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This is a list of the oldest buildings and structures in Toronto, Canada that were constructed before 1920.

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
Scadding Cabin 1794 Queen's York Rangers Log cabin W Exhibition Place Scadding Cabin - CNE Grounds, Toronto (September 1 2005).jpg
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 Guild Log Cabin.JPG
John Cox Cottage 1807 Log cabin renovated W 469 Broadview Avenue John Cox Cottage.JPG
Elm Bank Farm House 1808 18 23 Jason Road, Thistletown John Grubb House.JPG
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse 1808 British marine architecture 2 Toronto Islands Gibraltar Point Lighthouse.JPG
Fort York Blockhouse #1 1813 Royal Engineers 19th Century military architecture W Fort York, 100 Garrison Road Fort York east blockhouse 2.jpg
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 Stone magazine at Old Fort York.jpg
Fort York Brick Barracks 1815 Royal Engineers 19th Century military architecture W Fort Yorks Officers Quarters and Kitchen 2010.jpg
Daniel Stong Loghouse 1816 Daniel and Elizabeth Stong 6 Black Creek Pioneer Village Daniel Stong Loghouse.jpg
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 The Grange.JPG
Gray Grist Mill 1819 Gray brothers Donalda Golf and Country Club[3]

1820 to 1839[edit]

Building Year Completed Builder Style Source Location Image
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 Snyder House.JPG
Campbell House 1822 William Campbell Georgian architecture W University Avenue and Queen Street West (moved from Adelaide Street and Frederick Street in 1972) Campbell House.JPG
Edgeley Mennonite Meeting House 1823 Mennonite 6 Relocated from Edgeley, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Edgeley Mennonite Meeting House.jpg
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 Oriole Lodge, Toronto.JPG
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 Fort York Day.JPG
Bank of Upper Canada Building 1827 2 252 Adelaide St. E. Bank of Upper Canada.JPG
Tollkeepers Cottage 1827–1830 Bathurst Street and Davenport Road; moved from Wychwood Barns 2002 Tollkeepers Cottage.JPG
Fort York - Junior Officers Barracks 1830 Royal Engineers 19th Century military architecture W 100 Garrison Road Fort York Day.JPG
Bishop Apartments/Pretzel Bell Tavern 1830 [5] 192 Adelaide Street West Bishop's Block Toronto October 2012 (1).jpg
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 Doctor's House.jpg
Mackenzie House 1830–1850 6 Relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Mackenzie House.jpg
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 Montgomery's Inn.jpg
Osgoode Hall 1832 18 130 Queen Street West 1OsgoodeHallToronto.jpg
Roman Catholic Bishop's residence 1832 [6] 113 Jarvis Street 113 Jarvis Street Toronto.jpg
Toronto's First Post Office 1833 James Scott Howard Georgian architecture W 260 Adelaide Street East First Toronto Post Office.JPG
Daniel Brooke Building 1833 Georgian architecture W Northeast corner of King Street East and Jarvis Street Daniel Brooke Building.JPG
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 McCowan log cabin.JPG
Crookshank House 1834 [8] 56 Blue Jays Way
Drumsnab House 1834 Francis Cayley Georgian architecture 1 Rosedale Drumsnab House.JPG
Elm Bank Farm Second House 1834 John Grubb 18 19 Jason Road, Thistletown
167–185 King St. 1834–1843 9 King and Jarvis 167-185 King St..jpg
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 Colborne Lodge.jpg
Helliwell House 1837 William Helliwell Georgian architecture 8 Todmorden Mills Todmorden Mills Toronto 2010 (3).jpg
The Black Bull 1838, rebuilt 1886 6 298 Queen Street West The Black Bull, Toronto.JPG
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
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 Bell Estate.JPG
Springfield Farmhouse ca. 1840s James Thomson 8 146 St. Andrew's Road, Scarborough Springfield Farmhouse.JPG
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 Stanley Barracks.jpg
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 133-135 King St. East.jpg
Roblin's Mill 1842 6 relocated from Ameliasburgh Township, Ontario (Prince Edward County) to Black Creek Pioneer Village Roblin's Mill.jpg
Victoria Row - Albany Club since 1882 1840–1842 John George Howard 91 King Street East at Church Street Albany Club Protesters.jpg
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 Little Trinity Anglican Church.jpg
Moffat, Murray and Company 1844 6 36 Yonge Street Moffat, Murray and Company.JPG
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 Ruined church in Toronto.JPG
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. John Anglican Church, York Mills.JPG
St. George's on-the-Hill Anglican Church 1844 (Dedicated 1847) 19 4600 Dundas St. West St George's on-the-Hill, Toronto.JPG
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 Black Creek Pioneer Village.jpg
St. Lawrence Market north façade and Market Square Gallery 1845 John Wilson Siddall Gothic/Second Empire 3 92 Front Street East St Lawrence Market from west.jpg
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 Cumberland House.JPG
Lambton House 1847 14 4066 Old Dundas Street West Lambton House Toronto.jpg
Church of the Holy Trinity 1847 Henry Bowyer Lane Gothic Revival 2 Trinity Square Holy Trinity, Toronto.JPG
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. 363 Adelaide St E.JPG
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 Enoch Turner School House.jpg
Hoover House 1848 Abraham Hoover [15] York University Keele campus
Oakham House 1848 William Thomas Gothic architecture 8 322 Church Street - Ryerson University Oakham House.JPG
St. Jude's Church 1848 14 Victoria Park Avenue St Jude, Toronto.JPG
St. Michael's Cathedral 1848 William Thomas (Design) English Gothic 2 200 Church Street St-michaels-toronto.jpg
St. Michael's Cathedral Episcopal Palace 1845–1848 William Thomas (Design) [16] 200 Church Street St. Michael's Cathedral Episcopal Palace.jpg
Toronto House of Industry (Workhouse) - (Now used as the Laughlen Lodge for the Aged) 1848 William Thomas 11 110 Edward Street Toronto House of Industry.JPG
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 1849 14 115 St. Andrew's Road, Scarborough St Andrew's Presbyterian Church.JPG
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 Wheat Sheaf.JPG

1850 to 1859[edit]

Building Year Completed Builder Style Source Location Image
142 King Street East 1850 Georgian Revival 18 King and Jarvis Street 142KingStEast.jpg
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 St Lawrence Hall123.jpg
Tinsmith Shop and Masonic Lodge 1850 6 relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Tinsmith Shop and Masonic Lodge.jpg
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 Taylor's Cooperage.jpg
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 John Crawford Block.JPG
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 St. Philip Anglican Church, Etobicoke.JPG
Jacob Ross House 1852 Jacob P. Ross 6 108 Stayner Avenue 108 Stayner front 2010.jpg
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. NormalSchoolGould.jpg
Consumers' Gas Building 1852 Frederick Cumberland and Thomas Ridout (Design) Neo-Renaissance Revival 3 17,19,23,25 Toronto Street Consumers Gas Building.jpg
Adelaide Street Court House 1852 Frederick Cumberland and Thomas Ridout (Design) Greek Revival architecture 3 57 Adelaide Street East Adelaide Court.JPG
191-197 Church Street 1852 Likely John Tully Georgian 8 Church Street and Dundas Street East 191-197 Church Street.jpg
Toronto Street Post Office 1853 Frederick Cumberland and Thomas Ridout (Design) Greek Revival architecture 2, 3 10 Toronto Street 10 Toronto Street.JPG
Alexander Muirhead Victorian style farm house 1853 179 Old Sheppard Street Alexander Muirhead house.JPG
Thomson Manse 1853, remodelled 1896 14 St. Andrew's Road, Scarborough
Kane House 1853 Paul Kane 8 56 Wellesley Street East Kane House, Toronto.jpg
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 Ashbridge Estate.jpg
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 Hutchison Building.JPG
O'Keefe House 1855 137 Bond Street - Ryerson University O'Keefe House.JPG
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 Bank of British North America.JPG
William Hall House 1856 William Hall Georgian architecture 15 77 Seaton Street 77 Seaton.jpg
St. Michael's College 1856 William Hay (architect) 2 50 Saint Joseph Street St. Mike's campus 1.JPG
Fisherville Church 1856 6 relocated from Fisherville, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Fisherville Church.jpg
Emporium and Post Office 1856 6 relocated from Laskay, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village Emporium and Post Office.jpg
St. Basil's Church, Toronto 1855–1856 William Hay (architect) St. Joseph Street west of Bay Street St. Basil's Church at the University of Toronto.JPG
Allandale 1856 Enoch Turner 8 241 Sherbourne Street Allandale, Toronto.jpg
Hogg's Hollow cottage (2) - Auberge du Pommier Restaurant 1856 6 Hogg's Hollow; relocated to 4150 Yonge Street Auberge du Pommier.JPG
1856/1857 Armstrong, Beere and Hime panorama Toronto 1856 - 12.jpg
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 Toronto Magnetic Observatory circa 1890.jpg
Mackenzie House 1857 William Rogers 3 82 Bond Street Mackenzie House.JPG
Davis House (also Geary House "Caverhill") 1857 James Boyd Davis 8 124 Park Road Davis House.JPG
Miller Tavern 1857 W Yonge Street south of York Mills Road Jolly Miller Tavern.jpg
James Small House 1857 18 261-263 Sherbourne Street
Tin and Copper Smith Building 1857 18 83 Yonge Street Tin and Copper Smith Building.jpg
William Devenish House ca. 1857 Victoria Park and St. Clair William Devenish House.JPG
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 House.jpg
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 Thomas Helliwell Block.JPG
University College, Toronto 1856–1859 Frederick William Cumberland and William George Storm; David Dick (1892) Norman Romanesque 6 15 King's College Circle UT University College.JPG
University College, Toronto Croft House 1859 Frederick William Cumberland (Design) 2 Kings College Circle, University of Toronto University College, University of Toronto.jpg
Gooderham and Worts Distillery - Stone Distillery 1859 Victoria-era industrial architecture 1 Distillery District Distillery 3.jpg
Bain House 1859 Robert Sargant 8 14 Dingwall Avenue Bain House, Toronto.JPG
Alumnae Theatre 1859 Toronto Fire Department 9 70 Berkeley Street Alumnae Theatre old fire hall.jpg
Alexander Smith Block 1859 6 77 Front Street East Alexander Smith Block.JPG
Cherry Street Hotel / Palace Street School 1859 Joseph Sheard 6, 18 409 Front Street East Exterior of Canary restaurant.jpg
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
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 ChapelStJamesCemeteryToronto.jpg
Dempsey Store 1860 6 250 Beecroft Avenue, North York Dempsey Store in North York.jpg
Garibaldi House 1860 [23] 302 King Street East, Corktown
Gooderham and Worts Distillery - Malt House (The Maltings) 1860 Victorian industrial architecture W Distillery District Distillery 2.jpg
Oaklands 1860 John Macdonald, design William Hay 8 De La Salle College Oaklands, Toronto.png
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 St Paul Anglican, Toronto.JPG
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 Dickson Hill School.jpg
Fleet Street Lighthouse 1861 marine architecture W Fleet Street east of Princes' Gates at Exhibition Place Fleet Street Lighthouse.jpg
Henry Scadding Home 1862 Henry Scadding 6 Trinity Square Henry Scadding House.jpg
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 Snarr's Terrance.jpg
Elderslie 1864 8 1575 Neilson Road, Scarborough Elderslie.JPG
St. Peter's Anglican Church 1864–1866 Gundry and (Henry) Langley 6 188 Carlton Street at Sherborne Street St Peter, Toronto.jpg
Don Jail 1864 William Thomas Italianate architecture W Gerrard Street East near Broadview Avenue Don Jail.jpg
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 Edward Leadley Co. Warehouse.JPG
David Duncan House 1865 6 125 Moatfield Drive David Duncan House.JPG
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] St Stephen in-the-Fields Anglican Church, Toronto.JPG
Spadina House 1866 James Austin including Victorian, Edwardian, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Colonial Revival W Near Casa Loma Spadina House.JPG
Berkeley Castle ca. 1866 Joseph Simpson 9 2 Berkeley Street Berkeley Castle, Toronto.JPG
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 John Daniels' House Yorkville.jpg
Euclid Hall (Keg Mansion) 1868 Arthur McMaster W 515 Jarvis Street Keg Mansion.JPG
Grand Central Hotel 1868 Georgian Revival [27] 251 King Street East, Old Town
Zion Schoolhouse 1869 6 1091 Finch Avenue East Zion Schoolhouse.JPG
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
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 Mowat House.jpg
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 Knox United Church, Scarborough.jpg
Metropolitan United Church 1872 Henry Langley French Gothic W Church Street and Queen Street East Metropolitan United.JPG
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 St-james-toronto.jpg
Christie, Brown & Company Factory
(now George Brown College St. James Campus)
1874 Adelaide Street East at George 1874 Christie, Brown & Co. George Brown St. James Campus.jpg
Toronto Necropolis Chapel 1874 Henry Langley 6 Winchester Street and Sumach Street Toronto Necropolis.JPG
St. Luke's United Church 1874 Henry Langley and Edmund Burke 6 Sherborne Street and Carlton Street St Luke, Toronto.jpg
Jarvis Street Baptist Church 1874 Edmund Burke 6 Jarvis Street and Gerrard Street East Jarvis Street Baptist Church.JPG
1 Spadina Crescent (formerly Knox College) 1875 Smith and Gemmell Gothic Revival W 1 Spadina Crescent, University of Toronto 1 Spadina Crescent.JPG
Richardson House, later the Spadina Hotel 1875; altered in 1882; altered ca. 1890 6 460 King Street West Spadina Hotel.JPG
"Seven Oaks" 1875 [citation needed]
George Brown House - Lambton Lodge 1875–1876 William Irving Second Empire 3 186 Beverley Street George Brown House.jpg
The Brunswick House 1876; altered in 2004 W 481 Bloor Street West The Brunny.JPG
St. Andrew's Church 1876 William George Storm (Design) 2 73 Simcoe Street St Andrew's, Toronto.JPG
Toronto Central Prison Chapel 1877 East Liberty Street, at Pirandello Street. In the Liberty Village neighbourhood. Prison Chapel, Toronto.JPG
Don Brewery T. Davies & Bro.
lager brewery building,
"Malthouse"
1877 6 27-39 Old Brewery Lane

Don Brewery Malthouse

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 St Andrew's Lutheran Toronto.JPG
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 Station 312.jpg
Toronto Fire Services Station 315 - formerly Toronto Fire Department Station 8 (Kensington Market Firehall) 1877–1878 Victorian 6 132 Bellevue Avenue No 8 Hose Station.JPG
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
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 RoyalConservatoryofMusic.JPG
James Cooper House 1881 6 Sherborne Street and Bloor Street East James Cooper House.JPG
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. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church.jpg
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church 1885; spire added 1904 Joseph Connolly; spire - A.W. Holmes 6 Bathurst Street and Adelaide Street West St Marys, Toronto.jpg

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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 Hockey Hall of Fame.JPG
Poulton Block 1885 Kennedy, Gaviller & Holland Gothic Revival W 798 Queen Street East Poulton Block Toronto.jpg
Beverley Street Baptist Church 1886 Henry Langley & Edmund Burke 6 72 Beverley Street Toronto Chinese Baptist Church (April 2005).jpg
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 Lombard Street Firehall.jpg
Ontario College of Pharmacy 1887 Ryerson University
St. Paul's Basilica 1887 6 83 Power Street (Queen Street East near Parliament Street) St Pauls, Toronto.jpg
Toronto Street Railways Stables - now[when?] Young People's Theatre 1886–1887 H.G. Salisbury W 165 Front Street East Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People.jpg
Chester D. Massey House 1887 6 519 Jarvis Street
Central United Church 1887 1 King St., Weston Centralunitedchurchweston.jpg
Trinity-St. Paul's United Church 1887–1889 Henry Langley and Edmund Burke 6 Bloor Street west of Spadina Avenue Trinity-St Paul's.JPG
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 Winchester Hotel.jpg
Bathurst Street Methodist Church (now Bathurst Street Theatre) 1888 W 736 Bathurst Street Bathurst St Theatre.JPG
The Toronto Club 1888 Frank Darling & S. George Curry Palladian, Rennissance Revival, Richardson Romanesque Style 6 107-109 Wellington Street West The Toronto Club (April 2005).jpg
Empress Hotel[38] 1888 335 Yonge Street
(destroyed in a fire January 2011 and demolished)
Southeast corner of Gould and Yonge streets, 2007-06-06.jpg
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 Bloor United.JPG
College Street Baptist Church 1889 College Street & Palmerston Blvd. Thepalmerstonchurch.jpg
Dominion Hotel 1889 [40] 498 Queen Street East Dominion Hotel, Queen and Sumach, 2013 03 26 -c.JPG
Fairbank United Church 1889 6 2750 Dufferin Street
Gladstone Hotel 1889 Romanesque Revival architecture 6, W 1214 Queen Street West Gladstone Hotel.jpg
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
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 ADonValleyBrickworks.jpg
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 Swanseapublic.jpg
Alexander Muir House 1890 6 9 Mackenzie Drive
Drake Hotel 1890 W Parkdale Drake Hotel.jpg
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 Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Toronto.(April 2005).jpg
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 Flatiron2.jpg
George Gooderham House 1892 Henry Sproatt 6 135 St. George Street GooderhamHouse.jpg
Victoria Hospital for Sick Children 1892 Frank Darling & S. George Curry Romanesque Revival architecture W, 3 College Street and Elizabeth Street Old Hospital for Sick Children.jpg
Harbord Collegiate Institute 1892 W, 10 286 Harbord Street Harbord CI.JPG
Confederation Life Building 1892 Knox and Elliot Romanesque Revival architecture W Richmond Street East Confederation Life Building Toronto.jpg
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Carriage House 1892 6 Humber College Lakeshore Campus Lakeshore Psychiatric Carriage House.jpg
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 New Broadview Hotel.jpg
Ontario Legislature 1893 Richard A. Waite, architect Richardsonian Romanesque W Queen's Park Ontario legislative building.jpg
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Gatehouse 1893 6 Humber College Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West NewToronto Gatehouse.jpg
Havergal College 1894 W 1451 Avenue Road Havergal College.JPG
Massey Hall 1894 Sidney Badgley Palladian architecture (Moorish Revival architecture interior) W 178 Victoria Street Massey hall -se.jpg
St. Phillip's Anglican Church 1894
Stewart Building / Toronto Athletic Club 1894 149 College Street Toronto Stewart Building.JPG
F. W. Woolworth Building 1895 W Queen Street West and Yonge Woolworth, Toronto.JPG
Toronto Transit Commission Roncesvalles Carhouse 1895 W Roncesvalles Avenue and Queen Street West Roncesvalles Carhouse Toronto.jpg
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. St George's Greek Orthodox Church, Toronto.JPG
Royal Canadian Yacht Clubhouse 1896 Dick & Wickson W Toronto Islands Royal Canadian Yacht Club.JPG
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 Old Vic in UofT.jpg
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 RoyalConservatoryofMusic.JPG
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 Masaryk Hall Toronto.jpg
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Assembly Hall 1898 6 Humber College Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West The Assembly Hall.jpg
MacFarlane's Hotel 1898 99 Jarvis Street
Old City Hall 1899 E. J. Lennox Romanesque Revival architecture W Queen Street West at Bay Street Toronto Old City Hall.jpg
Don Station 1899 W, 15 Todmorden Mills TodmoredenMillsRailStation.jpg
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 51 Division Police Station, Front and Parliament streets, Toronto -j.jpg
Parkdale Telephone Exchange Building 1899 207 Cowan Avenue Parkdale Telephone Exchange.jpg

1900 to 1909[edit]

Building Year Completed Builder Style Source Location Image
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 Flavellelaw.JPG
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 Philosopher's Walk.JPG
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 KINGEDDIETORONTO.JPG
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 Trinity Bellwoods Gates.jpg
University of Toronto Mining Building 1904 Francis R. Heakes 170 College Street University of Toronto St. George campus Mining Building.JPG
Hydro One / Ontario Hydro Bridgman Transformer Station 1904 391 Davenport Road
Trader's Bank Building 1905 Yonge and Colborne Streets Trader's Bank Building Toronto.jpg
Antique Carousel 1905 Centreville Amusement Park, Toronto Islands
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cottage 2 1905 6 Humber College Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West Building 'H'.JPG
CNE Press Building or CNE Administrative Building 1905 George W. Gouinlock 6, W Exhibition Place near the Princess Margaret Fountain PressBuilding CNE-Grounds Aug25-05.jpg
Christie, Brown & Co. stables 1906 [12] 95 Berkeley Street
Frank Porter Wood Home - now Crescent School 1906 William Adams Delano W 2365 Bayview Avenue FPWoodEstate.jpg
Malvern Collegiate Institute 1906 10 55 Malvern Avenue Malvern Collegiate.JPG
Kew Beach Fire Station/Toronto Fire Services Station 227 - ex-Toronto Fire Department Station 17 1906 Amsterdam Queen Street East Beaches firehall.jpg
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 Convocation Hall in UofT.jpg
City Morgue
(later the Fred Victor Centre Women's Hostel)
1907 Robert McCallum (architect) 6 86 Lombard Street 86 Lombard Street.jpg
University of Toronto Sandford Fleming Building 1907 Pearson and Darling Frank Darling 10 King's College Road Sandford Fleming Building 2011 Toronto.jpg
University of Toronto Sigmund Samuel Building 1907 Pearson and Darling Frank Darling 7 King's College Circle Sig Sam.JPG
Riverdale Collegiate Institute 1907 1094 Gerrard Street East
Royal Canadian Military Institute 1907 6 426 University Avenue Royal Canadian Military Institute.JPG
Darling Building 1907 6 96 Spadina Avenue
Horticulture Building 1907 George W. Gouinlock W, 15 Exhibition Place HorticultureBuilding.jpg
Royal Alexandra Theatre 1907 John M. Lyle Beaux Arts W 284 King Street West Royal Alex Theatre, Toronto.jpg
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 Patrick, Toronto.jpg
St. Anne's Anglican Church[45] 1907–1908 Ford Howard, Toronto 6 270 Gladstone Avenue St. Anne's Anglican Church.jpg
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 10 Adelaide Street East Toronto Canada.jpg
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 Knox, Toronto.JPG
Kilgour Farms barn 1909 Sunnybrook Farms
Hotel Victoria 1909 Frederick Mossop 56 Yonge St.
The Hotel Mossop (1927).jpg
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church 1909–1914 Wickson and Gregg 6 St. Clair Avenue West Timothy Eaton Memorial Church.jpg

1910 to 1919[edit]

Building Year Completed Builder Style Source Location Image
South African War Memorial 1910 Walter Seymour Allward Queen Street West and University Avenue South African War Memorial Toronto Nov 08.jpg
Merchandise Building 1910 155 Dalhousie Street Merchandise Building.JPG
University of Toronto Schools 1910 371 Bloor Street West University of Toronto Schools May 2011.jpg
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 Oakwood Collegiate Institute.JPG
Hart House 1911–15 Henry Sproatt-Engineer Ernest Rolph Neo-Gothic 6, W 7 Hart House Circle - University of Toronto St. George campus Hart House.JPG
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 St Alphonsus Catholic Church, Toronto.JPG
Casa Loma 1911–1914 E. J. Lennox W 1 Austin Terrace Casa Loma.JPG
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 CNE Station.JPG
North Toronto Collegiate Institute 1912 Collegiate Gothic (facade of original building in the courtyard of current structure) 10 70 Roehampton Avenue North Toronto Collegiate Institute.JPG
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 Medieval Times Building.JPG
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Pumphouse 1912 6 Humber College Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Boulevard West The Pumphouse.JPG
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 Wychwood Barns Doors Open Toronto 2010.jpg
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 Metallic MaRS2.jpg
St. Paul's Anglican Church 1913 E. J. Lennox 6 Bloor Street east of Avenue Road
St. Augustine's Seminary 1913 6, W Scarborough St Augustine's Seminary.jpg
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 Elgin and Wintergarden.JPG
Toronto General Hospital - College Wing 1913 Pearson and Darling Frank Darling 101 College Street Bio-tech research centre, heritage building, Toronto General Hosp.IMG 5684.jpg
Central Technical School 1913 Ross and MacFarlane Collegiate Gothic 725 Bathurst Street Central Technical School.JPG
Kiever Synagogue 1913 B. Swartz 6 25 Bellevue Avenue at Dennison Square Kiever Synagogue, Toronto.JPG
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 Studio Building 2.jpg
299 Queen Street West 1914 W 299 Queen Street West WikiCHUM building.jpg
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 Guild Inn - Toronto.png
Knox College 1911–15 Chapman and McGiggin North American Collegiate Gothic W, 15 23 King's College Circle - University of Toronto St. George Campus Knox courtyard1.jpg
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 Bishop Strachan School.JPG
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 Union Station on Front Street.jpg
Bloor Street/Prince Edward Viaduct 1915–1919 Bloor Street over Don River Prince Edward Viaduct.jpg
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 ScarboroughAgincourtSchool.jpg
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 Cherry Bascule.jpg
Toronto Hydroelectric System Building 1916 369 Carlaw Avenue
Beaches Library - Toronto Public Library 1916 Gothic revival Queen Street East Beaches public library.jpg
Central Commerce Collegiate 1916 570 Shaw Street Central Commerce Collegiate.jpg
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 Toronto Harbour Commission Building.jpg
Albert Building 1917 Palladian architecture 15 Shuter Street - (janitor residence and now administration office for Massey Hall) Albert Building, a low rise addition attached at the back of 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 GeorgeDavisHouse-TorontoBeaches-KingswoodRoad.png
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
McGill Cottage 1793 1870s Church Street and Queen Street East,
Location of Metropolitan Church
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 Ontario's first parliament buildings.jpg
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 StJamesRectory.jpg
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 Upper Canada's 2nd Parliament, 1818-1824.gif
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 ParliamentBuildingsFrontStreet.jpg
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 Drawing-StJamesCathedral1840.jpg
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. Ontario Bank.jpg
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 View of Union Station from water in 1888.jpg replaced by current Union Station
University Avenue Armouries 1891 1963 University Avenue and Armoury Street
Temple Building 1896 1970 Richmond and Bay Temple Building, Toronto.jpg
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) Toronto Star Building 1929.JPG
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]

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  45. ^ http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_8858_1.html Ontario Heritage Trust St. Anne's Church (City of Toronto) - 1907
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  49. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/the-one-80-storey-condo-pitched-for-toronto-s-yonge-bloor-corner-1.2991732
  50. ^ http://mimicoestates.blogspot.ca/2012/01/john-mcbride-house-2621-lake-shore-blvd.html
  51. ^ http://thetorontoblog.com/2011/07/17/ripe-for-redevelopment-will-offices-or-condos-rise-from-the-demolition-dust-at-90-harbour-street/

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