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St. Matthew's Anglican Church 1890

Designed by Toronto architects Strickland and Symons, this charming example of Gothic Revival church architecture was constructed for an Anglican congregation founded in 1874. Growing quickly...

Designed by Toronto architects Strickland and Symons, this charming example of Gothic Revival church architecture was constructed for an Anglican congregation founded in 1874. Growing quickly...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

The St. George's Society of Toronto

The St. George's Society of Toronto, the city's oldest charity, was founded on St. George's Day, April 23, in 1834, at a meeting in the British Coffee House at King and York Streets. Named after...

The St. George's Society of Toronto, the city's oldest charity, was founded on St. George's Day, April 23, in 1834, at a meeting in the British Coffee House at King and York Streets. Named...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Sunnylea School

Designed by John Burnet Parkin, a local architect, this school with each classroom featuring project areas with sinks, large windows and slide-along curtains and exit doors to the outside, set a...

Designed by John Burnet Parkin, a local architect, this school with each classroom featuring project areas with sinks, large windows and slide-along curtains and exit doors to the outside, set...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Sunnybrook

These beautiful grounds, donated to the City of Toronto as a memorial park in honour of the late Joseph Kilgour, were, with the gracious consent and approval of the heirs to the Kilgour Estate,...

These beautiful grounds, donated to the City of Toronto as a memorial park in honour of the late Joseph Kilgour, were, with the gracious consent and approval of the heirs to the Kilgour...

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  • alan brown

St. Joseph's, Leslieville, 1878

From the 1830's priests from downtown Toronto began to visit Leslieville, an area of market gardens and brickyards, to administer the sacraments to Catholics living in the east end of the city. In...

From the 1830's priests from downtown Toronto began to visit Leslieville, an area of market gardens and brickyards, to administer the sacraments to Catholics living in the east end of the city. In...

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St. Michael's Hospital

First established in 1892 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, the Hospital is dedicated to the care and cure of the sick within and beyond the bounds of the City of Toronto.The surrounding masonry has...

First established in 1892 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, the Hospital is dedicated to the care and cure of the sick within and beyond the bounds of the City of Toronto.The surrounding masonry...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

St. Andrew's Church

St. Andrew's was begun in 1874 to serve a Church of Scotland congregation organized in 1830. An outstanding example of Romanesque Revival architecture, this massive church was designed by William...

St. Andrew's was begun in 1874 to serve a Church of Scotland congregation organized in 1830. An outstanding example of Romanesque Revival architecture, this massive church was designed by William...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

The Soldiers' Tower

The Soldiers' Tower is the University of Toronto's war memorial. A few months after the Armistice ended the First World War on 11 November 1918, the University of Toronto Alumni Association began...

The Soldiers' Tower is the University of Toronto's war memorial. A few months after the Armistice ended the First World War on 11 November 1918, the University of Toronto Alumni Association...

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  • ontario
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St. Andrew's Church

In 1817 the Rev. William Jenkins, a native of Kirriemuir, Scotland, a missionary to the Oneida Indians of New York, came to Canada in response to the plea of inhabitants of Scarborough, Markham...

In 1817 the Rev. William Jenkins, a native of Kirriemuir, Scotland, a missionary to the Oneida Indians of New York, came to Canada in response to the plea of inhabitants of Scarborough,...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Standard Woollen Mills Building

This former industrial building was constructed in phases over two decades as Standard Woollen Mills expanded its operations. The earliest portion, constructed in 1882 and distinguished by its...

This former industrial building was constructed in phases over two decades as Standard Woollen Mills expanded its operations. The earliest portion, constructed in 1882 and distinguished by its...

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The Silverthorns

In 1700, Oliver Silverthorn left Yorkshire, England for New Jersey, then went to Niagara before settling in Etobicoke. He bought 200 ha on both sides of the Etobicoke River and ran a mill. His son...

In 1700, Oliver Silverthorn left Yorkshire, England for New Jersey, then went to Niagara before settling in Etobicoke. He bought 200 ha on both sides of the Etobicoke River and ran a mill. His son...

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St. Anne's Church

St. Anne's vibrant wall paintings make this church a place of national historic significance. They were executed in 1923 by ten Toronto artists, including J.E.H. MacDonald, F. Varley and F....

St. Anne's vibrant wall paintings make this church a place of national historic significance. They were executed in 1923 by ten Toronto artists, including J.E.H. MacDonald, F. Varley and...

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  • ontario
  • alan brown

Scarboro' Centennial Memorial Library

Scarborough's first public library, the Scarborough subscription library, was organized at a meeting at St. Andrew's Church on April 7th, 1834, with forty-six members paying a fee of five...

Scarborough's first public library, the Scarborough subscription library, was organized at a meeting at St. Andrew's Church on April 7th, 1834, with forty-six members paying a fee of...

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  • alan brown

St. Paul's Church, L'Amoreaux

St. Paul's Church, L'Amoreaux1840-1935 In 1808 Josue L'Amoreaux, a Loyalist of Huguenot descent who had fled from New York to New Brunswick at the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783,...

St. Paul's Church, L'Amoreaux1840-1935 In 1808 Josue L'Amoreaux, a Loyalist of Huguenot descent who had fled from New York to New Brunswick at the end of the American Revolutionary War in...

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St. Lawrence Hall 1850

Erected in 1850 this structure provided a grand public hall in the St. Lawrence market-place, then the centre of Toronto, for concerts, balls, meetings and other civic events. Seating a thousand,...

Erected in 1850 this structure provided a grand public hall in the St. Lawrence market-place, then the centre of Toronto, for concerts, balls, meetings and other civic events. Seating a thousand,...

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St. Paul's Basilica

In 1822 St. Paul's was established as the first Roman Catholic Parish between Kingston and Windsor. The first Church, built of red brick, was opened on this site in 1824. The land to the East of...

In 1822 St. Paul's was established as the first Roman Catholic Parish between Kingston and Windsor. The first Church, built of red brick, was opened on this site in 1824. The land to the East of...

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Samuel Lount and Peter Matthews

"Be of good courage boys, I am not ashamed of anything I've done, I trust in God, and I'm going to die like a man." - - Samuel Lount. On April 24, 1824 the cornerstone of York's second jail was...

"Be of good courage boys, I am not ashamed of anything I've done, I trust in God, and I'm going to die like a man." - - Samuel Lount. On April 24, 1824 the cornerstone of York's second jail...

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St. Lawrence Market

In 1803, Lieutenant Governor Peter Hunter established a public marketplace here where farmers from nearby townships sold produce and livestock to residents of the town of York (now Toronto). A...

In 1803, Lieutenant Governor Peter Hunter established a public marketplace here where farmers from nearby townships sold produce and livestock to residents of the town of York (now Toronto). A...

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Strachan Avenue Military Burying Ground

Strachan Avenue Military Burying Ground, the third cemetery associated with Fort York, was used by the soldiers and families of the Toronto Garrison from 1864 until 1911. The first cemetery,...

Strachan Avenue Military Burying Ground, the third cemetery associated with Fort York, was used by the soldiers and families of the Toronto Garrison from 1864 until 1911. The first cemetery,...

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  • ontario
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The Scadding Cabin, 1794

Near here, on the east bank of the Don River, John Scadding built a log cabin establishing his claim to lot 15, stretching from Lake Ontario north to present day Danforth Avenue. Scadding was...

Near here, on the east bank of the Don River, John Scadding built a log cabin establishing his claim to lot 15, stretching from Lake Ontario north to present day Danforth Avenue. Scadding was...

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  • alan brown