish architect who was actively working internationally from 1842 to 1887. A specialist in gothic architecture, he is primarily known for his work on several churches and cathedrals. His most famous structure is the Bermuda Cathedral in Hamilton, Bermuda which he designed in... |
15 | 10 Trinity Square Trinity Square (Toronto) Trinity Square is a public square in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Toronto Eaton Centre, an office building known as Bell Trinity Square, and the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel. The square's primary feature is the Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity... |
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Dickson Hill School | 1861 | 6 | relocated from Dickson Hill, Ontario Dickson Hill, Ontario Dickson Hill is a small community in northeast Markham, Ontario and is located near Highway 48 and 19th Avenue, on the border to Whitchurch-Stouffville.... (Markham, Ontario Markham, Ontario Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census... ) to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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Fleet Street Lighthouse Fleet Street Lighthouse The Queen's Wharf Lighthouse is located at Fleet Street just east of the Princes' Gates at the Exhibition Place Grounds in Toronto. The octagonal building was originally part of a pair of lighthouses built in 1861 at Queen's Wharf, replacing an earlier lighthouse originally built in 1838... |
1861 | marine architecture | W | Fleet Street east of Princes' Gates at Exhibition Place Exhibition Place Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,... |
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Henry Scadding Home | 1862 | Henry Scadding Henry Scadding Henry Scadding was a Canadian author and clergyman.Scadding was born in Dunkeswell, Devon, England, and migrated to Canada with his parents, John Scadding and Melicent Triggs, in 1821. He was educated at Upper Canada College and at St. John's College at Cambridge University, Cambridge, England,... |
6 Trinity Square Trinity Square (Toronto) Trinity Square is a public square in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Toronto Eaton Centre, an office building known as Bell Trinity Square, and the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel. The square's primary feature is the Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity... |
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Snarr's Terrace | 1863 | Thomas Snarr | 8 | 215-219 Jarvis Street | ||
Elderslie | 1864 | 8 | 1575 Neilson Road, Scarborough | |||
St. Peter's Anglican Church | 1864–1866 | Gundry and (Henry) Langley Henry Langley (architect) Henry Langley was a Canadian architect based in Toronto. He was active from 1854 to 1907. Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889... |
15 | 188 Carlton Street at Sherborne Street | ||
Don Jail Don Jail The Toronto Jail is a provincial jail for remanded offenders in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Riverdale neighbourhood on Gerrard Street East near its intersection with Broadview Avenue. It gets its nickname from the nearby Don River... |
1865 | William Thomas William Thomas (architect) William Thomas was an Anglo-Canadian architect.Thomas was apprenticed under Charles Barry and A.W. Pugin as a carpenter-joiner. His younger brother was the sculptor John Thomas .Thomas began his own practice at Leamington Spa in 1831 but in 1837 went bankrupt... |
Italianate architecture Italianate architecture The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and... |
W | Gerrard Street East near Broadview Avenue | |
Milne house | 1865 | Alexander Milne | 1185 Lawrence Avenue East/Old Lawrence Avenue East / Milne Hollow | |||
Edward Leadley Co. Warehouse | 1865 | Edward Leadley | 9 | 87 Front Street East | ||
David Duncan House | 1865 | 15 | 125 Moatfield Drive | |||
Summer Hill Coach House | 1865 | 15 | 36 Summerhill Gardens | |||
St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church | 1865 | Henry Langley Henry Langley (architect) Henry Langley was a Canadian architect based in Toronto. He was active from 1854 to 1907. Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889... |
15 | Bathurst Street and College Avenue | ||
Spadina House Spadina House Spadina Museum, also called Spadina , is a historic manor on Spadina Road in Toronto, Canada that is now a museum operated by the City of Toronto Cultural Services. The museum preserves the house much as it existed and developed historically... |
1866 | James Austin | including Victorian Victorian architecture The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and... , Edwardian Edwardian architecture Edwardian architecture is the style popular when King Edward VII of the United Kingdom was in power; he reigned from 1901 to 1910, but the architecture style is generally considered to be indicative of the years 1901 to 1914.... , Arts and Crafts Arts and Crafts movement Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s... , Art Deco Art Deco Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and... , Art Nouveau Art Nouveau Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"... and Colonial Revival Colonial Revival architecture The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own... |
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Berkeley Castle | c. 1866 | Joseph Simpson | 9 | 2 Berkeley Street | ||
Dominion Carriage Works and Cabinet Shop | 1867 | 6 | relocated from Sebringville, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River. The village is a recreation of life in 19th-century Ontario and gives an idea how... |
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John Daniels' House John Daniels' House John Daniels' House is located in the Yorkville neighbourhood in Toronto, Canada and was built in 1867 for John Daniels, a constable. It is one of the last surviving historic buildings in the area, and is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. Presently, it houses a small antique shop.-See... |
1867 | W | Yorkville | |||
Euclid Hall (Keg Mansion Keg Mansion The Keg Mansion and Keg Manor are the names used for a subset of Canadian restaurants under The Keg brand. These are located in heritage buildings adapted to serve as commercial restaurant establishments.- Keg Mansion :... ) |
1868 | Arthur McMaster | W | 515 Jarvis Street | ||
Zion Schoolhouse | 1869 | 15 | 1091 Finch Avenue East | |||
Pearse House | 1869 | James Pearse Jr | 15 | Beare Road, Scarborough |
1870 to 1879
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Playter Homestead | 1870s | John Lea Playter | 15 | 28 Playter Crescent | ||
Gooderham and Worts Distillery - Pure Spirits Building | 1870 | Victorian industrial | W | Distillery District | ||
De La Salle Institute - former bank building | 1870 | 15 | Adelaide Street East (formerly Duke Street) | |||
Downsview United Church | 1870 | 15 | 2822 Keele Street | |||
Humewood house | 1870s | William Hume Blake | 15 | 40 Humewood Drive | ||
MacDonald-Mowat House | 1872 | Nathaniel Dickey | 2 | east side of St. George Street, between Russell Street and Willcocks Street | ||
Charles Moore and Co | 1871 | 15 | 5, 7, 9 Wellington Street West | |||
T Griffith Block | 1872 | 15 | 35 Front Street East | |||
Knox United Church | 1872 | 14 | 2569 Midland Avenue | |||
Metropolitan United Church Metropolitan United Church Metropolitan United Church is a large neo-Gothic church in downtown Toronto, Canada. It is one of the largest and most prominent churches of the United Church of Canada. It is located on Queen Street East at the corner of Church Street in Toronto's Garden District.-History:The congregation,... |
1872 | Henry Langley Henry Langley (architect) Henry Langley was a Canadian architect based in Toronto. He was active from 1854 to 1907. Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889... |
French Gothic | W | Church Street and Queen Street East | |
Toronto Fire Department Toronto Fire Services The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto... Fire Hall # 3 - tower only |
1872 | 15 | Yonge Street, north of College Street | |||
Hillside Schoolhouse | 1872 | 15, 10 | Meadowvale Road | |||
University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... University of St. Michael's College University of St. Michael's College The University of St. Michael's College is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1852 by the Congregation of St. Basil of Annonay, France. While mainly an undergraduate college for liberal arts and sciences, St. Michael's retains its Roman Catholic affiliation through its postgraduate... - Clover Hill addition |
1872–1873 | William Irving | St. George campus - University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... |
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Maple Cottage | 1873 | 15 | 62 Laing Street | |||
Zion Church | 1873 | 15 | 1650 Finch Avenue East | |||
St. James Cathedral Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto) Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto, Canada is the home of the oldest congregation in the city. The parish was established in 1797. The Cathedral was begun in 1850 and completed in 1853, was at the time one of the largest buildings in the city... |
1874 | Frederick Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland Frederick William Cumberland was a Canadian engineer, architect and political figure. He represented the riding of Algoma in the 1st and 2nd Ontario Parliaments and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... and Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout Thomas Ridout was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Sherborne, England in 1754 and came to Maryland in 1774. In 1787, he was travelling to Kentucky when his group was captured by a party of Shawnees; he was held captive and later released in Detroit, then held by the British... (Design) |
Gothic Revival architecture Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
2 | 65 Church Street | |
De La Salle Institute - former post office | 1874 | 15 | ||||
Toronto Necropolis Toronto Necropolis Necropolis Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Toronto, located on the west side of the Don Valley near Riverdale Farm. Opened in 1850 to replace "Strangers' Burying Ground" , the cemetery is the resting place for many dead Torontonians including:* Joseph Bloor* William Lyon Mackenzie - Toronto's... Chapel |
1874 | Henry Langley Henry Langley (architect) Henry Langley was a Canadian architect based in Toronto. He was active from 1854 to 1907. Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889... |
15 | Winchester Street and Sumach Street | ||
St. Luke's United Church | 1874 | Henry Langley Henry Langley (architect) Henry Langley was a Canadian architect based in Toronto. He was active from 1854 to 1907. Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889... and Edmund Burke |
15 | Sherborne Street and Carlton Street | ||
Jarvis Street Baptist Church Jarvis Street Baptist Church The Jarvis Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church located at the intersection of Gerrard Street and Jarvis Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario. One of the oldest churches in the city, its congregation was founded in 1818, and the present church constructed in 1875.-History:Early records indicate... |
1874 | Edmund Burke | 15 | Jarvis Street and Gerrard Street East | ||
1 Spadina Crescent 1 Spadina Crescent 1 Spadina Crescent is an academic building of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated in the centre of a roundabout of Spadina Avenue, north of College Street. Its location provides a picturesque vista looking north up Spadina Avenue; it is an axial view terminus for Spadina... (formerly Knox College) |
1875 | Smith and Gemmell | Gothic Revival architecture Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
W | 1 Spadina Crescent 1 Spadina Crescent 1 Spadina Crescent is an academic building of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated in the centre of a roundabout of Spadina Avenue, north of College Street. Its location provides a picturesque vista looking north up Spadina Avenue; it is an axial view terminus for Spadina... , University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... |
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Richardson House, later the Spadina Hotel Spadina Hotel The Spadina Hotel is youth hostel located at Spadina Avenue and King Street, just south of Chinatown in Toronto.Built in the late 1873, the three storey Victorian building features a small clock on the east facade. In the early 1900s it was the Hotel Falconer and shared the corner with another... |
1875; altered in 1882; altered c.1890 | 15 | 460 King Street West | |||
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O'Keefe House O'Keefe House O'Keefe House is the former mansion owned by Eugene O'Keefe, which serves as a residence for Ryerson University. The house holds 33 residents on three floors located at 137 Bond St. in Toronto, Canada.- History :... |
1875 | 137 Bond Street - Ryerson University Ryerson University Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden... |
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George Brown House - Lambton Lodge | 1875–1876 | William Irving | Second Empire | 3 | 186 Beverley Street | |
The Brunswick House The Brunswick House The Brunswick House, known colloquially as The Brunny and sometimes advertised as Ye Olde Brunswick House, is a well known pub in Toronto.... |
1876; altered in 2004 | W | 481 Bloor Street West Bloor Street Bloor Street is a major east–west residential and commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, in the Canadian province of Ontario. Bloor Street runs from the Prince Edward Viaduct westward into Mississauga, where it ends at Central Parkway. East of the viaduct, Danforth Avenue continues along the same... |
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St. Andrew's Church St. Andrew's Church (Toronto) St. Andrew's Church, 73 Simcoe Street, Toronto is a large and historic Romanesque Revival Presbyterian church in downtown Toronto, Canada.-History:... |
1876 | William George Storm William George Storm William George Storm was a Canadian architect who designed a number of prominent monuments in Toronto.He was born in England and immigrated to Canada while still a child and was raised in Cobourg, Ontario. His father was a contractor and introduced him to the building trade. He apprenticed first... (Design) |
2 | 73 Simcoe Street | ||
Hillside Church | 1877 | 15 | 361 Old Finch Avenue | |||
Newtonbrook School | 1878 | 15 | Drewy Avenue | |||
St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Toronto) St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church in downtown Toronto serving the Latvian and Estonian population of Toronto. It is home to two congregations: St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Estonian and St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Latvian.The church was originally... |
1878 | Henry Langley Henry Langley (architect) Henry Langley was a Canadian architect based in Toronto. He was active from 1854 to 1907. Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889... & Edmund Burke |
Gothic revival | 15 | 383 Jarvis Street | |
Toronto Fire Services Toronto Fire Services The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto... Station 312 - formerly Hose No. 8 and later Toronto Fire Department Station 10 |
1876–1878 | Victorian Gothic | 15 | 34 Yorkville Avenue | ||
Toronto Fire Services Toronto Fire Services The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto... Station 315 - formerly Toronto Fire Department Station 8 (Kensington Market Firehall) |
1877-78 | Victorian | 15 | 132 Bellevue Avenue |
1880 to 1889
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Armadale Free Methodist Church | 1880 | volunteer labourers | 15 | 400 Passmore Avenue, Agincourt | ||
McMaster Hall | 1881 | Henry Langley Henry Langley (architect) Henry Langley was a Canadian architect based in Toronto. He was active from 1854 to 1907. Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889... , Henry Langley Henry Langley (architect) Henry Langley was a Canadian architect based in Toronto. He was active from 1854 to 1907. Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889... and Edmund Burke (Design) |
2 | 273 Bloor Street West | ||
James Cooper House James Cooper House James Cooper House is an historic house in Toronto, Canada that in 2008 underwent the largest residential structure relocation in Canadian history. The house is located at the corner of Sherbourne Street and Linden, just south of Bloor Street. It was built in 1881 for James Cooper, a wealthy... |
1882 | 15 | Sherborne Street and Bloor Street East | |||
Village of Brockton Brockton Village Brockton Village is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It comprises a section of the old Town of Brockton which was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1884. The town encompassed the area from Bloor Street on the north, Dufferin Street on the east, High Park on the west and ranged from... Town Hall |
1882 | 15 | Dundas Street West and Brock Avenue | |||
St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church and Bishop's Cottage | 1884 | A.R. Dennison; Church windows by Robert McCausland | 15 | Toronto Islands Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Ontario. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour... |
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St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church | 1885; spire added 1904 | Joseph Connolly Joseph Connolly (architect) Joseph Connolly was an Irish Canadian architect, born in Limerick, Ireland. He trained as an architect under J.J. McCarthy in his native Ireland before coming to North America. Connolly specialized in Gothic Revival design... ; spire - A.W. Holmes |
15 | Bathurst Street and Adelaide Street West | ||
Thomas Clark house | 1885 | 15 | 9 Barberry Place | |||
Bank of Montreal Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup... |
1885 | Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.-Life and career:... & S. George Curry S. George Curry Samuel George Curry was a Canadian architect who practiced in Toronto as the junior partner of several of Toronto’s leading architects, among them Frank Darling and from 1892 Darling's partner John A. Pearson, Henry Sproatt, Francis S. Baker, Ernest Rolph and W. F... |
W | Northwest corner of 30 Yonge Street and Front Street | ||
Poulton Block | 1885 | Kennedy, Gaviller & Holland | Gothic Revival | W | 798 Queen Street East | |
Beverley Street Baptist Church Toronto Chinese Baptist Church The Toronto Chinese Baptist Church is a Baptist church serving the Chinese-Canadian community of Toronto, Canada. It was originally built as Beverley Street Baptist Church in 1886 by William McMaster and is a designated historic building... |
1886 | Henry Langley Henry Langley (architect) Henry Langley was a Canadian architect based in Toronto. He was active from 1854 to 1907. Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889... & Edmund Burke |
6 | 72 Beverley Street | ||
George S. Pratt House | 1886 | 15 | 17 Mill Street | |||
Ontario College of Pharmacy | 1887 | Ryerson University Ryerson University Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden... |
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St. Paul's Basilica | 1887 | 15 | 83 Power Street (Queen Street East near Parliament Street) | |||
Toronto Street Railways Stables - now Young People's Theatre | 1886–1887 | H.G. Salisbury | W | 165 Front Street East | ||
Chester D. Massey House | 1887 | 15 | 519 Jarvis Street | |||
Ontario College of Pharmacy | 1887 | Ryerson University Ryerson University Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden... |
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Central United Church Central United Church Central United Church is a historic congregation of the United Church of Canada located in the community of Weston, now a neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada... |
1887 | 1 King St., Weston | ||||
Trinity-St. Paul's United Church Trinity-St. Paul's United Church Trinity-St. Paul's United Church is a church belonging to the United Church of Canada in Toronto, Ontario. It is located at 427 Bloor Street West, just west of Spadina Avenue. The church is formed of a mix of three different former congregations and houses a fourth.Today, Trinity-St. Paul's has a... |
1887–1889 | Henry Langley Henry Langley (architect) Henry Langley was a Canadian architect based in Toronto. He was active from 1854 to 1907. Among the first architects born and trained in Canada, he was a founding members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Association of Architects in 1889... and Edmund Burke |
15 | Bloor Street west of Spadina Avenue | ||
Lakeview Hotel, now Winchester Hotel Winchester Hotel The Winchester Hotel is a historic hotel in the Toronto neighbourhood known as Cabbagetown at 531 Parliament Street.Originally the Lakeview Hotel, it was built in 1888 by Thomas Kennedy. Since the 1960s, the once proud hotel was pretty much abandoned despite a re-birth of neighbourhood... |
1888 | Thomas Kennedy | 15, W | 531 Parliament Street | ||
Bathurst Street Methodist Church Bathurst Street Theatre The Bathurst Street Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario, that is housed in a former church. The Gothic revival building is located at 736 Bathurst Street at Lennox, one traffic light to the south of Bloor Street, Honest Ed's, the Bathurst Street Subway Station, and across Bathurst from... (now Bathurst Street Theatre) |
1888 | W | 736 Bathurst Street | |||
The Toronto Club The Toronto Club The Toronto Club was founded in 1835. It is Canada’s oldest private club. Its current clubhouse, located at 107 Wellington Street West , was designed by Frank Darling and S. George Curry in 1888 and opened in 1889. The building mixes different architectural styles and marks an important... |
1888 | Frank Darling Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.-Life and career:... & S. George Curry S. George Curry Samuel George Curry was a Canadian architect who practiced in Toronto as the junior partner of several of Toronto’s leading architects, among them Frank Darling and from 1892 Darling's partner John A. Pearson, Henry Sproatt, Francis S. Baker, Ernest Rolph and W. F... |
Palladian, Rennissance Revival, Richardson Romanesque Style | 15 | 107-109 Wellington Street West | |
Empress Hotel | 1888 | 335 Yonge Street (destroyed in a fire January 2011; scheduled for demolition) |
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Gladstone Hotel | 1889 | Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... |
15, W | 1214 Queen Street West Queen Street West Queen Street West describes both the western branch of Queen Street, a major east-west thoroughfare, and a series of neighbourhoods or commercial districts, situated west of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Queen Street begins in the west at the intersection of King Street, The... |
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Heintzman House | 1889 | Knox, Elliot & Jarvis | 15 | 288 Annette Street | ||
Dr William McCormick Sanitorium - later as Strathcona Hospital and now part of the Gothic Estates | 1889 | Swimmingly good times, Mike Filey The Way We Were, Toronto Sun Toronto Sun The Toronto Sun is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its daily Sunshine Girl feature and for what it sees as a populist conservative editorial stance.-History:... , May 25, 2008, p 45. |
32 Gothic Avenue | |||
Fairbank United Church | 1889 | 15 | 2750 Dufferin Street | |||
Bloor Street United Church Bloor Street United Church Bloor Street United Church is a United Church of Canada church located at 300 Bloor Street West in downtown Toronto, near the intersection with Huron Street. It is just north of the University of Toronto, and between the Spadina and St. George Subway Stations.As with many of the downtown Toronto... |
1889-90 | 15 | Bloor Street West and Huron Street | |||
Toronto Hydro Toronto Hydro The Toronto Hydro-Electric System is the local distributor of electric power in the City of Toronto. In 2005 the utility served a peak load of over 5,000 MW and had nearly 600,000 residential and 70,000 commercial and industrial customers, and had around 1,600 employees. In 2005 the corporation... -Electric Dynamo House |
1889 | 532 Bay Street |
1890 to 1899
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Don Valley Brick Works Don Valley Brick Works The Don Valley Brick Works also known as Evergreen Brickworks is a former quarry and industrial site located in the Don River valley in Toronto, Ontario. Currently the buildings sit mostly unused while the quarry has been converted into a city park which includes a series of naturalized ponds... |
1890s | Victoria industrial | 15 | Pottery Road | ||
Rotman's Men's Shops | 1890 | William George Storm William George Storm William George Storm was a Canadian architect who designed a number of prominent monuments in Toronto.He was born in England and immigrated to Canada while still a child and was raised in Cobourg, Ontario. His father was a contractor and introduced him to the building trade. He apprenticed first... |
350-358 Spadina Avenue | |||
Swansea Public School | 1890 | Additions were made in 1928, 1953 and 1985. | Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... |
207 Windermere Avenue | ||
Alexander Muir Alexander Muir Alexander Muir was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster. He was the composer of The Maple Leaf Forever, which he wrote in October 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada.-Early life:... House |
1890 | 15 | 9 Mackenzie Drive | |||
Drake Hotel Drake Hotel (Toronto) The Drake Hotel on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada near Parkdale, was opened in 1890 as "Small's Hotel". At the time, the area was a major Canadian Pacific Railway hub near what was then one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the city.... |
1890 | W | Parkdale Parkdale, Toronto Parkdale is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, west of downtown. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Roncesvalles Avenue, on the north by Queen Street. It is bounded on the east by Dufferin Street from Queen Street south, and on the south by Lake Ontario... |
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University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... University of St. Michael's College - Elmsley Place houses (7) |
1890 | University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... St. George campus |
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Sunlight Soap/Lever Brothers Works factory - now Korex Don Valley | 1890 | 2 Don Valley Parkway | ||||
Ryrie Building | 1891 | additions and alterations by Edmund Burke, Horwood & White 1913-14; ground floor and basement remodelled by Norman A. Armstrong, 1934 | 229 Yonge Street | |||
J. Morrish General Store | 1891 | 15 | Old Kingston Road | |||
University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... Wycliffe College |
1891 | 5 Hoskin Avenue | ||||
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Independent Order of Odd Fellows The Independent Order of Odd Fellows , also known as the Three Link Fraternity, is an altruistic and benevolent fraternal organization derived from the similar British Oddfellows service organizations which came into being during the 18th century, at a time when altruistic and charitable acts were... Hall |
1891 | Norman Dick and Frank Wickson | Yonge Steet and College Street - northwest corner | |||
Underwood House | c.1891 | 15 | Steeles Avenue East | |||
Gooderham Building (Flatiron Building) | 1892 | David Roberts, Jr, architect | W | Triangular intersection at Front Street and Wellington Street | ||
George Gooderham George Horace Gooderham George Horace Gooderham was an Ontario manufacturer and political figure. He represented Toronto South and then Toronto Southwest in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1919 as a Conservative member.... House |
1892 | Henry Sproatt Henry Sproatt Henry Sproatt was a Canadian architect in the early 20th Century.Born in Toronto, he trained in Europe and in New York. He formed a partnership with another celebrated architect, John A. Pearson in 1890 and with Frank Darling in 1893... |
15 | 135 St. George Street | ||
Victoria Hospital for Sick Children Victoria Hospital for Sick Children Victoria Hospital for Sick Children is a building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1892 by the architectural firm of Darling and Curry, and served as the hospital that is now called Hospital for Sick Children until 1951... |
1892 | Frank Darling Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.-Life and career:... & S. George Curry S. George Curry Samuel George Curry was a Canadian architect who practiced in Toronto as the junior partner of several of Toronto’s leading architects, among them Frank Darling and from 1892 Darling's partner John A. Pearson, Henry Sproatt, Francis S. Baker, Ernest Rolph and W. F... |
Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... |
W, 3 | College Street and Elizabeth Street | |
Harbord Collegiate Institute Harbord Collegiate Institute Harbord Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school located in downtown Toronto, Canada. Specifically, the school is located in the Palmerston-Little Italy/The Annex neighbourhood, situated on the north side of Harbord Street, between Euclid Ave. and Manning St... |
1892 | W, 10 | 286 Harbord Street | |||
Confederation Life Building | 1892 | Knox and Elliot | Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... |
W | Richmond Street East | |
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Carriage House | 1892 | 15 | Humber College Humber College Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves... Lakeshore Campus |
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Palace Arms Hotel | 1892 | 950 King Street West | ||||
St John the Baptist (Norway) Anglican Church | 1893 | C.J. Gibson | 470 Woodbine Avenue | |||
New Broadview House Hotel New Broadview House Hotel The New Broadview House Hotel is a four story hotel at Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East in Toronto, Ontario.Built in 1893, the Romanesque style hotel was built for Archibald Dingham and located in the historic neighbourhood of Riverdale.... |
1893 | Archibald Dingham | Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... |
W | Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East | |
Ontario Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada... |
1893 | Richard A. Waite Richard A. Waite Richard A. Waite was a British-born American architect in the late 19th century.Richard Waite's father arrived in America in 1856 with his wife and children and settled in Buffalo, New York to work in a printing company. His son Richard, like many early architects, learned building design as an... , architect |
Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark... |
W | Queen's Park | |
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Gatehouse | 1893 | 15 | Humber College Humber College Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves... Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West |
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Havergal College Havergal College Havergal College is an independent boarding and day school for girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Named for English hymn composer, author and humanitarian Frances Ridley Havergal, the school was founded in 1894 by a group of men led by The Honourable H... |
1894 | W | 1451 Avenue Road | |||
Massey Hall Massey Hall Massey Hall is a venerable performing arts theatre in the Garden District of downtown Toronto. The theatre originally was designed to seat 3,500 patrons but, after extensive renovations in the 1940s, now seats up to 2,765.... |
1894 | Sidney Badgley Sidney Badgley Sidney Rose Badgley was a prominent turn-of-the-century Canadian-born architect. He was active throughout the United States and Canada, with a significant body of work in Cleveland.-Biography:... |
W | 178 Victoria Street | ||
St. Phillip's Anglican Church | 1894 | |||||
F. W. Woolworth Building | 1895 | W | Queen Street West and Yonge | |||
Toronto Transit Commission Toronto Transit Commission -Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:... Roncesvalles Carhouse |
1895 | W | Roncesvalles Avenue and Queen Street West | |||
Eastern Gap Lighthouses | 1895 | 19th Century lighthouse | Removed from Eastern Gap 1973 and relocated to Humber Bay Park Humber Bay Park Humber Bay Park is a waterfront park located in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. The park consists of two landspits situated at the mouth of Mimico Creek. The park is on Lake Shore Boulevard West at Park Lawn Road. Humber Bay Park East, connecting to the Humber Bay neighbourhood that existed there... 1981 |
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St. George's Greek Orthodox Church- formerly Holy Blossom Temple | 1895 | John Wilson Siddall | 15 | Bond Street and Yonge Street | ||
Royal Canadian Yacht Club Royal Canadian Yacht Club The Royal Canadian Yacht Club is a boating club based in Toronto, Canada.It was founded in 1852 as the Toronto Boat Club, a recreational club and unofficial auxiliary of the Royal Navy on Lake Ontario. In 1854, the club successfully petitioned Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom for the right to... house |
1896 | Dick & Wickson | W | Toronto Islands Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Ontario. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour... |
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Victoria University in the University of Toronto Victoria University, Toronto Victoria University is a constituent college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1836 and named for Queen Victoria. It is commonly called Victoria College, informally Vic, after the original academic component that now forms its undergraduate division... |
1896 | W | University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... St. George campus |
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Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Superintendent's residence (Cumberland House) and pavilions | 1896 | 15 | Humber College Humber College Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves... Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West |
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The Royal Conservatory of Music Main Building - formerly home of McMaster University McMaster University McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens... |
1897 | 273 Bloor Street West | ||||
John Kay Store - facade only | 1898 | S. George Curry S. George Curry Samuel George Curry was a Canadian architect who practiced in Toronto as the junior partner of several of Toronto’s leading architects, among them Frank Darling and from 1892 Darling's partner John A. Pearson, Henry Sproatt, Francis S. Baker, Ernest Rolph and W. F... |
15 | 10 Adelaide Street West | ||
Masaryk Hall | 1898 | 15 | 220 Cowan Avenue at Queen Street West | |||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Assembly Hall | 1898 | 15 | Humber College Humber College Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves... Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West |
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Old City Hall Old City Hall (Toronto) Toronto's Old City Hall was home to its city council from 1899 to 1966 and remains one of the city's most prominent structures. The building is located at the corner of Queen and Bay Streets, across Bay Street from Nathan Phillips Square and the new City Hall in the centre of downtown Toronto... |
1899 | E. J. Lennox E. J. Lennox Edward James Lennox was a Toronto-based architect who designed several of the city's most notable landmarks in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries including Old City Hall and Casa Loma... |
Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... |
W | Queen Street West at Bay Street | |
Don Station | 1899 | W, 15 | Todmorden Mills Todmorden Mills Todmorden Mills was a small settlement located in the Don River valley in Toronto, Ontario. It started out as a lumber mill in the 1790s. Originally known as "Don Mills", it grew into a small industrial complex and village before becoming part of East York in the 20th century... |
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Massey-Harris, later Massey-Ferguson Ltd Massey Ferguson Massey Ferguson Limited was a major agricultural equipment manufacturer which was based in Canada before its purchase by AGCO. The company was formed by a merger between Massey Harris and the Ferguson tractor company in 1953, creating the company Massey Harris Ferguson. However in 1958 the name was... |
1899 | E. J. Lennox E. J. Lennox Edward James Lennox was a Toronto-based architect who designed several of the city's most notable landmarks in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries including Old City Hall and Casa Loma... |
15 | 519 King Street West | ||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital New Stores facilities | 1899 | 15 | Humber College Humber College Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves... Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West |
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Consumer's Gas Purifying House - now Toronto Police Toronto Police Service The Toronto Police Service , formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police service for the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest municipal police service in Canada and second largest police force in Canada after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police... 51 Division |
1899 | 15 | 51 Parliament Street at Mill Street | |||
Parkdale Telephone Exchange Building | 1899 | 207 Cowan Avenue |
1900 to 1909
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Dixon homestead | early 1900s | 15 | 1671 Kipling Avenue | |||
former La Rose homestead | early 1900s | 15 | 322 La Rose Avenue | |||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Conservatory | 1901 | 15 | Humber College Humber College Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves... Lakeshore Campus - 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West |
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University of Toronto Faculty of Law University of Toronto Faculty of Law Established in 1887, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. The Faculty of Law is particularly renowned in the areas of corporate law, international law, law and economics, and legal theory.The law school has been... Flavelle House |
1901 | Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling was an architectural firm based in Toronto from 1897 through 1923, a key player in shaping the urban look of the city and the rest of Canada in the first half of the 20th century.-Formation:... Frank Darling Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.-Life and career:... |
University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... St. George campus |
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University of Toronto Faculty of Law University of Toronto Faculty of Law Established in 1887, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. The Faculty of Law is particularly renowned in the areas of corporate law, international law, law and economics, and legal theory.The law school has been... Falconer Hall |
1901 | 84 Queen's Park Crescent University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... St. George campus |
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Kew Gardens Gardener's Cottage | 1901–1902 | Queen Anne Revival | Kew Gardens Kew Gardens (Toronto) Kew Gardens is a large park in The Beaches neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada. The park stretches from Queen Street East to the lakeshore at Kew Beach.... |
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Philosopher's Walk Gate Philosopher's Walk (Toronto) The Philosopher's Walk is a scenic footpath in the main campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It runs in the north-south direction along the ravine landscape created by Taddle Creek, once a natural waterway that was buried during the Industrial Age and now flowing... |
1901 | University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... St. George campus |
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Adams Brothers Harness Manufacturing Company Ltd | 1901-03 | 15 | 185 Frederick Street | |||
Bank of Hamilton | 1902 | GW Gouinlock | 15 | 165 Spadina Avenue | ||
King Edward Hotel King Edward Hotel (Toronto) The King Edward Hotel in Toronto, Canada is part of the Le Méridien chain of hotels. Officially known as the Le Méridien King Edward Hotel, it is also colloquially called the King Eddy.-Location:... |
1902 | E. J. Lennox E. J. Lennox Edward James Lennox was a Toronto-based architect who designed several of the city's most notable landmarks in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries including Old City Hall and Casa Loma... |
W | 37 King Street East | ||
Poor Alex Theatre Poor Alex Theatre Poor Alex Theatre is a theatre company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The Poor Alex was opened in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood in the 1970s in a property owned by Ed Mirvish and took its name as a parody of the Mirvish owned Royal Alexandra Theatre... |
1903? | 15 | 296 Brunswick Avenue, The Annex | |||
Kimberley Jr Public School - Toronto District School Board Toronto District School Board Toronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada... |
1903? | 10, 15 | 50 Swanwick Avenue | |||
Trinity College Gates - Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division The City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division is the division of the Toronto municipal government responsible for city-owned parks, forests, and recreation centres... |
1903 | Trinity Bellwoods Park Trinity Bellwoods Park Trinity Bellwoods Park is located on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada, bordered by Queen Street West on the south and Dundas Street on the north. The western boundary of the park is Crawford Street, running north to within a short block of Dundas, where the park extends further... |
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University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... Mining Building |
1904 | Francis R. Heakes Francis R. Heakes Francis Ryley Heakes was a Canadian architect. He studied under Kivas Tully in the mid-1880s. He was at one time Chief Architect of the Public Works Department of the Province of Ontario. Among his important commissions were the Whitney Block in downtown Toronto, the Mining Building at the... |
170 College Street University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... St. George campus |
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Toronto Hydro Toronto Hydro The Toronto Hydro-Electric System is the local distributor of electric power in the City of Toronto. In 2005 the utility served a peak load of over 5,000 MW and had nearly 600,000 residential and 70,000 commercial and industrial customers, and had around 1,600 employees. In 2005 the corporation... Bridgman Transformer Station |
1904 | 391 Davenport Road | ||||
Trader's Bank Building | 1905 | Yonge and Colborne Streets | ||||
Antique Carousel | 1905 | Centreville Amusement Park, Toronto Islands Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Ontario. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour... |
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Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cottage 2 | 1905 | 15 | Humber College Humber College Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves... Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West |
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CNE Press Building or CNE Administrative Building | 1905 | George W. Gouinlook | 15, W | Exhibition Place Exhibition Place Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,... near the Princess Margaret Fountain |
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Frank Porter Wood Frank Porter Wood Frank Porter Wood, son of Canadian immigrants - an Irish father and a Scottish mother , was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on 29 June 1882 and died on 20 March 1955 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He married Emma Matilda Junkin in 1906 and had three daughters: Mary Dorothy Porter Wood,... Home - now Crescent School |
1906 | William Adams Delano William Adams Delano William Adams Delano , an American architect, was a partner with Chester Holmes Aldrich in the firm of Delano & Aldrich. The firm worked in the Beaux-Arts tradition for elite clients in New York City, Long Island and elsewhere, building townhouses, country houses, clubs, banks and buildings for... |
W | 2365 Bayview Avenue | ||
Malvern Collegiate Institute Malvern Collegiate Institute Malvern Collegiate Institute is a Toronto high school that was founded in 1903 as "East Toronto High School", in what was then the village of East Toronto... |
1906 | 10 | 55 Malvern Avenue | |||
Kew Beach Fire Station/Toronto Fire Services Toronto Fire Services The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto... Station 227 - ex Toronto Fire Department Station 17 |
1906 | Amsterdam | Queen Street East | |||
Toronto Water Toronto Water Toronto Water was created following the 1998 amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto to run and maintain Toronto's water supply network.-History:Water treatment was originally established to provide safe drinking water... Poplar Plains Pumping Station |
1906 | 235 Cottingham Street | ||||
Mr Sub on Queen Street East | 1906 | Queen Anne Revival | 1975 and 1975A Queen Street East | |||
Convocation Hall Convocation Hall (University of Toronto) Convocation Hall is a domed rotunda on the grounds of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by Pearson and Darling and completed in 1907, it was inspired by the grand theatre of the Sorbonne and the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford... |
1906 | Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling was an architectural firm based in Toronto from 1897 through 1923, a key player in shaping the urban look of the city and the rest of Canada in the first half of the 20th century.-Formation:... Frank Darling Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.-Life and career:... |
W | 31 King's College Circle University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... |
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University of Toronto Faculty of Law University of Toronto Faculty of Law Established in 1887, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. The Faculty of Law is particularly renowned in the areas of corporate law, international law, law and economics, and legal theory.The law school has been... Flavelle House |
1901 | Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling was an architectural firm based in Toronto from 1897 through 1923, a key player in shaping the urban look of the city and the rest of Canada in the first half of the 20th century.-Formation:... Frank Darling Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.-Life and career:... |
University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... St. George campus |
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University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... Sanford Fleming Building |
1907 | Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling was an architectural firm based in Toronto from 1897 through 1923, a key player in shaping the urban look of the city and the rest of Canada in the first half of the 20th century.-Formation:... Frank Darling Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.-Life and career:... |
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University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... Sigmund Samuel Building |
1907 | Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling was an architectural firm based in Toronto from 1897 through 1923, a key player in shaping the urban look of the city and the rest of Canada in the first half of the 20th century.-Formation:... Frank Darling Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.-Life and career:... |
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Riverdale Collegiate Institute Riverdale Collegiate Institute Riverdale Collegiate Institute is a high school located at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1907 and was at that time on the outskirts of the city. It was extensively renovated in the 1990s but the original facade was maintained. It is the academic school for lower east end Toronto.On... |
1907 | 1094 Gerrard Street East | ||||
Royal Canadian Military Institute Royal Canadian Military Institute The Royal Canadian Military Institute , located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canada's premier independent institute for the study of military strategy, arts, military science and literature.... |
1907 | 15 | 426 University Avenue | |||
Darling Building | 1907 | 15 | 96 Spadina Avenue | |||
Horticulture Building | 1907 | George W. Gouinlook | W, 15 | Exhibition Place Exhibition Place Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,... |
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Royal Alexandra Theatre Royal Alexandra Theatre The Royal Alexandra Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada located near King and Simcoe Streets. Built in 1907, the Royal Alex is the oldest continuously operating legitimate theatre in North America.-History:... |
1907 | John M. Lyle John M. Lyle John MacIntosh Lyle was a Canadian architect, designer, urban planner, and teacher active in the late 19th century and into the first half of the 20th century. He was a leading Canadian architect in the Beaux Arts style and was involved in the City Beautiful movement in several Canadian cities... |
Beaux Arts | W | 284 King Street West | |
Immersion Studio - also called Music Building or Railways Building | 1907 | George W. Gouinlook | Beaux Arts | W, 15 | Exhibition Place Exhibition Place Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,... |
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Yorkville Branch, Toronto Public Library Toronto Public Library Toronto Public Library is a public library system based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest public library system in Canada and in 2008, had averaged a higher... |
1907 | Yorkville Yorkville, Toronto Yorkville is a district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, well known for its shopping. It is a former village, annexed by the City of Toronto. It is roughly bounded by Bloor Street to the south, Davenport Road to the north, Yonge Street to the east and Avenue Road to the west, and is considered part of... |
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St. Anne's Anglican Church | 1907–1908 | Ford Howard, Toronto | 15 | Dufferin Street and College Avenue | ||
City Dairy Stables | 1908-09 | GM Miller | 15 | 563 Spadina Crescent | ||
41 Binscarth Road | 1908 | G.M. Miller & Co. | 41 Binscarth Road | |||
Toronto Electric Light Company Substation - Toronto Hydro Toronto Hydro The Toronto Hydro-Electric System is the local distributor of electric power in the City of Toronto. In 2005 the utility served a peak load of over 5,000 MW and had nearly 600,000 residential and 70,000 commercial and industrial customers, and had around 1,600 employees. In 2005 the corporation... |
1908 | 660 Adelaide Street West | ||||
Ontario Heritage Trust Ontario Heritage Trust The Ontario Heritage Trust is a non-profit agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture, responsible for protecting, preserving and promoting the built, natural and cultural heritage of Canada's most populous province. It was initially known as the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board... Building - known as the Birkbeck Building or the Ontario Heritage Centre |
1908 | G.W. Gouinlock | 9, 15, 18 | 10 Adelaide Street East | ||
Knox Presbyterian Church Knox Presbyterian Church (Toronto) Knox Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in downtown Toronto, Canada.-History:In 1820 the first Presbyterian congregation in Toronto was formed, and after the donation of land from Jessie Ketchum, built a church on Richmond Street... |
1909 | James Wilson Grey | 15 | Spadina Avenue and Harbord Street | ||
Kilgour Farms barn | 1909 | Sunnybrook Farms | ||||
Hotel Victoria | 1909 | Frederick Mossop | 56 Yonge St. | |||
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church Timothy Eaton Memorial Church Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, in Toronto, Canada, was erected at 230 St. Clair Avenue West in 1914 as a Methodist congregation, and named for department store founder Timothy Eaton.... |
1909–1914 | Wickson and Gregg | 15 | St. Clair Avenue West |
1910 to 1919
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South African War Memorial South African War Memorial (Toronto) The South African War Memorial is a memorial located at University Avenue and Queen Street West in Toronto.Commissioned in 1910, largely as the result of the efforts of James Mason, and designed by Walter Seymour Allward to commemorate Canada's participation in the Boer War, it consists of three... |
1910 | Walter Seymour Allward Walter Seymour Allward Walter Seymour Allward was a Canadian monumental sculptor.- Early life :Allward was born in Toronto, the son of John A. Allward of Newfoundland. Educated in Toronto public schools, his first job was at the age of 14 as an assistant to his carpenter father... |
Queen Street West Queen Street West Queen Street West describes both the western branch of Queen Street, a major east-west thoroughfare, and a series of neighbourhoods or commercial districts, situated west of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Queen Street begins in the west at the intersection of King Street, The... and University Avenue University Avenue (Toronto) University Avenue is a major north-south road in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At its north end, University Avenue is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building. The eight-lane wide street is the location for several hospitals, numerous office buildings, Osgoode Hall and the Four Seasons... |
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Merchandise Building Merchandise Building The Merchandise Building is a classic example of the renowned early 20th-century industrial Chicago School architectural style. It is a loft conversion of a historic warehouse located in downtown Toronto on Dalhousie Street, near the campus of Ryerson University and the Toronto Eaton Centre... |
1910 | 155 Dalhousie Street | ||||
University of Toronto Schools University of Toronto Schools The University of Toronto Schools is an independent secondary day school affiliated with the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada... |
1910 | 371 Bloor Street West | ||||
Toronto Fire Services Toronto Fire Services The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto... 226 ex Toronto Fire Department Station 22 |
1910 | Amsterdam | 87 Main Street | |||
Toronto Fire Services Toronto Fire Services The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto... 344 ex-Toronto Fire Department Station 23 |
1910 | Victorian/Queen Anne | 240 Howland Aveue | |||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital 2nd Gatehouse, Paint Shop and Barn | 1910 | 15 | Humber College Humber College Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves... Lakeshore Campus |
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High Level Pumping Station - Toronto Water Toronto Water Toronto Water was created following the 1998 amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto to run and maintain Toronto's water supply network.-History:Water treatment was originally established to provide safe drinking water... |
1910 | 235 Cottingham Avenue | ||||
Toronto Hydro Toronto Hydro The Toronto Hydro-Electric System is the local distributor of electric power in the City of Toronto. In 2005 the utility served a peak load of over 5,000 MW and had nearly 600,000 residential and 70,000 commercial and industrial customers, and had around 1,600 employees. In 2005 the corporation... Substation D |
1910 | 29 Nelson Street | ||||
Victoria College | 1910 | Henry Sproatt Henry Sproatt Henry Sproatt was a Canadian architect in the early 20th Century.Born in Toronto, he trained in Europe and in New York. He formed a partnership with another celebrated architect, John A. Pearson in 1890 and with Frank Darling in 1893... |
15, W | 91 Charles Street West University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... St. George campus |
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Toronto Fire Services Toronto Fire Services The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto... 311 ex Toronto Fire Department Station 24 (Knights of Balmoral) |
1911 | Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark... /Amsterdam |
20 Balmoral Avenue | |||
Miller Lash House | 1911 | Highland Creek Highland Creek, Toronto Highland Creek is a neighbourhood in south-east Scarborough in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that lies along the southern portion of the river of the same name... (University of Toronto Scarborough University of Toronto Scarborough The University of Toronto Scarborough is a satellite campus of the University of Toronto. Based in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the campus is set upon suburban parkland in the residential neighbourhood of Highland Creek... ) |
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Oakwood Collegiate Institute Oakwood Collegiate Institute Oakwood Collegiate Institute is a public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History & Alumni:Oakwood was founded in 1908. Originally built above King Edward Public School , it has since moved to its present location at the corner of St. Clair Ave. West and Oakwood Ave... |
1911 | 10 | 991 St Clair Avenue West | |||
Hart House | 1911-15 | Henry Sproatt Henry Sproatt Henry Sproatt was a Canadian architect in the early 20th Century.Born in Toronto, he trained in Europe and in New York. He formed a partnership with another celebrated architect, John A. Pearson in 1890 and with Frank Darling in 1893... -Engineer Ernest Rolph |
Neo-Gothic Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
15, W | 7 Hart House Circle - University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... St. George campus |
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MacPherson Avenue Hydro Sub-Station | 1911 | 290 MacPherson Avenue | ||||
Toronto Hydro Toronto Hydro The Toronto Hydro-Electric System is the local distributor of electric power in the City of Toronto. In 2005 the utility served a peak load of over 5,000 MW and had nearly 600,000 residential and 70,000 commercial and industrial customers, and had around 1,600 employees. In 2005 the corporation... Junction Substation |
1911 | 30 Edwin Avenue | ||||
Toronto West End YMCA YMCA The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs... |
1911 | 931 College Street | ||||
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church (formerly St. Columba United Church) | 1911 | 540 St. Clair Avenue West | ||||
Casa Loma Casa Loma Casa Loma is a Gothic Revival style house in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is now a museum and landmark. It was originally a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Casa Loma was constructed over a three-year period from 1911–1914. The architect of the mansion was E. J... |
1911–1914 | E. J. Lennox E. J. Lennox Edward James Lennox was a Toronto-based architect who designed several of the city's most notable landmarks in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries including Old City Hall and Casa Loma... |
W | 1 Austin Terrace | ||
University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... Sigmund Samuel Building additions |
1912 | Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling was an architectural firm based in Toronto from 1897 through 1923, a key player in shaping the urban look of the city and the rest of Canada in the first half of the 20th century.-Formation:... Frank Darling Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.-Life and career:... |
7 King's College Circle | |||
Manitou Road bridge | 1912 | Centre Island, Toronto Islands Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Ontario. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour... |
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Toronto Water Toronto Water Toronto Water was created following the 1998 amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto to run and maintain Toronto's water supply network.-History:Water treatment was originally established to provide safe drinking water... Island Filtration Plant |
1912 | Toronto Islands Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Ontario. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour... |
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CNE Fire Hall (Toronto Fire Services Toronto Fire Services The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto... Station 346 - ex Toronto Fire Department Station 32) & Police Station |
1912 | George W. Gouinlook | Gothic revival | W, 15 | Exhibition Place Exhibition Place Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,... |
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North Toronto Collegiate Institute North Toronto Collegiate Institute North Toronto Collegiate Institute is a non-semestered public high school of over 1,000 students located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Toronto District School Board.... |
1912 | 10 | 70 Roehampton Avenue | |||
University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... Lillian Massey Department of Household Science |
1912 | 157 Bloor Street West | ||||
Medieval Times Medieval Times Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament is a family dinner theater featuring staged medieval-style games, sword-fighting, and jousting performed by a cast of 75 actors and 20 horses. Each location is housed in a replica 11th-century castle, with the exception of the Toronto location, which is housed... Building - also called Government Building; Arts, Crafts and Hobbies Building |
1912 | George W. Gouinlook | W, 15 | Exhibition Place Exhibition Place Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,... near Dufferin Gate |
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Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Pumphouse | 1912 | 15 | Humber College Humber College Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves... Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West |
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Artscape Wychwood Barns Wychwood Barns Wychwood Barns is a park in midtown Toronto. It contains housing for artists, public green space, a greenhouse, a farmer's market, a beach volleyball court, and office space for many local community groups... - formerly Toronto Transit Commission Toronto Transit Commission -Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:... St. Clair (Wychwood) Carhouse |
1913–1921 | 76 Wychwood Avenue | ||||
Labour Lyceum | 1913 | 346 Spadina Avenue | ||||
Toronto Transit Commission Toronto Transit Commission -Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:... Russell Carhouse |
1913 | 15, W | Queen Street East and Connaught Avenue | |||
MaRS Discovery District MaRS Discovery District MaRS Discovery District is a not-for-profit corporation founded in Toronto in 2000. Its stated goal is to commercialize publicly funded medical research with the help of local private enterprises and as such is a public-private partnership.... - formerly Toronto General Hospital Toronto General Hospital The Toronto General Hospital , is a part of the University Health Network, and a major teaching hospital in downtown Toronto, Ontario. It is located in the Discovery District, directly north of the Hospital for Sick Children, across Gerrard Street West, and east of Princess Margaret Hospital and... |
1913 | 101 College Street | ||||
St. Paul's Anglican Church | 1913 | E. J. Lennox E. J. Lennox Edward James Lennox was a Toronto-based architect who designed several of the city's most notable landmarks in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries including Old City Hall and Casa Loma... |
15 | Bloor Street east of Avenue Road | ||
St. Augustine's Seminary St. Augustine's Seminary St. Augustine's Seminary is the archdiocesan seminary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, in Canada. It also welcomes candidates from elsewhere.It is a member of the Toronto School of Theology. It is located by the shore of Lake Ontario in Toronto.... |
1913 | 15, W | Scarborough | |||
Barton Avenue Stable - Connaught Labs | 1913 | 15 | 1755 Steeles Ave West | |||
Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres are a pair of stacked theatres in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Winter Garden theatre is seven stories above the Elgin Theatre.... |
1913 | Thomas W. Lamb Thomas W. Lamb Thomas White Lamb was an American architect, born in Scotland. He is noted as one of the foremost designers of theaters and cinemas in the 20th century.-Career:... |
15, W | Yonge Street north of Queen Street | ||
Toronto General Hospital Toronto General Hospital The Toronto General Hospital , is a part of the University Health Network, and a major teaching hospital in downtown Toronto, Ontario. It is located in the Discovery District, directly north of the Hospital for Sick Children, across Gerrard Street West, and east of Princess Margaret Hospital and... - College Wing |
1913 | Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling Pearson and Darling was an architectural firm based in Toronto from 1897 through 1923, a key player in shaping the urban look of the city and the rest of Canada in the first half of the 20th century.-Formation:... Frank Darling Frank Darling (architect) Frank Darling was a Canadian architect and key player in buildings built in Toronto during the early 20th century and promoter of the Beaux-Arts style.-Life and career:... |
101 College Street | |||
Central Technical School Central Technical School Central Technical School is a composite high school located at 725 Bathurst Street at Harbord Street in Toronto, Canada.C.T.S. offers a wide range of programs, including all core academic courses, as well as concentration and specialization in visual arts and technical studies. C.T.S... |
1913 | Ross and MacFarlane Ross and Macdonald Ross and Macdonald was one of Canada's most notable architecture firms in the early 20th century. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the firm originally operated as a partnership between George Allen Ross and David MacFarlane from 1907 to 1912. MacFarlane retired in 1913, and Robert Henry Macdonald... |
725 Bathurst Street | |||
Kiever Synagogue Kiever Synagogue The Kiever Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Toronto, Canada. It was founded by Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine in 1912, and formally incorporated in 1914. The congregants were poor working-people, and services were led by members and held in their homes... |
1913 | B. Swartz | 15 | 25 Bellevue Avenue at Dennison Square | ||
Olympic Island bridge | 1914 | Centre Island and Olympic Island, Toronto Islands Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Ontario. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour... |
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St. Patrick's Market | 1914 | Queen Street West near John Street | ||||
Miller Lash/McLean Estate | 1914 | 15 | University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... 's Scarborough College campus |
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Studio Building Studio Building (Toronto) The Studio Building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada was the home and working studio of several of the famous Group of Seven painters, their predecessors, and their artistic descendants, and is of enormous significance in the history of Canadian art... |
1914 | Eden Smith Eden Smith Eden Smith was born in Birmingham, England but achieved fame as a Toronto, Ontario architect belonging to the Arts and Crafts movement... |
25 Severn Street | |||
299 Queen Street West | 1914 | W | 299 Queen Street West | |||
Old Mill restaurant and "Tea Garden" | 1914 | W | Old Mill | |||
Guild Inn Guild Inn The Guild Inn was an historic hotel in the Guildwood neighbourhood of Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario. It evolved out of Ranelagh Park, a 33 room, Arts and Crafts-style manor house built in 1914 for Colonel Harold Bickford atop the Scarborough Bluffs, that was in 1921 sold to the Roman Catholic... - Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division The City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division is the division of the Toronto municipal government responsible for city-owned parks, forests, and recreation centres... |
1914 | W | Guildwood | |||
Knox College | 1911-15 | Chapman and McGiggin | North American Collegiate Gothic | W, 15 | 23 King's College Circle - University of Toronto St. George Campus | |
Old Administration Building - former Toronto Board of Education Toronto District School Board Toronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada... Office |
1915 | 263 McCaul Street | ||||
Toronto Water Toronto Water Toronto Water was created following the 1998 amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto to run and maintain Toronto's water supply network.-History:Water treatment was originally established to provide safe drinking water... Island Pumping Station |
1915 | 1 Centre Island Park, Toronto Islands | ||||
former Toronto Transit Commission Toronto Transit Commission -Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:... Danforth Garage |
1915 - vacant after 2002 | Danforth Avenue and Coxwell Avenue | ||||
Bishop Strachan School Bishop Strachan School The Bishop Strachan School is Canada’s oldest day and boarding school for girls. The School has approximately 820 day students and 80 boarding students ranging from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 . The school seeks to nurture the academic, social, emotional, spiritual, creative and physical... |
1915 | 298 Lonsdale Road | ||||
Union Station Union Station (Toronto) Union Station is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Toronto, located on Front Street West and occupying the south side of the block bounded by Bay Street and York Street in the central business district. The station building is owned by the City of Toronto, while the... |
1915–1927 | G.A. Ross and R.H. Macdonald Ross and Macdonald Ross and Macdonald was one of Canada's most notable architecture firms in the early 20th century. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the firm originally operated as a partnership between George Allen Ross and David MacFarlane from 1907 to 1912. MacFarlane retired in 1913, and Robert Henry Macdonald... , Hugh Jones (CPR) and John M. Lyle John M. Lyle John MacIntosh Lyle was a Canadian architect, designer, urban planner, and teacher active in the late 19th century and into the first half of the 20th century. He was a leading Canadian architect in the Beaux Arts style and was involved in the City Beautiful movement in several Canadian cities... (Toronto) |
Beaux-Arts | W | Front Street West | |
Bloor Street/Prince Edward Viaduct Prince Edward Viaduct The Prince Edward Viaduct System, commonly referred to as the Bloor Viaduct or the viaduct, is the name of a truss arch bridge system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that connects Bloor Street East, on the west side of the system, with Danforth Avenue on the east... |
1915–1919 | Bloor Street over Don River | ||||
Agincourt Jr Public School - Toronto District School Board Toronto District School Board Toronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada... |
1915 | 10 | Midland Avenue north of Sheppard Avenue East | |||
Toronto Fire Services Toronto Fire Services The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto... 342 ex Toronto Fire Department Station 27 (Mid-Town Mob) |
1915 | Tudor | 106 Ascot Avenue | |||
Toronto Fire Services Toronto Fire Services The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto... Station 343 ex Toronto Fire Department Station 25 |
1916 | Queen Anne | 65 Hendrick Avenue | |||
Cherry Street bascule bridge | 1916 | Cherry Street, Toronto Inner Harbour | ||||
Toronto Hydro Toronto Hydro The Toronto Hydro-Electric System is the local distributor of electric power in the City of Toronto. In 2005 the utility served a peak load of over 5,000 MW and had nearly 600,000 residential and 70,000 commercial and industrial customers, and had around 1,600 employees. In 2005 the corporation... electric System Building |
1916 | 369 Carlaw Avenue | ||||
Beaches Library - Toronto Public Library Toronto Public Library Toronto Public Library is a public library system based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest public library system in Canada and in 2008, had averaged a higher... |
1916 | Gothic revival | Queen Street East | |||
Central Commerce Collegiate Central Commerce Collegiate Central Commerce Collegiate is a public, semestered secondary school located in the Palmerston-Little Italy neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.... |
1916 | 570 Shaw Street | ||||
CNE General Services Building | 1917 | W, 15 | Exhibition Place Exhibition Place Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,... near Prince's Gate |
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St. Clements School | 1917 | 21 St. Clements Avenue | ||||
Toronto Harbour Commission Building Toronto Harbour Commission Building The Toronto Harbour Commission Building is a six storey building erected in 1917 in Toronto by Alfred Chapman for the locally run Toronto Harbour Commission. It is now home to the Toronto Port Authority, a federal agency... |
1917 | Chapman and Oxley Chapman and Oxley Chapman and Oxley was a Toronto, Ontario, Canada - based architectural firm and responsible for designing a number of Beaux Arts buildings in the city in the 1920s and 1930s... |
15, W | 60 Harbour Street at Bay Street | ||
Highland Creek Public School - Toronto District School Board Toronto District School Board Toronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada... |
1918 | Military Trail | ||||
Allen Beach Theatre | 1919 | 1971 Queen Street East | ||||
Hart House Theatre Hart House Theatre Hart House Theatre is a 454-seat theatre in Toronto, Ontario located on the campus of the University of Toronto in the Hart House Student Centre. Hart House Theatre has been the University of Toronto Performing Arts Leader Since 1919.... |
1919 | 15, W | University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... St. George Campus |
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Timothy Eaton statue Timothy Eaton statue There are two castings of the well-known statue of Timothy Eaton, the famous Canadian retailer: one in Toronto, Ontario, the other in Winnipeg, Manitoba.-History:... |
1919 | Royal Ontario Museum Royal Ontario Museum The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With its main entrance facing Bloor Street in Downtown Toronto, the museum is situated north of Queen's Park and east of Philosopher's Walk in the University of Toronto... ; formerly at Eaton's Eaton's The T. Eaton Co. Limited was once Canada's largest department store retailer. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an Irish immigrant. Eaton's grew to become a retail and social institution in Canada, with stores across the country, buying offices across the globe, and a catalogue... store at the Toronto Eaton Centre Toronto Eaton Centre The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, named after the now-defunct Eaton's department store chain that once anchored it. In terms of the number of visitors, the shopping mall is Toronto's top tourist attraction, with around one... |
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George Davis House | 1919 | Period Revival | W | Kingswood Road | ||
Royal Canadian Yacht Club Royal Canadian Yacht Club The Royal Canadian Yacht Club is a boating club based in Toronto, Canada.It was founded in 1852 as the Toronto Boat Club, a recreational club and unofficial auxiliary of the Royal Navy on Lake Ontario. In 1854, the club successfully petitioned Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom for the right to... Island Club House |
1919 | Toronto Islands Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Ontario. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour... |
Lost buildings and structures
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McGill Cottage | 1793 | 1870s | Church Street and Queen Street East, Location of Metropolitan Church |
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Maryville Lodge | 1796 | 1854 | Power Street | |
First Parliament Buildings | 1796 | 1813(war) | Berkeley Street | |
Jesse Ketchum Tannery | 1790s | 1820s | Front Street | |
Berkeley House | 1790s | 1925 | King and Berkeley Streets | |
Colonel James Givins House | 1802 | 1891 | Queen Street West at Givens Street | |
St George's House - later as Baldwin House | 1807 | Front Street at Frederick Street | ||
Quetton St. George House and Store | 1807 | 1901 | King and Frederick Streets | |
Red Lion Inn | 1808 | 1889 | Yonge Street, near Bloor | |
Ketchum Family Home | 1813 | 1839 | Yonge and Adelaide Streets | |
Bellevue | 1815 | 1890 | Bellevue Avenue, south of College Street | |
Upper Canada Central School -founded as Andrew Bell Monitorial School | 1816 | 1844 | Adelaide and Jarvis | |
Home District Grammar School - Blue School | 1816 | 1825 | College Square north of St. James' Church | |
Hazelburn | 1818 | 1847 | ||
John Strachan Residence | 1818 | 1898 | North of Front Street between York and Simcoe Streets. | |
Bank of Upper Canada - first building | 1818 | 1915 | ||
British Wesleyan Methodist Chapel | 1819 | 1832 | George Street | |
Widmer House | 1810s | 1862 | Front Street; moved 1856 | |
Beverley House | 1810s | 1913 | Richmond Street between John and Simcoe Streets. | |
Second Parliament Buildings | 1820 | 1824(by fire) | Berkeley Street | |
Davenport ( Wells House) | 1821 | 1913 | Davenport Road, east of Bathurst Street | |
St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church | 1821 | Queen Street east of Power Street | ||
Ridout Home | 1822 | after 1832 | (Duke) Adelaide Street east of Prince's Street | |
Joseph Cawthra Home | 1824 | some time after 1842 | Frederick and Palace (Front) | |
York County Gaol | 1824 | Toronto Street and King Street | ||
Robert Millen Cottage | 1826 | Teraulay (Bay Street), north of Queen Street | ||
Crown Inn and Mirror Printing Office | 1826 | |||
King's College | 1827 | 1893 | Queen's Park | |
Moss Park (William Allan estate) | 1828 | 1903 | Sherbourne Street | |
Third Parliament Buildings | 1829 | 1904 | Front Street | |
Arnold House | 1829 | |||
York County Court House | 1829 | 1832 | Church Street and King Street | |
Steamboat / City Hotel | 1820s | Front street | ||
Fish Market | 1820s | 1830s-1840s | Foot of Church Street | |
Ontario House Hotel | 1820s | 1862 | Wellington and Church Streets | |
William Proudfoot Wines and Spirits | 1820s | |||
St. Andrew's Church of Scotland | 1830-34 | 1878 | Church and Adelaide | |
Holland House | 1831 | 1904 | Wellington Street between Bay and York Streets | |
Baptist Church of York | 1832 | |||
Thomas Mercer Jones Villa by John George Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... |
1833 | |||
St. James' Anglican Church by Thomas Rogers of Kingston |
1833-39 | 1849 | ||
William Henry Draper Villa by John George Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... |
1834 | |||
Canada Company Office built by John George Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... |
1834 | Frederick Street between King and Front | ||
James Gooderham Windmill | 1834 | 1866 | ||
Firehouse | 1835 | Church Street north of King Street West | ||
John Sleigh House | 1835 | |||
Taylor's Wharf | 1835 | 1866? | Frederick Street and Palace Street near Gooderham Windmill | |
Dr. William Gwynne Cottages | 1835 | Dufferin Street south of King Street | ||
York's 5th (Toronto's second) Custom House - 1 storey building | 1835 | Front Street, east of Yonge | ||
Home District Gaol John George Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... , architect. |
1837–1841 | 1887 | Southeast corner of Front and Berkeley Streets | |
Anglican church of St James | 1839 | 1849 | Church Street and King Street | |
James McDonell Store built by John George Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... |
1839 | Church Street | ||
Freeland's Soap and Candle Factory | 1830s | foot of Yonge Street | ||
York 3rd Post Office | 1830s | |||
Simon Washburn Residence | 1830s? | Adelaide and George Street | ||
Enoch Turner Brewery | 1830s | 1860s | ||
Chewett's Block built by John George Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... |
1830s | King Street | ||
John Severn Brewery | 1830s | Northeast of Yonge and Church Streets | ||
Joseph Bloor Brewerry | 1830s | Area of Mount Pleasant Road and Sherbourne Streets | ||
St Paul's Anglican Church | 1841 | Bloor Street, between Church and Jarvis | ||
Methodist Church | 1844 | 1888 | South side of Richmond Street between Yonge and Bay. | |
Samuel Peters Jarvis Property | 1845 | |||
Coffin Block | 1845 | 1890s | ||
Bank of British North America | 1845 | 1871 | North-east corner, Yonge and Wellington Streets. | |
Bank of Montreal | 1845 | 1885 | North-west corner, Yonge and Front Street | |
Henry Bowyer Lane Henry Bowyer Lane Henry Bowyer Joseph Lane was an English architect who worked in Toronto from c. 1841 to 1847.Lane's education included time at Blundell's School in Tiverton and subsequent professional training in England before he emigrated to Canada in 1841, living first in Cobourg, Upper Canada, and then in... Homewood by John George Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... |
1846–1847 | |||
Market Block | 1848 | St. Lawrence Market and Church Street | ||
Government Creek Bridge | 1848–1851 | 1900? | ||
William Gordon Property | 1849 | |||
Enoch Turner Property | 1854 | |||
Provincial Lunatic Asylum | 1854–1875 | 1975–1976 | current day 999 Queen Street West | |
Union Mills, Weston built by John George Howard John George Howard John George Howard, born John Corby, was the City of Toronto, Canada's official surveyor and civil engineer... |
1860s | Lawrence Avenue West and Weston Road (Side Line and High Street) | ||
Ontario Bank | 1861 | 1964 | North-east corner of Wellington and Scott. | |
Customs House | 1873 | South-west corner of Yonge and Front Street | ||
Temple Building | 1896 | 1970 | Richmond and Bay | |
Court of the Quarter Sessions of the Home District | ||||
Sheldon, Dutcheer and Company Foundry | 1830s | after 1843 | Front Street and Yonge Street | |
Farmers’ Storehouse Company | 1824 | Front Street East and Jarvis Street | ||
St. James' Rectory | 1801 | 1902 | King Street East and George Street | |
old Toronto Star Building Old Toronto Star Building The Old Toronto Star Building at 80 King Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was built in 1929 by Chapman & Oxley and abandoned in 1970 when the Toronto Star newspaper moved to One Yonge Street. The Art Deco building was torn down in 1972 to make way for the First Canadian Place. It stood at... |
1929 | 1972 | King Street West and Bay Street (now First Canadian Place) | |
Russell Abbey | 1808 | 1856 | Sherbourne Street, King Stree East, Princess Street and Front Street | |
William Henderson's Grocery Store - built as Crown Inn | c1830 | ? | King Street East and Jarvis Street | |
Canada Land Company | ||||
North York Fire Department Station 3 | 1950s | 2006 (demolished) | Finch Avenue West west of Weston Road | |
Workmen's Compensation Board Head Office and Ontario Provincial Police Headquarters | 1953 | 2011 (demolished) | 90 Harbour Street | Mix of Art Deco, Art Moderne and Modern Classical; to become site of 75 storey condo, Ten York |
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Sources
- W - Other pages within Wikipedia
- 1 - lostrivers.ca
- 2 - waynecook.com
- 4 - lsuc.on.ca
- 5 - boldst.net
- 6 - app.toronto.ca
- 7 - toronto.ca
- 8 - Cruikshank, Tom. Old Toronto Houses. Toronto: Firefly Books, 2003.
- 9 - McHugh, Patricia. Toronto Architecture. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1989
- 10 - Toronto District School Board
- 11 - Toronto Archives
- 12 - Toronto Culture
- 13 - History of Thistletown
- 14 - Toronto Neighbourhoods
- 15 - Toronto Heritage List of Properties
- 16 - Estates of Sunnybrook
- 17 - Toronto Fire Pics
- 18 - TOBuilt - A Database of Buildings in Toronto, Canada
- 19 - St. George's on-the-Hill Website, History Page
See also
- Doors Open TorontoDoors Open TorontoDoors Open Toronto, now in its 12th year, has evolved into a weekend festival that is recognized as one of Toronto's greatest cultural events....
- History of TorontoHistory of TorontoThe Toronto area was home to a number of First Nations groups who lived on the shore of Lake Ontario. At various times, the Neutral, Seneca, Mohawk and Cayuga nations were living in the vicinity of Toronto. The first permanent European presence was the French trading fort Fort Rouillé, which was...
- List of tallest buildings in Toronto
- List of attractions in Toronto
- List of buildings and structures
- List of United Church of Canada churches in Toronto
- List of oldest buildings and structures in Mississauga
- List of oldest buildings and structures in Kitchener Waterloo area
- Toronto landmarks
External links
- City of Toronto's inventory of heritage properties
- Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, – biographies of Canadian architects and lists of their buildings from 1800 to 1950.
- The Former Lakeshore Psychatric Hospital
- Colborne Lodge and buildings associated with surveyor John Howard
- TO Built
- UofT Capital Projects