List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto
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This is a list of the oldest buildings and structures in Toronto, Canada that were constructed before 1920.
Contents
Surviving structures[edit]
1794 to 1819[edit]
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 | W | Exhibition Place | |
Osterhout Log Cabin | 1795?[1][2] | Augustus Jones | Log cabin | 5, 11 | South side of Guildwood Parkway between Morningside Avenue and Kingston Road - Guildwood Park | |
John Cox Cottage | 1807 | Log cabin renovated | W | 469 Broadview Avenue | ||
Elm Bank Farm House | 1808 | 18 | 23 Jason Road, Thistletown | |||
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse | 1808 | British marine architecture | 2 | Toronto Islands | ||
Fort York Blockhouse #1 | 1813 | Royal Engineers | 19th Century military architecture | W | Fort York, 100 Garrison Road | |
Fort York Blockhouse #2 | 1813 | Royal Engineers | 19th Century military architecture | W | ||
Fort York Brick Magazine | 1814 | Royal Engineers | 19th Century military architecture | W | ||
Fort York Stone Powder Magazine | 1815 | Royal Engineers | 19th Century military architecture | W | ||
Fort York Brick Barracks | 1815 | Royal Engineers | 19th Century military architecture | W | ||
Daniel Stong Loghouse | 1816 | Daniel and Elizabeth Stong | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village | ||
Daniel Stong Smokehouse and Butchery | 1816 | Daniel Stong | Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
The Grange | 1817 | D'Arcy Boulton Jr | Georgian architecture | 2 | Village by the Grange | |
Gray Grist Mill | 1819 | Gray brothers | Donalda Golf and Country Club[3] |
1820 to 1839[edit]
Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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Mercer House | ca. 1820 | Samuel Mercer | Georgian architecture | 8 | 72 Old Burnhamthorpe Rd, Etobicoke | |
Snider Backhouse | 1820 | Henry Snider | Round-log backhouse[4] | 6 | Relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |
Snyder House | First level ca. 1820 | William Snyder | Georgian architecture | 8 | 744 Duplex Avenue | |
Campbell House | 1822 | William Campbell | Georgian architecture | W | University Avenue and Queen Street West (moved from Adelaide Street and Frederick Street in 1972) | |
Edgeley Mennonite Meeting House | 1823 | Mennonite | 6 | Relocated from Edgeley, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | ||
William Moore Regency Cottage | 1824 | William Moore | 6 | 171 Old Forest Hill Road | ||
John Bales House | ca. 1824 | John Bales | 6 | 4169 Bathurst Street | ||
George S. Henry House (Oriole Lodge) | ca. 1824 | 19th Century Bungalow | 6 | 17 Manorpark Court, Henry Farm | ||
Daniel Stong's Grain Barn | 1825 | agricultural | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village | ||
Daniel Stong Piggery | 1825 | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Fort York - Officers Barracks and Mess | 1826 | Royal Engineers | 19th Century military architecture | W | 100 Garrison Road | |
Bank of Upper Canada Building | 1827 | 2 | 252 Adelaide St. E. | |||
Tollkeepers Cottage | 1827–1830 | Bathurst Street and Davenport Road; moved from Wychwood Barns 2002 | ||||
Fort York - Junior Officers Barracks | 1830 | Royal Engineers | 19th Century military architecture | W | 100 Garrison Road | |
Bishop Apartments/Pretzel Bell Tavern | 1830 | [5] | 192 Adelaide Street West | |||
Hart Residence | ca. 1830 log home, second-floor added later | 18 | 5 Nelson Road, North York | |||
Doctor's House | 1830 | 6 | Relocated from Brampton, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Mackenzie House | 1830–1850 | 6 | Relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Richmond Hill Manse | 1830 | 6 | Relocated from Richmond Hill, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Todmorden Regency Cottage | ca. 1830 | 18 | Todmorden Mills | |||
Daniel Stong's Second House | 1832 | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Hisey Farm Building | 1832 | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Montgomery's Inn | 1832 | Georgian architecture | W | 4709 Dundas Street West | ||
Osgoode Hall | 1832 | 18 | 130 Queen Street West | |||
Roman Catholic Bishop's residence | 1832 | [6] | 113 Jarvis Street | |||
Toronto's First Post Office | 1833 | James Scott Howard | Georgian architecture | W | 260 Adelaide Street East | |
Daniel Brooke Building | 1833 | Georgian architecture | W | Northeast corner of King Street East and Jarvis Street | ||
C. W. Jeffery's House | 1833 | [7] | 4111 Yonge Street, North York | |||
McCowan log cabin | 1833 | Log cabin | W | 1007 Brimley Road - Thomson Memorial Park | ||
Crookshank House | 1834 | [8] | 56 Blue Jays Way | |||
Drumsnab House | 1834 | Francis Cayley | Georgian architecture | 1 | Rosedale | |
Elm Bank Farm Second House | 1834 | John Grubb | 18 | 19 Jason Road, Thistletown | ||
167–185 King St. | 1834–1843 | 9 | King and Jarvis | |||
Elihu Pease House | 1834 | 18 | 20 Harrison Garden Boulevard, North York | |||
Upper Canada College Boarding Houses | 1834 (altered 1856) | 18 | 20 Duncan Street | |||
Thomas and Catherine Snider House | ca. 1835 | Thomas and Catherine Snider | 7 | 519 Glengrove Avenue West | ||
Joseph Shepard House | 1835 | 14 | 90 Burndale Avenue | |||
171 King Street East | 1836 | Jacob Latham | Georgian Revival | 18 | Old Town | |
Colborne Lodge | 1836 | John Howard | Regency | W | Colborne Lodge Drive, just north of the Queensway - High Park | |
Helliwell House | 1837 | William Helliwell | Georgian architecture | 8 | Todmorden Mills | |
The Black Bull | 1838, rebuilt 1886 | 6 | 298 Queen Street West | |||
William Gray First House | 1839 | 18 | 1413 Don Mills Road, Don Mills | |||
Elizabeth Harrison House | 1839, altered 1865 | 18 | 111 Harrison Road, North York | |||
Guildwood Gates | 1839 | Guildwood - relocated from New Fort York in 1953 |
1840 to 1849[edit]
Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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20 Beechwood Crescent | 1840 | 18 | East York | |||
94 Front St. E. | 1840 | 18 | Downtown, Old Town | |||
98 Front St. E. | 1840 | 18 | Downtown, Old Town | |||
Henry Snider Cider Mill | 1840 | 6 | relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Limehouse Back House | 1840 | 6 | relocated from Georgetown, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Snider Workshop | 1840 | 6 | relocated from Concord, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Bell Estate Farmhouse | 1840 | Georgian Revival | [9] | 67 Bell Estate Road, Scarborough | ||
Springfield Farmhouse | ca. 1840s | James Thomson | 8 | 146 St. Andrew's Road, Scarborough | ||
Davisville Post Office | 1840s | 14 | Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue | |||
Moore House | ca. 1840 | John Moore | 8 | 18 Great Oak Drive, Etobicoke | ||
Stanley Barracks Officer's Mess | 1841 | Royal Engineers (British Army) | 19th Century military architecture | 2 | Exhibition Place | |
105–111 King Street East | 1842 | 18 | Old Town | |||
125 King Street East | 1842 | 18 | Old Town | |||
133-135 King St. East (Army and Navy Store) |
1842 (altered 1888) | 6,18 | Old Town | |||
Roblin's Mill | 1842 | 6 | relocated from Ameliasburgh Township, Ontario (Prince Edward County) to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Victoria Row - Albany Club since 1882 | 1840–1842 | John George Howard | 91 King Street East at Church Street | |||
173–177 King Street East | 1843 | Jacob Latham | Georgian Revival | 18 | Old Town | |
Etobicoke Township Hall | 1843 | Georgian revival | 6,8 | 4946 Dundas Street West, ETobicoke | ||
Little Trinity Anglican Church | 1843 | Henry Bowyer Lane | Gothic Revival | 1 | 425 King Street East | |
Moffat, Murray and Company | 1844 | 6 | 36 Yonge Street | |||
Burwick House | 1844 | 6 | relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Broom Maker Shop | 1844 | 6 | relocated from Sherwood, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Church of St. George the Martyr | 1844 | Henry Bowyer Lane | Gothic Revival | [10] | 197 John Street; clock tower only | |
Farnham Lodge | 1844 (alt. 1910) | 18 | 50 Farnham Avenue, Deer Park | |||
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 | |||
Charles Coxwell Small House | 1845, addition 1879 | [11] | 298-300 King Street East, Corktown | |||
Harness Shop and Saddlery | 1845 | 6 | relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
St. Lawrence Market north façade and Market Square Gallery | 1845 | John Wilson Siddall | Gothic/Second Empire | 3 | 92 Front Street East | |
Commercial Bank | 1845 | 6 | 15 Wellington Street West | |||
298-300 King Street East | 1845 | Charles Small | 9 | 298-300 King Street East | ||
Merchant's Bank façade at Brookfield Place | 1845 | 6 | 181 Bay Street | |||
Sheldon Ward house | 1845 (alt. 1881) | [12] | 115 Berkeley Street. | |||
Bishop's Palace | 1846 | William Thomas | Gothic revival | 18 | 200 Church Street, Downtown | |
51 Yonge Street | 1847 | A.V. Brown, John Howard, architect | Second Empire | [13] | 51 Yonge Street, Downtown | |
Cumberland House | 1847 | John W. Cumberland | 3 | St. George Street north of College - University of Toronto | ||
Lambton House | 1847 | 14 | 4066 Old Dundas Street West | |||
Church of the Holy Trinity | 1847 | Henry Bowyer Lane | Gothic Revival | 2 | Trinity Square | |
Farr House | 1847 | John Farr | 8 | 905 Queen Street West | ||
William Noble's Tavern | 1847 | Second Empire | [14] | 252 King Street East, Old Town | ||
191–197 Church Street | 1848 | John Tully | 6,18 | Downtown | ||
Paul Bishop's House | 1848 | 6 | 365 & 363 Adelaide St. E. | |||
Edward Guardhouse Residence - Connaught Labs | 1848 | 11 | 1755 Steeles Ave West | |||
Enoch Turner School | 1848 | Enoch Turner | 2, W | Trinity St. between King St. E. and Eastern Ave | ||
Hoover House | 1848 | Abraham Hoover | [15] | York University Keele campus | ||
Oakham House | 1848 | William Thomas | Gothic architecture | 8 | 322 Church Street - Ryerson University | |
St. Jude's Church | 1848 | 14 | Victoria Park Avenue | |||
St. Michael's Cathedral | 1848 | William Thomas (Design) | English Gothic | 2 | 200 Church Street | |
St. Michael's Cathedral Episcopal Palace | 1845–1848 | William Thomas (Design) | [16] | 200 Church Street | ||
Toronto House of Industry (Workhouse) - (Now used as the Laughlen Lodge for the Aged) | 1848 | William Thomas | 11 | 110 Edward Street | ||
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church | 1849 | 14 | 115 St. Andrew's Road, Scarborough | |||
Argyle Inn at Brookfield Place | 1849 | 6 | 1 Wellington Street West | |||
Half Way House | 1849 | 6 | relocated from Scarborough to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
The Wheat Sheaf | 1849 | 667 King Street West |
1850 to 1859[edit]
Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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142 King Street East | 1850 | Georgian Revival | 18 | King and Jarvis Street | ||
150-154 King Street East | 1850 | See: Daniel Brooke Building 1833 | 9 | King Street East and Jarvis Street | ||
Elgin Building | 1850 | [17] | 118 Yonge Street, Downtown | |||
St. Lawrence Galleries | 1850 | Georgian Revival | [18] | 142 King Street East, Old Town | ||
St. Lawrence Hall | 1850 | William Thomas | Neo-Renaissance Revival | 2 | 157 King Street East | |
Tinsmith Shop and Masonic Lodge | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Fire House | 1850 | 6 | relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Apple Storage Cellar | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Edgeley, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Taylor's Cooperage | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Paris, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Temperance Hall | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Kettleby, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Scarlett House | ca. 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 | |||
Mackenzie Barn | 1850 | 6 | Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Bolton Shop | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Bolton, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Snider Drive Shed | 1850 | 6 | relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Bake Oven | 1850 | 6 | relocated from Vaughan, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Toronto Baptist Seminary | 1850 | 337 Jarvis Street | ||||
John Hagerty Building | 1850–51 | 6, 12 - Heritage Toronto | 42 Yonge St | |||
William Cawthra Building | 1850–1851 | 6 | 44 Yonge Street | |||
Gibson House | 1851 | David Gibson | W | 5172 Yonge Street | ||
Forest Home | ca. 1851 | Marshall Macklin | 8 | 41 Macklingate Court, Scarborough | ||
John Crawford Block | 1852 | Second Empire | 6 | 38-40 Yonge Street | ||
St. Philip's Church and Cemetery | 1852 | 6 | 29 St. Phillips Road at Royal York Road | |||
Jacob Ross House | 1852 | Jacob P. Ross | 6 | 108 Stayner Avenue | ||
Toronto Normal School front façade portions incorporated into the entrance to Ryerson University's athletic centre | 1852 | Frederick Cumberland and Thomas Ridout (Design) | Gothic-Romanesque | 3 | 40, 50 Gould Street, Kerr Hall quadrangle (St James Square)–bounded by Gerrard, Church, Yonge and Gould Streets. | |
Consumers' Gas Building | 1852 | Frederick Cumberland and Thomas Ridout (Design) | Neo-Renaissance Revival | 3 | 17,19,23,25 Toronto Street | |
Adelaide Street Court House | 1852 | Frederick Cumberland and Thomas Ridout (Design) | Greek Revival architecture | 3 | 57 Adelaide Street East | |
191-197 Church Street | 1852 | Likely John Tully | Georgian | 8 | Church Street and Dundas Street East | |
Toronto Street Post Office | 1853 | Frederick Cumberland and Thomas Ridout (Design) | Greek Revival 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 | |||
Kane House | 1853 | Paul Kane | 8 | 56 Wellesley Street East | ||
Little Trinity Church Rectory | 1853 | Georgian revival | [19] | 417 King Street East, Corktown | ||
Thorncrest house | 1854 | 6 | 36 Rathburn Road | |||
Ashbridge House | 1854 | 3 | 1444 Queen Street East | |||
5 Old Yonge St | 1855 | [20] | 5 Old Yonge Street, York Mills | |||
181-183 King Street East | 1855 | Georgian revival | [21] | Old Town | ||
399-403 King Street East | 1855 | [22] | Old Town | |||
Hutchison Building | 1854–55 | John Hutchison | 9 | 36-42 Wellington Street East | ||
O'Keefe House | 1855 | 137 Bond Street - Ryerson University | ||||
Rose Blacksmith Shop | 1855 | 6 | relocated from Nobleton, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Samuel Stong House | 1855 | 6 | relocated from Vaughan, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
The Warehouse | 1855 | 6 | 33/11 Wellington Street West | |||
Bank of British North America | 1856 | John George Howard | Yonge and Wellington Streets | |||
William Hall House | 1856 | William Hall | Georgian architecture | 15 | 77 Seaton Street | |
St. Michael's College | 1856 | William Hay (architect) | 2 | 50 Saint Joseph Street | ||
Fisherville Church | 1856 | 6 | relocated from Fisherville, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Emporium and Post Office | 1856 | 6 | relocated from Laskay, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
St. Basil's Church, Toronto | 1855–1856 | William Hay (architect) | St. Joseph Street west of Bay Street | |||
Allandale | 1856 | Enoch Turner | 8 | 241 Sherbourne Street | ||
Hogg's Hollow cottage (2) - Auberge du Pommier Restaurant | 1856 | 6 | Hogg's Hollow; relocated to 4150 Yonge Street | |||
1856/1857 Armstrong, Beere and Hime panorama | ||||||
Louis B. Stewart Observatory/Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory | 1853–1857 | Frederick William Cumberland and William George Storm | W, 15 | 12 Hart House Circle - University of Toronto - Kings College Circle | ||
Mackenzie House | 1857 | William Rogers | 3 | 82 Bond Street | ||
Davis House (also Geary House "Caverhill") | 1857 | James Boyd Davis | 8 | 124 Park Road | ||
Miller Tavern | 1857 | W | Yonge Street south of York Mills Road | |||
James Small House | 1857 | 18 | 261-263 Sherbourne Street | |||
Tin and Copper Smith Building | 1857 | 18 | 83 Yonge Street | |||
William Devenish House | ca. 1857 | Victoria Park and St. Clair | ||||
Cornell House | 1858 | possibly local carpenters William Melburn or Thomas Little | 6 | moved to 1007 Brimley Road - Thomson Memorial Park | ||
Culloden | 1858 | 18 | 291 Sherbourne Street | |||
Flynn House | 1858 | 6 | relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Daniel Flynn Boot and Shoe Shop | 1858 | 6 | relocated from Toronto, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Wilmot Township Hall | 1858 | 6 | relocated from Wilmot, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
LaRose House | 1858 | Daniel LaRose | 8 | 322 LaRose Ave | ||
Thomas Helliwell Block | 1858 | 6 | 81 Front Street East | |||
University College, Toronto | 1856–1859 | Frederick William Cumberland and William George Storm; David Dick (1892) | Norman Romanesque | 6 | 15 King's College Circle | |
University College, Toronto Croft House | 1859 | Frederick William Cumberland (Design) | 2 | Kings College Circle, University of Toronto | ||
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 | 1859 | Toronto Fire Department | 9 | 70 Berkeley Street | ||
Alexander Smith Block | 1859 | 6 | 77 Front Street East | |||
Cherry Street Hotel / Palace Street School | 1859 | Joseph Sheard | 6, 18 | 409 Front Street East | ||
Applewood, The Shaver Homestead | 1850s | 14 | 450 The West Mall, Etobicoke | |||
Newtonbrook Store | 1850s | 14 | 5926 Yonge Street |
1860 to 1869[edit]
Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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Neilson Park Fieldhouse | 1860s | 6 | Malvern, Toronto | |||
Burwick Stable | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Chicken House | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Kettleby, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Church Drive Shed | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Vaughan, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Drive Shed | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Milverton, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Edgeley Slaughter House | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Edgeley, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Edgeley Mennonite Meeting House Drive Shed | 1860 | 6 | relocated from Hornby, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Chapel of St. James-the-Less | 1860 | Frederick William Cumberland and William George Storm (Design) | 2 | St. James Cemetery, Parliament Street | ||
Dempsey Store | 1860 | 6 | 250 Beecroft Avenue, North York | |||
Garibaldi House | 1860 | [23] | 302 King Street East, Corktown | |||
Gooderham and Worts Distillery - Malt House (The Maltings) | 1860 | Victorian industrial architecture | W | Distillery District | ||
Oaklands | 1860 | John Macdonald, design William Hay | 8 | De La Salle College | ||
F.G. Perkins Block | 1860 | 6 | 41 Front Street West | |||
Old St. Paul's | 1860 | Edmund and George Radford | 6 | Bloor Street East between Church and Jarvis Streets | ||
Stong House and Barn | 1860 | Jacob Stong | [15] | York University Keele campus | ||
Holy Trinity Rectory | 1861 | William Hay (architect) | 6 | 10 Trinity Square | ||
Dickson Hill School | 1861 | 6 | relocated from Dickson Hill, Ontario (Markham, Ontario) to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
Fleet Street Lighthouse | 1861 | marine architecture | W | Fleet Street east of Princes' Gates at Exhibition Place | ||
Henry Scadding Home | 1862 | Henry Scadding | 6 Trinity Square | |||
Heyroyd | 1862 | Georgian revival | 18 | 35 Sherbourne Street North | ||
Piper/Birnie House | 1862 | Georgian revival | [24] | 110-112 Bond Street | ||
Snarr's Terrace | 1863 | Thomas Snarr | 8[25] | 215-219 Jarvis Street | ||
Elderslie | 1864 | 8 | 1575 Neilson Road, Scarborough | |||
St. Peter's Anglican Church | 1864–1866 | Gundry and (Henry) Langley | 6 | 188 Carlton Street at Sherborne Street | ||
Don Jail | 1864 | William Thomas | Italianate architecture | 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 | 6 | 125 Moatfield Drive | |||
Summer Hill Coach House | 1865 | 6 | 36 Summerhill Gardens | |||
St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church | 1865 | Henry Langley | 6 | Bellevue Avenue and College Street[26] | ||
Spadina House | 1866 | James Austin | including Victorian, Edwardian, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Colonial Revival | W | Near Casa Loma | |
Berkeley Castle | ca. 1866 | Joseph Simpson | 9 | 2 Berkeley Street | ||
Dominion Carriage Works and Cabinet Shop | 1867 | 6 | relocated from Sebringville, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village | |||
W. Davies and Company Pork Packing | 1867 | 145 Front Street East | ||||
John Daniels' House | 1867 | W | Yorkville | |||
Euclid Hall (Keg Mansion) | 1868 | Arthur McMaster | W | 515 Jarvis Street | ||
Grand Central Hotel | 1868 | Georgian Revival | [27] | 251 King Street East, Old Town | ||
Zion Schoolhouse | 1869 | 6 | 1091 Finch Avenue East | |||
Pearse House | 1869 | James Pearse Jr | 6 | Beare Road, Scarborough | ||
Richard West Houses | 1869 | Richard West | 100 Adelaide Street West, Toronto; being restored as part of Pinnacle on Adelaide condo project |
1870 to 1879[edit]
Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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Playter Homestead | 1870s | John Lea Playter | 6 | 28 Playter Crescent | ||
Gooderham and Worts Distillery - Pure Spirits Building | 1870 | Victorian industrial | W | Distillery District | ||
258 Adelaide Street East (De La Salle Institute) |
1871 | 6 | 258 Adelaide Street East | |||
Downsview United Church | 1870 | 6 | 2822 Keele Street | |||
Humewood house | 1870s | William Hume Blake | 6 | 40 Humewood Drive | ||
55–79 Berkeley Street | 1871 | workmen's cottages | [12] | 55–79 Berkeley Street | ||
Charles Moore and Co | 1871 | 6 | 5, 7, 9 Wellington Street West | |||
MacDonald-Mowat House | 1872 | Nathaniel Dickey | 2 | east side of St. George Street, between Russell Street and Willcocks Street | ||
272–274 Queen Street W. | 1872 | Georgian revival | [28] | Grange Park | ||
282–286 Queen Street W. | 1872 | Georgian revival | [29] | Grange Park | ||
T Griffith Block | 1872 | 6 | 35 Front Street East | |||
Knox United Church | 1872 | 14 | 2569 Midland Avenue | |||
Metropolitan United Church | 1872 | Henry Langley | French Gothic | W | Church Street and Queen Street East | |
Toronto Fire Department Fire Hall # 3 - tower only | 1872 | 6 | Yonge Street, north of College Street | |||
Hillside Schoolhouse | 1872 | 6, 10 | Meadowvale Road | |||
University of Toronto St. Michael's College - Clover Hill addition | 1872–1873 | William Irving | St. George campus - University of Toronto | |||
Maple Cottage | 1873 | 6 | 62 Laing Street | |||
Zion Church | 1873 | 6 | 1650 Finch Avenue East | |||
St. James Cathedral | 1874 | Frederick Cumberland and Thomas Ridout (Design) | Gothic Revival architecture | 2 | 65 Church Street | |
Christie, Brown & Company Factory (now George Brown College St. James Campus) |
1874 | Adelaide Street East at George | ||||
Toronto Necropolis Chapel | 1874 | Henry Langley | 6 | Winchester Street and Sumach Street | ||
St. Luke's United Church | 1874 | Henry Langley and Edmund Burke | 6 | Sherborne Street and Carlton Street | ||
Jarvis Street Baptist Church | 1874 | Edmund Burke | 6 | Jarvis Street and Gerrard Street East | ||
1 Spadina Crescent (formerly Knox College) | 1875 | Smith and Gemmell | Gothic Revival | W | 1 Spadina Crescent, University of Toronto | |
Richardson House, later the Spadina Hotel | 1875; altered in 1882; altered ca. 1890 | 6 | 460 King Street West | |||
"Seven Oaks" | 1875 | [citation needed] |
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George Brown House - Lambton Lodge | 1875–1876 | William Irving | Second Empire | 3 | 186 Beverley Street | |
The Brunswick House | 1876; altered in 2004 | W | 481 Bloor Street West | |||
St. Andrew's Church | 1876 | William George Storm (Design) | 2 | 73 Simcoe Street | ||
Toronto Central Prison Chapel | 1877 | East Liberty Street, at Pirandello Street. In the Liberty Village neighbourhood. | ||||
Don Brewery T. Davies & Bro. lager brewery building, "Malthouse" |
1877 | 6 | 27-39 Old Brewery Lane | |||
Hillside Church | 1877 | 6 | 361 Old Finch Avenue | |||
Dominion Brewery | 1878 | [30] | 468–478 Queen Street East | |||
Newtonbrook School | 1878 | 6 | Drewy Avenue | |||
St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1878 | Henry Langley & Edmund Burke | Gothic revival | 6 | 383 Jarvis Street | |
Toronto Fire Services Station 312 - formerly Hose No. 8 and later Toronto Fire Department Station 10 | 1876–1878 | Victorian Gothic | 6 | 34 Yorkville Avenue | ||
Toronto Fire Services Station 315 - formerly Toronto Fire Department Station 8 (Kensington Market Firehall) | 1877–1878 | Victorian | 6 | 132 Bellevue Avenue | ||
298 Sackville Street | 1879 | Worker's cottage | [31] | |||
Stables for Little York Inn | 1879 | Victorian | [32] | 67 George Street |
1880 to 1889[edit]
Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image | |||||||
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Armadale Free Methodist Church | 1880 | volunteer labourers | 6 | 400 Passmore Avenue, Agincourt | |||||||||
Little York Inn | 1880 | Second Empire | [33] | 187 King Street East, Old Town | |||||||||
280 Queen St. W. | 1881 | Queen Anne | [34] | Grange Park | |||||||||
McMaster Hall | 1881 | Henry Langley, Henry Langley and Edmund Burke (Design) | 2 | 273 Bloor Street West | |||||||||
James Cooper House | 1881 | 6 | Sherborne Street and Bloor Street East | ||||||||||
Village of Brockton Town Hall | 1882 | 6 | Dundas Street West and Brock Avenue | ||||||||||
Gooderham House | 1882 | 18 | 592 Sherbourne Avenue | ||||||||||
St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church and Bishop's Cottage | 1884 | A.R. Dennison;[35] Church windows by Robert McCausland[36] | 6 | Toronto Islands | |||||||||
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church | 1885; spire added 1904 | Joseph Connolly; spire - A.W. Holmes | 6 | Bathurst Street and Adelaide Street West |
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Thomas Clark house | 1885 | 6 | 9 Barberry Place | ||||
Bank of Montreal | 1885 | Frank Darling (architect) & S. George Curry | 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 | 1886 | Henry Langley & Edmund Burke | 6 | 72 Beverley Street | |||||||||
George S. Pratt House | 1886 | 6 | 17 Mill Street | ||||||||||
Inglenook Community High School | 1887 | 18 | Sackville Street, Corktown | ||||||||||
Lombard Street Fire Hall | 1886 | City of Toronto | 18 | 110 Lombard Street | |||||||||
Ontario College of Pharmacy | 1887 | Ryerson University | |||||||||||
St. Paul's Basilica | 1887 | 6 | 83 Power Street (Queen Street East near Parliament Street) | ||||||||||
Toronto Street Railways Stables - now[when?] Young People's Theatre | 1886–1887 | H.G. Salisbury | W | 165 Front Street East | |||||||||
Chester D. Massey House | 1887 | 6 | 519 Jarvis Street | ||||||||||
Central United Church | 1887 | 1 King St., Weston | |||||||||||
Trinity-St. Paul's United Church | 1887–1889 | Henry Langley and Edmund Burke | 6 | Bloor Street west of Spadina Avenue | |||||||||
2-36 Monteith Street | 1888 | Second Empire | [37] | 2-36 Monteith Street | |||||||||
Lakeview Hotel, now Winchester Hotel | 1888 | Thomas Kennedy | 6, W | 531 Parliament Street | |||||||||
Bathurst Street Methodist Church (now Bathurst Street Theatre) | 1888 | W | 736 Bathurst Street | ||||||||||
The Toronto Club | 1888 | Frank Darling & S. George Curry | Palladian, Rennissance Revival, Richardson Romanesque Style | 6 | 107-109 Wellington Street West | ||||||||
Empress Hotel[38] | 1888 | 335 Yonge Street (destroyed in a fire January 2011 and demolished) |
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1–7 Melbourne Place | 1889 | Alvary Beecroft | Georgian Revival | [39] | 1–7 Melbourne Place. Parkdale | ||||||||
Bloor Street United Church | 1889–1890 | 6 | Bloor Street West and Huron Street | ||||||||||
College Street Baptist Church | 1889 | College Street & Palmerston Blvd. | |||||||||||
Dominion Hotel | 1889 | [40] | 498 Queen Street East | ||||||||||
Fairbank United Church | 1889 | 6 | 2750 Dufferin Street | ||||||||||
Gladstone Hotel | 1889 | Romanesque Revival architecture | 6, W | 1214 Queen Street West | |||||||||
Heintzman House | 1889 | Knox, Elliot & Jarvis | 6 | 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, May 25, 2008, p 45. | 32 Gothic Avenue | ||||||||||
Milburn Building | 1889 | E. J. Lennox | 6 | 45–55 Colborne Street | |||||||||
Toronto Hydro-Electric Dynamo House | 1889 | 532 Bay Street |
1890 to 1899[edit]
Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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R.G. McLean Company Building and Barclay, Clark and Company Building | 1890 | 18 | 20,26 Lombard Street | |||
Don Valley Brick Works | 1890s | Victoria industrial | 6 | Pottery Road | ||
Rotman's Men's Shops | 1890 | William George Storm | 350-358 Spadina Avenue | |||
Swansea Public School | 1890 | Additions were made in 1928, 1953 and 1985. | Romanesque Revival architecture | 207 Windermere Avenue | ||
Alexander Muir House | 1890 | 6 | 9 Mackenzie Drive | |||
Drake Hotel | 1890 | W | Parkdale | |||
University of Toronto University of St. Michael's College - Elmsley Place houses (7) | 1890 | University of Toronto St. George campus | ||||
Sunlight Soap/Lever Brothers Works factory - now Korex Don Valley | 1890 | 2 Don Valley Parkway | ||||
J. Morrish General Store | 1891 | 6 | Old Kingston Road | |||
Reid & Co. Lumber | 1891 | [41] | 359 King Street East | |||
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 | |||
St. George's Hall | 1891 | Edwards & Webster | Gothic Revival | 14 Elm Street | ||
University of Toronto Wycliffe College | 1891 | 5 Hoskin Avenue | ||||
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall | 1891 | Norman Dick and Frank Wickson | Yonge Street and College Street - northwest corner | |||
Underwood House | ca. 1891 | 6 | Steeles Avenue East | |||
Gooderham Building (Flatiron Building) | 1892 | David Roberts, Jr, architect | W | Triangular intersection at Front Street and Wellington Street | ||
George Gooderham House | 1892 | Henry Sproatt | 6 | 135 St. George Street | ||
Victoria Hospital for Sick Children | 1892 | Frank Darling & S. George Curry | Romanesque Revival architecture | W, 3 | College Street and Elizabeth Street | |
Harbord Collegiate Institute | 1892 | W, 10 | 286 Harbord Street | |||
Confederation Life Building | 1892 | Knox and Elliot | Romanesque Revival architecture | W | Richmond Street East | |
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Carriage House | 1892 | 6 | Humber College Lakeshore Campus | |||
Palace Arms Hotel[42] | 1890 | Frederick Henry Herbert | 950 King Street West | |||
St John the Baptist (Norway) Anglican Church | 1893 | C.J. Gibson | 470 Woodbine Avenue[43] | |||
New Broadview House Hotel | 1893 | Archibald Dingham | Romanesque Revival architecture | W | Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East | |
Ontario Legislature | 1893 | Richard A. Waite, architect | Richardsonian Romanesque | W | Queen's Park | |
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Gatehouse | 1893 | 6 | Humber College Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West | |||
Havergal College | 1894 | W | 1451 Avenue Road | |||
Massey Hall | 1894 | Sidney Badgley | Palladian architecture (Moorish Revival architecture interior) | W | 178 Victoria Street | |
St. Phillip's Anglican Church | 1894 | |||||
Stewart Building / Toronto Athletic Club | 1894 | 149 College Street | ||||
F. W. Woolworth Building | 1895 | W | Queen Street West and Yonge | |||
Toronto Transit Commission 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 1981 | |||
St. George's Greek Orthodox Church - formerly Holy Blossom Temple | 1895 | John Wilson Siddall | 6 | Bond Street between Gould St. and Dundas St. | ||
Royal Canadian Yacht Clubhouse | 1896 | Dick & Wickson | W | Toronto Islands | ||
Scarboro Centennial Memorial Library | 1896 | [44] | St. Andrew's Road, Scarborough | |||
Victoria University in the University of Toronto | 1896 | W | University of Toronto St. George campus | |||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Superintendent's residence (Cumberland House) and pavilions | 1896 | 6 | Humber College Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West | |||
The Royal Conservatory of Music Main Building - formerly home of McMaster University | 1897 | 273 Bloor Street West | ||||
John Kay Store - facade only | 1898 | S. George Curry | 6 | 10 Adelaide Street West | ||
Masaryk Hall | 1898 | 6 | 220 Cowan Avenue at Queen Street West | |||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Assembly Hall | 1898 | 6 | Humber College Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West | |||
MacFarlane's Hotel | 1898 | 99 Jarvis Street | ||||
Old City Hall | 1899 | E. J. Lennox | Romanesque Revival architecture | W | Queen Street West at Bay Street | |
Don Station | 1899 | W, 15 | Todmorden Mills | |||
Massey-Harris, later Massey-Ferguson Ltd | 1899 | E. J. Lennox | 6 | 519 King Street West | ||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital New Stores facilities | 1899 | 6 | Humber College Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West | |||
Consumer's Gas Purifying House - now[when?] Toronto Police 51 Division | 1899 | 6 | 51 Parliament Street at Mill Street | |||
Parkdale Telephone Exchange Building | 1899 | 207 Cowan Avenue |
1900 to 1909[edit]
Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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Dixon homestead | early 1900s | 6 | 1671 Kipling Avenue | |||
former La Rose homestead | early 1900s | 6 | 322 La Rose Avenue | |||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Conservatory | 1901 | 6 | Humber College Lakeshore Campus - 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West | |||
University of Toronto Faculty of Law Flavelle House | 1901 | Pearson and Darling Frank Darling | University of Toronto St. George campus | |||
University of Toronto Faculty of Law Falconer Hall | 1901 | 84 Queen's Park Crescent University of Toronto St. George campus | ||||
Kew Gardens Gardener's Cottage | 1901–1902 | Queen Anne Revival | Kew Gardens | |||
Philosopher's Walk Gate | 1901 | University of Toronto St. George campus | ||||
Adams Brothers Harness Manufacturing Company Ltd | 1901–03 | 6 | 185 Frederick Street | |||
Bank of Hamilton | 1902 | G. W. Gouinlock (architect) | 6 | 165 Spadina Avenue | ||
King Edward Hotel | 1902 | E. J. Lennox | W | 37 King Street East | ||
Poor Alex Theatre | 1903? | 6 | 296 Brunswick Avenue, The Annex | |||
Kimberley Jr Public School - Toronto District School Board | 1903? | 6, 10 | 50 Swanwick Avenue | |||
J.F. Brown Building (Heintzman Hall) | 1903 | Chicago | 193 Yonge Street | |||
Trinity College Gates - Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division | 1903 | Trinity Bellwoods Park | ||||
University of Toronto Mining Building | 1904 | Francis R. Heakes | 170 College Street University of Toronto St. George campus | |||
Hydro One / Ontario Hydro Bridgman Transformer Station | 1904 | 391 Davenport Road | ||||
Trader's Bank Building | 1905 | Yonge and Colborne Streets | ||||
Antique Carousel | 1905 | Centreville Amusement Park, Toronto Islands | ||||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cottage 2 | 1905 | 6 | Humber College Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West | |||
CNE Press Building or CNE Administrative Building | 1905 | George W. Gouinlock | 6, W | Exhibition Place near the Princess Margaret Fountain | ||
Christie, Brown & Co. stables | 1906 | [12] | 95 Berkeley Street | |||
Frank Porter Wood Home - now Crescent School | 1906 | William Adams Delano | W | 2365 Bayview Avenue | ||
Malvern Collegiate Institute | 1906 | 10 | 55 Malvern Avenue | |||
Kew Beach Fire Station/Toronto Fire Services Station 227 - ex-Toronto Fire Department Station 17 | 1906 | Amsterdam | Queen Street East | |||
Toronto 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 | 1906 | Pearson and Darling Frank Darling | W | 31 King's College Circle University of Toronto | ||
City Morgue (later the Fred Victor Centre Women's Hostel) |
1907 | Robert McCallum (architect) | 6 | 86 Lombard Street | ||
University of Toronto Sandford Fleming Building | 1907 | Pearson and Darling Frank Darling | 10 King's College Road | |||
University of Toronto Sigmund Samuel Building | 1907 | Pearson and Darling Frank Darling | 7 King's College Circle | |||
Riverdale Collegiate Institute | 1907 | 1094 Gerrard Street East | ||||
Royal Canadian Military Institute | 1907 | 6 | 426 University Avenue | |||
Darling Building | 1907 | 6 | 96 Spadina Avenue | |||
Horticulture Building | 1907 | George W. Gouinlock | W, 15 | Exhibition Place | ||
Royal Alexandra Theatre | 1907 | John M. Lyle | Beaux Arts | W | 284 King Street West | |
Immersion Studio - also called Music Building or Railways Building | 1907 | George W. Gouinlock | Beaux Arts | W, 15 | Exhibition Place | |
Yorkville Branch, Toronto Public Library | 1907 | Yorkville | ||||
St. Patrick's Church | 1905–1908 | Romanesque Revival | 141 McCaul Street | |||
St. Anne's Anglican Church[45] | 1907–1908 | Ford Howard, Toronto | 6 | 270 Gladstone Avenue | ||
City Dairy Stables | 1908–09 | GM Miller | 6 | 563 Spadina Crescent | ||
41 Binscarth Road | 1908 | G.M. Miller & Co. | 41 Binscarth Road | |||
Toronto Electric Light Company Substation - Toronto Hydro | 1908 | 660 Adelaide Street West | ||||
Ontario Heritage Trust Building - known as the Birkbeck Building or the Ontario Heritage Centre | 1908 | G.W. Gouinlock | 9, 15, 18 | 10 Adelaide Street East | ||
Queen City Vinegar Company Factory | 1908 | J. Francis Brown | [46] | 19 River Street | ||
Knox Presbyterian Church | 1909 | James Wilson Grey | 6 | Spadina Avenue and Harbord Street | ||
Kilgour Farms barn | 1909 | Sunnybrook Farms | ||||
Hotel Victoria | 1909 | Frederick Mossop | 56 Yonge St. | |||
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church | 1909–1914 | Wickson and Gregg | 6 | St. Clair Avenue West |
1910 to 1919[edit]
Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Source | Location | Image |
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South African War Memorial | 1910 | Walter Seymour Allward | Queen Street West and University Avenue | |||
Merchandise Building | 1910 | 155 Dalhousie Street | ||||
University of Toronto Schools | 1910 | 371 Bloor Street West | ||||
Toronto Fire Services 226 ex-Toronto Fire Department Station 22 | 1910 | Amsterdam | 87 Main Street | |||
Toronto Fire Services 344 ex-Toronto Fire Department Station 23 | 1910 | Victorian/Queen Anne | 240 Howland Aveue | |||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital 2nd Gatehouse, Paint Shop and Barn | 1910 | 6 | Humber College Lakeshore Campus | |||
High Level Pumping Station - Toronto Water | 1910 | 235 Cottingham Avenue | ||||
Toronto Hydro Substation D | 1910 | 29 Nelson Street | ||||
Victoria College | 1910 | Henry Sproatt | 6, W | 91 Charles Street West University of Toronto St. George campus | ||
Toronto Fire Services 311 ex-Toronto Fire Department Station 24 (Knights of Balmoral) | 1911 | Richardsonian Romanesque/Amsterdam | 20 Balmoral Avenue | |||
Miller Lash House | 1911 | University of Toronto Scarborough | ||||
Oakwood Collegiate Institute | 1911 | 10 | 991 St Clair Avenue West | |||
Hart House | 1911–15 | Henry Sproatt-Engineer Ernest Rolph | Neo-Gothic | 6, W | 7 Hart House Circle - University of Toronto St. George campus | |
MacPherson Avenue Hydro Sub-Station | 1911 | 290 MacPherson Avenue | ||||
Toronto Hydro Junction Substation | 1911 | 30 Edwin Avenue | ||||
Toronto West End YMCA | 1911 | 931 College Street | ||||
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church (formerly St. Columba United Church) | 1911 | 540 St. Clair Avenue West | ||||
Casa Loma | 1911–1914 | E. J. Lennox | W | 1 Austin Terrace | ||
University of Toronto Sigmund Samuel Building additions | 1912 | Pearson and Darling Frank Darling | 7 King's College Circle | |||
Manitou Road bridge | 1912 | Centre Island, Toronto Islands | ||||
Toronto Water Island Filtration Plant | 1912 | Toronto Islands | ||||
CNE Fire Hall (Toronto Fire Services Station 346 - ex-Toronto Fire Department Station 32) & Police Station | 1912 | George W. Gouinlook | Gothic revival | W, 15 | Exhibition Place | |
North Toronto Collegiate Institute | 1912 | Collegiate Gothic (facade of original building in the courtyard of current structure) | 10 | 70 Roehampton Avenue | ||
University of Toronto Lillian Massey Department of Household Science | 1912 | 157 Bloor Street West | ||||
Medieval Times Building (Government Building; Arts, Crafts and Hobbies Building) | 1912 | George W. Gouinlook | W, 6 | Exhibition Place near Dufferin Gate | ||
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Pumphouse | 1912 | 6 | Humber College Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West | |||
St. Patrick's Market | 1912[47] | 238 Queen Street West near John Street | ||||
Artscape Wychwood Barns - formerly Toronto Transit Commission St. Clair (Wychwood) Carhouse | 1913–1921 | 76 Wychwood Avenue | ||||
Canadian Pacific Building | 1913 | [48] | 69 Yonge Street | |||
Labour Lyceum | 1913 | 346 Spadina Avenue | ||||
Toronto Transit Commission Russell Carhouse | 1913 | 6, W | Queen Street East and Connaught Avenue | |||
MaRS Discovery District - formerly Toronto General Hospital | 1913 | 101 College Street | ||||
St. Paul's Anglican Church | 1913 | E. J. Lennox | 6 | Bloor Street east of Avenue Road | ||
St. Augustine's Seminary | 1913 | 6, W | Scarborough | |||
Barton Avenue Stable - Connaught Labs | 1913 | 6 | 1755 Steeles Ave West | |||
Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres | 1913 | Thomas W. Lamb | 6, W | Yonge Street north of Queen Street | ||
Toronto General Hospital - College Wing | 1913 | Pearson and Darling Frank Darling | 101 College Street | |||
Central Technical School | 1913 | Ross and MacFarlane | Collegiate Gothic | 725 Bathurst Street | ||
Kiever Synagogue | 1913 | B. Swartz | 6 | 25 Bellevue Avenue at Dennison Square | ||
Olympic Island bridge | 1914 | Centre Island and Olympic Island, Toronto Islands | ||||
Miller Lash/McLean Estate | 1914 | 6 | University of Toronto Scarborough | |||
Studio Building | 1914 | Eden Smith | 25 Severn Street | |||
299 Queen Street West | 1914 | W | 299 Queen Street West | |||
Old Mill restaurant and "Tea Garden" (incorporated shell of 1848 mill, Tudor buildings all from 1914 or newer) | 1914 | W | Old Mill | |||
Guild Inn - Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division | 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 Office | 1915 | 263 McCaul Street | ||||
Toronto Water Island Pumping Station | 1915 | 1 Centre Island Park, Toronto Islands | ||||
Former Toronto Transit Commission Danforth Garage | 1915 - vacant after 2002 | Danforth Avenue and Coxwell Avenue | ||||
Bishop Strachan School | 1915 | 298 Lonsdale Road | ||||
Union Station | 1915–1927 | G.A. Ross and R.H. Macdonald, Hugh Jones (CPR) and John M. Lyle (Toronto) | Beaux-Arts | W | Front Street West | |
Bloor Street/Prince Edward Viaduct | 1915–1919 | Bloor Street over Don River | ||||
Agincourt Jr Public School - Toronto District School Board (formerly School Section #14 and later housing Agincourt Continuation School 1915-1929) | 1915 | Colonial Revival architecture/Georgian Revival | 10 | 29 Lockie Avenue - Midland Avenue north of Sheppard Avenue East | ||
Toronto Fire Services 342 ex-Toronto Fire Department Station 27 (Mid-Town Mob) | 1915 | Tudor | 106 Ascot Avenue | |||
Toronto Fire Services 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 Hydroelectric System Building | 1916 | 369 Carlaw Avenue | ||||
Beaches Library - Toronto Public Library | 1916 | Gothic revival | Queen Street East | |||
Central Commerce Collegiate | 1916 | 570 Shaw Street | ||||
CNE General Services Building | 1917 | W, 15 | Exhibition Place near Prince's Gate | |||
New Toronto, Hydro Substation | 1917 | E. J. Lennox | Edwardian Classical | 18 | 140 Birmingham St. | |
St. Clements School | 1917 | 21 St. Clements Avenue | ||||
Toronto Harbour Commission Building | 1917 | Chapman and Oxley | 6, W | 60 Harbour Street at Bay Street | ||
Albert Building | 1917 | Palladian architecture | 15 Shuter Street - (janitor residence and now administration office for Massey Hall) | |||
Highland Creek Public School - Toronto District School Board | 1918 | Military Trail | ||||
Allen Beach Theatre | 1919 | 1971 Queen Street East | ||||
Hart House Theatre | 1919 | 6, W | University of Toronto St. George Campus | |||
Timothy Eaton statue | 1919 | Royal Ontario Museum; formerly at Eaton's store at the Toronto Eaton Centre | ||||
George Davis House | 1919 | Period Revival | W | Kingswood Road | ||
Royal Canadian Yacht Club Island Club House | 1919 | Toronto Islands |
Lost buildings and structures[edit]
Buildings have been lost to fire (especially pre-20th Century structures) or demolition due to structural problems or even lack of historic designation (after mid 20th Century and since 1970s):
Building | Year Completed | Year Demolished | Location | Image |
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McGill Cottage | 1793 | 1870s | Church Street and Queen Street East, Location of Metropolitan Church |
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Castle Frank | 1794 | 1829 (fire) | Bloor Street at Don River | |
Maryville Lodge | 1796 | 1854 | Power Street | |
First Parliament Buildings | 1796 | 1813 (war) | Front and Parliament streets | |
First York Garrison | 1797 | 1813 (war) | Bathurst Street at Garrison Creek | |
Jesse Ketchum Tannery | 1790s | 1820s | Front Street | |
Berkeley House | 1790s | 1925 | King and Berkeley Streets | |
St. James' Rectory | 1801 | 1902 | King Street East and George Street | |
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 | |
Russell Abbey | 1808 | 1856 | Sherbourne Street, King Street East, Princess Street and Front Street | |
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) | |
Farmers' Storehouse Company | 1824 | Front Street East and Jarvis Street | ||
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 | replaced by Ontario Legislative Building |
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 |
1833 | |||
St. James' Anglican Church by Thomas Rogers of Kingston |
1833–39 | 1849 (fire) | Church and King Street | |
William Henry Draper Villa by John George Howard |
1834 | |||
Canada Company Office built by John George Howard |
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 and George Streets and Palace (Front) Street. Commemorated by Taylor's Wharf Lane | |
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, architect. |
1837–1841 | 1887 | Southeast corner of Front and Berkeley Streets | |
James McDonell Store built by John George Howard |
1839 | Church Street | ||
Freeland's Soap and Candle Factory | 1830s | foot of Yonge Street | ||
William Henderson's Grocery Store - built as Crown Inn | 1830s | ? | King Street East and Jarvis 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 |
1830s | King Street | ||
John Severn Brewery | 1830s | Northeast of Yonge and Church Streets | ||
Sheldon, Dutcheer and Company Foundry | 1830s | after 1843 | Front Street and Yonge Street | |
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 | Replaced by Gooderham Building | |
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 | Rebuilt with current building |
Henry Bowyer Lane Homewood by John George Howard |
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 |
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 | ||
Toronto Union Station (1873) | 1873 | 1931 | South-west corner of York and Front Streets | replaced by current Union Station |
University Avenue Armouries | 1891 | 1963 | University Avenue and Armoury Street | |
Temple Building | 1896 | 1970 | Richmond and Bay | |
Court of the Quarter Sessions of the Home District | ||||
Old Toronto Star Building | 1929 | 1972 | King Street West and Bay Street (now First Canadian Place) | |
Canada Land Company | ||||
Stollery Building | 1929 | 2015 (undergoing demolition - did not acquire historic designation) | 1 Bloor Street West, Toronto | Men's clothing store (1929-2014); being redeveloped into 80 floor condo (The One)[49] |
John McBride Estate | 1927 | 2013 (demolished) | 2621 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Mimico | Built by John McBride first cousin of former Toronto mayor Sam McBride |
North York Fire Department Station 3 | 1950s | 2006 (demolished)[50] | Finch Avenue West west of Weston Road | Mural of station painted on building on the original site |
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[51] |
See also[edit]
- Doors Open Toronto
- History of Toronto
- 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 historic places in Toronto
- List of historic places in Mississauga
- List of oldest buildings and structures in Kitchener-Waterloo area
- Toronto landmarks
References[edit]
- ^ Toronto, City of. "Heritage Property Detail".
- ^ Also plaque at site
- ^ Miller, Lorne S. (2009). Our Don Mills. ISBN 978-0-9784488-2-0.
- ^ http://www.blackcreek.ca/dotAsset/112412.pdf
- ^ "Pretzel Bell Tavern". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ "TOBuilt: National Historic Sites in Toronto". TOBuilt. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "C.W. Jeffery's House". TOBuilt. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "56 Blue Jays Way". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Bell Estate fieldstone farmhouse
- ^ St. George the Martyr Church
- ^ "Charles Coxwell Small House". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c McHugh 1989, p. 41.
- ^ "51 Yonge Street". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "William Noble's Tavern". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ a b York University Keele campus
- ^ Archdioese of Toronto
- ^ "Elgin Building". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "St. Lawrence Galleries". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Little Trinity Church Rectory". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "5 Old Yonge Street". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "181-183 King Street East". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "399-403 King Street East". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Garibaldi House". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Piper / Birnie House". TOBuilt. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ City Heritage Inventory
- ^ http://archive.org/stream/landmarkstoronto04robeuoft#page/26/mode/1up
- ^ "Grand Central Hotel". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "272–274 Queen Street West". TOBuilt.
- ^ "282-286 Queen Street West". TOBuilt.
- ^ "TOBuilt: Detailed Structure Information". TOBuilt. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "298 Sackville Street". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ "Stables for Little York Inn". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Little York Inn". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "280 Queen Street West". TOBuilt. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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