List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto

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

Surviving structures

1794 to 1819

Most of the buildings of this period were made of wood. The surviving structures were often moved from the original site years after; they are mostly residential or military structures.

Building Year Completed Builder Style Source Location Image
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 Mill1819Gray brothers Donalda Golf and Country Club[3]

1820 to 1839

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
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 House (Residence) ca. 1830 log home, second-floor added later 18 35 Nelson Road, North York, York University, Keele Campus
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

Building Year Completed Builder Style Source Location Image
20 Beechwood Crescent 1840 18 East York
29 Jarvis Street 1840 18 Old Town
33 Jarvis Street 1840 18 Old Town
94 Front St. E. 1840 18 Downtown, Old Town
98 Front St. E. 1840 18 Downtown, Old Town
Bell Estate Farmhouse 1840 Georgian Revival [9] 67 Bell Estate Road, Scarborough
Davisville Post Office 1840s 14 Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue
Hedman House 1840 18 171 Old Forest Hill Road, Forest Hill
Limehouse Back House 1840 6 relocated from Georgetown, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village
MacKenzie House ca.1840 18 Relocated from Woodbridge to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Moore House ca. 1840 John Moore 8 18 Great Oak Drive, Etobicoke
Henry Snider Cider Mill 1840 6 relocated from North York to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Snider Workshop 1840 6 relocated from Concord, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Springfield Farmhouse ca. 1840s James Thomson 8 146 St. Andrew's Road, Scarborough
Woodlawn 1840 18 35 Woodlawn Avenue West, Deer Park
Scott House 1841 18 520 Progress Avenue, Scarborough, Scarborough Centre
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 King Street East Shop 1842-43, Mansard roof c.1870 Jacob Latham Georgian Revival 6[10][11] Old Town
175–177 King Street East 1843 Jacob Latham Georgian Revival 18[11] 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 [12] 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 [13] 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) [14] 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 [15] 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 [16] 252 King Street East, Old Town
I. A. Smith House 1847 (remodelled 1885) 9 70 Gerrard Street East
97 Granby Street 1848 6 Downtown East
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 [17] 10 Hoover Road, North York, 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) [18] 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

Building Year Completed Builder Style Source Location Image
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 [19] 118 Yonge Street, Downtown
St. Lawrence Galleries 1850 Georgian Revival [20] 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 [21] 417 King Street East, Corktown
Thorncrest house 1854 6 36 Rathburn Road
Ashbridge House 1854 3 1444 Queen Street East
Thomas Clark house 1855 6 9 Barberry Place
5 Old Yonge St 1855 [22] 5 Old Yonge Street, York Mills
62–66 Gerrard St. East 1855 (addition 1875) Georgian row 9 Downtown East
181-183 King Street East 1855 Georgian revival [23] Old Town
399-403 King Street East 1855 [24] 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
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
Ritchie/Forneri House 1857 9 283–285 Sherbourne Street
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
Green/Green House 1858 9 78–80 Gerrard Street East
Cornell House 1858 possibly local carpenters William Melburn or Thomas Little 6 moved to 1007 Brimley Road - Thomson Memorial Park
Culloden 1858 former J. R. Robertson residence; originally Capt. John T. Douglas House 9, 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
Chapel of St.-James-the-Less (National Historic Site) 1858,1860–61 Frederick William Cumberland and William George Storm (Design) High Victorian Gothic Revival 6 St. James Cemetery, 635 Parliament Street
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
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

Building Builder Style Source Location Image
1860
72-74 Gerrard Street West 18 Downtown
136-140 Seaton Street 18 136-140 Seaton Street, Downtown
Ardenvohr 18 177 Balmoral Avenue
Thos. Bonner house 6 47 Granby Street, Downtown East
Burwick Stable 6 relocated from Woodbridge, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Chicken House 6 relocated from Kettleby, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Church Drive Shed 6 relocated from Vaughan, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Maurice Cody Hall 18 227 Bloor Street East
Drive Shed 6 relocated from Milverton, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Edgeley Slaughter House 6 relocated from Edgeley, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Edgeley Mennonite Meeting House Drive Shed 6 relocated from Hornby, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Cumberland House 18 33 St. George Street, University of Toronto
Dempsey Store 6 250 Beecroft Avenue, North York
Garbutt-Gardhouse Residence 18 105 Elmhurst Drive, Rexdale
Garibaldi House [25] 302 King Street East, Corktown
Neilson Park Fieldhouse 6 Malvern, Toronto
Oaklands John Macdonald, design William Hay 8 De La Salle College
F.G. Perkins Block 6 41 Front Street West
John Richardson House 18 27 Old Kingston Road, Scarborough
Old St. Paul's Edmund and George Radford 6 Bloor Street East between Church and Jarvis Streets
Jared Sessions House 18 34 Isabella Street, Downtown
Stong House and Barn Jacob Stong [17] York University Keele campus
1861
Dickson Hill School 6 relocated from Dickson Hill, Ontario (Markham, Ontario) to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Gooderham and Worts Distillery - Stone Distillery Victoria-era industrial architecture 1,6,18 Distillery District
Holy Trinity Rectory William Hay (architect) 6 10 Trinity Square
Charles MacKay House 18 35 Spruce Street, Cabbagetown
Queen's Wharf Lighthouse marine architecture W Fleet Street east of Princes' Gates at Exhibition Place
St. Patrick's Church 18 131 McCaul Street, Downtown west
James Weir House 18 1021 Tapscott Road, Scarborough
1862
Henry Scadding Home Henry Scadding 6 Trinity Square
Heyroyd Georgian revival 18 35 Sherbourne Street North
Piper/Birnie House Georgian revival [26] 110-112 Bond Street
Alfred Walton Stores 18 374 Yonge Street, Downtown
1863
336 Jarvis Street 18 Church/Wellesley
440-444 Sackville Street 18 Cabbagetown
George Arthur House 18 433-435 Sackville Street, Cabbagetown
John Kerr House and Store 18 324-326 Queen Street West, The Grange
Rev. William McClure House 18 306 Seaton Street, Downtown
Betty Oliphant Theatre 18 404 Jarvis Street, Church/Wellesley
Snarr's Terrace Thomas Snarr 8,[27] 18 215-219 Jarvis Street
1864
230-232 Carlton Street 18 Downtown East
Don Jail William Thomas Italianate architecture W 550 Gerrard Street East near Broadview Avenue
Elderslie 8 1575 Neilson Road, Scarborough
Gooderham & Worts Distillery - Brick Malthouse 6, 18 55 Mill Street, Distillery District
John Wanless Building 18 372 Yonge Street, Downtown
Joshua J. Williams Stores 18 328-330 Queen Street West, The Grange
1865
2073 Dufferin Street 18 Fairbank
320-322 Queen Street West 18 The Grange
91 Seaton Street 18 Downtown
502-504 Yonge Street 18 Downtown
506-508 Yonge Street 18 Downtown
526-528 Yonge Street 18 Downtown
634-644 Yonge Street 18 Downtown
Argyle Hotel 18 46 Yonge Street, Downtown
Davis House 18 66 Millwood Road, Leaside
David Duncan House 6 125 Moatfield Drive
William Jamieson House 18 185 Carlton Street, Downtown East
Edward Leadley Co. Warehouse Edward Leadley 9 87 Front Street East
John McBean Building 18 376 Yonge Street, Downtown
Milne house Alexander Milne 1185 Lawrence Avenue East/Old Lawrence Avenue East / Milne Hollow
Rectory of St. George the Martyr 18 205 John Street, The Grange
Sheard House 18 314 Jarvis Street, Garden District
Martin Snider House 18 744 Duplex Avenue
Summer Hill Coach House 6 36 Summerhill Gardens
St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church Henry Langley 6 Bellevue Avenue and College Street[28]
Weston Presbyterian Church 18 11 Cross Street, Weston
1866
8-12 Gloucester Street 18 Downtown East
Berkeley Castle Joseph Simpson 9 2 Berkeley Street
Glen Hurst 18 2 Elm Avenue, Rosedale
St. Peter's Anglican Church Gundry and (Henry) Langley 6 188 Carlton Street at Sherborne Street
Spadina House James Austin including Victorian, Edwardian, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Colonial Revival W Near Casa Loma
The Witch's House 18 384 Sumach Street, Cabbagetown
1867
358-362 Dundas Street East Downtown East
68-70 Gerrard Street West 18 Downtown
John Daniels' House W Yorkville
W. Davies and Company Pork Packing 145 Front Street East
Dominion Carriage Works and Cabinet Shop 6 relocated from Sebringville, Ontario to Black Creek Pioneer Village
Jubilee Terrace 18 328-332 Sackville Street, Cabbagetown
Daniel Lamb House 18 156 Winchester Street
1868
61 Hayden Street Georgian revival 18
Barberian's Steak House 18 7-9 Elm Street, Downtown
John Bugg Stores 18 275-277 Yonge Street
John William Drummond Stores 18 253 Yonge Street, Downtown
Euclid Hall (Keg Mansion) Arthur McMaster W 515 Jarvis Street
Grand Central Hotel Georgian Revival [29] 251 King Street East, Old Town
1869
231 Seaton Street 18 Downtown East
37 Gloucester Street 18 Downtown
Neil Bain House 18 14 Dingwall Avenue
Factory Theatre 18 125 Bathurst Street
Pearse House James Pearse Jr 6 Beare Road, Scarborough
Rouge Valley Conservation Centre 18 1749 Meadowvale Road, Scarborough
Richard West Houses Richard West 6,18 100 Adelaide Street West, Toronto; being restored as part of Pinnacle on Adelaide condo project
Zion Schoolhouse 6 1091 Finch Avenue East

1870 to 1879

Building Builder Style Source Location Image
1870
30 Government Road 18 Etobicoke
37-39 Elm Street 18 Downtown
41 Elm Street 18 Downtown
43 Elm Street 18 Downtown
590-596 Yonge Street 18 Downtown
826-828 Yonge Street 18 Bloor-Yorkville
838-844 Yonge Street 18 Bloor-Yorkville
Collins Block 18 456-458 Queen Street West, Alexandra Park
Downsview United Church 6 2822 Keele Street
Duke of York Hotel 18 1225 Queen Street East, Leslieville
Albert Harward Drug Store 18 318 Queen Street West
Andrew McFarren Building 6 237 Queen Street East
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (originally St. Patrick's Church) 9 196 St. Patrick Street
Robertson Brothers Confections 18 105-109 Queen Street East, Downtown
Rueter House 18 270 Drewry Avenue, North York
1871
15 Prince Arthur Avenue 18 The Annex
33-35 Elm Street 18 Downtown
41 Spruce Street, Units 1-4, Trinity Mews 18 Cabbagetown
55–79 Berkeley Street workmen's cottages [14] 55–79 Berkeley Street
89-91 Gloucester Street 18 Downtown
95 Scollard Street 18 Bloor/Yorkville
122-124 Peter Street 18 Entertainment District
142-152 Shuter Street row housing 18 Downtown East
230 Sherbourne Street 18 Downtown East
338-340 Jarvis Street 18 Church/Wellesley
588 Yonge Street 18 Downtown
James D. Bridgland House 18 80 Yorkville Avenue
Consumer's Gas Company 18 23 Toronto Street, Downtown
Alexander Crombie House 18 113 Maitland Street, Church/Wellesley
De La Salle Institute 6 258 Adelaide Street East
George M. Evans House 18 69 Grange Avenue
Oliver Goodwin House 18 27 Rosedale Road, Rosedale
Henry Howson House 18 516 Wellington Street West, Fashion District
Rev. Hoyes Lloyd House 18 422 Sherbourne Street, Downtown East
Charles Moore and Co 6 5, 7, 9 Wellington Street West
National Casket Company Factories 18 101-109 Niagara Street
Sherbourne Street Methodist Church 18 355 Sherbourne Street, Downtown East
Stonehouse-Lawrence House 18 63 Delburn Drive, Agincourt
1872
40-42 Sullivan Street 18 Chinatown
45-49 Front Street East 18 St. Lawrence
55-79 Berkeley Street row housing 18 Corktown
61-75 Jarvis Street 18 Downtown East
65 Front Street East 18 St. Lawrence
105 Maitland Street 18 Church/Wellesley
105 Scollard Street 18 Bloor/Yorkville
209-211 Carlton Street 18 Cabbagetown
219 Carlton Street 18 Cabbagetown
229-231 Carlton Street 18 Cabbagetown
272–274 Queen Street W. Georgian revival 18 Grange Park
282–286 Queen Street W. Georgian revival 18 Grange Park
Beardmore Building 18 35 Front Street East
Berkeley St. Wesleyan Methodist Church (later Berkeley Studios) Smith & Gemell 6 315–317 Queen Street East
Samuel R. Briggs House 18 467-469 Jarvis Street
Edward Burch House 18 47 Gloucester Street, Church/Wellesley
David Cornell House 18 56 Spruce Street, Cabbagetown
E.C. Gurney & Co. Stove Foundry 18 500 King Street West, Entertainment District
T Griffith Block 6 35 Front Street East
Hillside Schoolhouse 6, 10 Meadowvale Road
Italian Consulate (originally Chudleigh) (additions 1890, 1900, 1901) 9 136 Beverley Street, The Grange
Henry Jefferies House 18 403 Sackville Street, Cabbagetown
John Johnson House 18 19 Amelia Street, Cabbagetown
Knox United Church 14 2569 Midland Avenue
MacDonald-Mowat House Nathaniel Dickey 2,18 63 St. George Street, between Russell Street and Willcocks Street
Patrick McBrine House 18 103 Maitland Street, Church/Wellesley
Metropolitan United Church Henry Langley French Gothic W Church Street and Queen Street East
John Young Reid House 18 87 Pembroke Street, Downtown East
Toronto Fire Department Fire Hall # 3 - tower only 6 Yonge Street, north of College Street
Toronto Necropolis Chapel Henry Langley 6,18 200 Winchester Street, Cabbagetown
Toronto Necropolis Superintendent's Lodge 18 200 Winchester Street, Cabbagetown
1873
University of Toronto St. Michael's College - Clover Hill addition William Irving St. George campus - University of Toronto
106 Huron Street 18 Chinatown
123–125 Baldwin Street 18 Chinatown
646-662 Yonge Street 18 Downtown
Amelia Cottages 18 36–40 Amelia Street, Cabbagetown
Bank of British North America John George Howard, altered 1903 6,18 49 Yonge Street, Downtown
Joseph Bickerstaff Block 18 401-403 Yonge Street
Gooderham & Worts - The Cannery 18 55 Mill Street, Distillery District
Gooderham & Worts - Pure Spirits Building 18 55 Mill Street, Distillery District
George H. Haymes House 18 300 Sherbourne Street
William Hill House 18 424 Ontario Street, Cabbagetown
Bernard B. Hughes House 18 104 Pembroke Street
John Irwin House 18 21 Grenville Street, Downtown
Thomas Jackson House 18 Trinity-Bellwoods
Alex Leslie House 18 10 Prince Arthur Avenue, The Annex
Maple Cottage 6 62 Laing Street
St. Andrew's Manse 18 73 Simcoe Street, Entertainment District
St. Mary's Rectory 18 589 Adelaide Street West, Niagara
Somerset House 18 27 Wellesley Street East, Church-Wellesley
John Thomson and Andrew Woodcock House 18 296-298 Sherbourne Street
John Ward House 18 401 Sackville Street, Cabbagetown
Zion Church 6 1650 Finch Avenue East
1874
95 Wellesley Street East 18 Church/Wellesley
101 Scollard Street 18 Bloor/Yorkville
109-111 D'Arcy Street 18 Chinatown
362-368 King Street East 18 Corktown
538-544 Yonge Street 18 Downtown
All Saints Church and School 18 223 Sherbourne Street, Downtown East
Peter Carroll House 18 62 Metcalfe Street, Cabbagetown
Cawthra House (additions (1920) 9 152 Beverley Street, The Grange
Christie, Brown & Company Factory
(now George Brown College St. James Campus)		 18 Adelaide Street East at George
St. James Cathedral Frederick Cumberland and Thomas Ridout (Design) Gothic Revival architecture 2 65 Church Street
Elderslie 18 471 Jarvis Street, Church/Wellesley
Phillipe Grandjean House 18 41 Boswell Avenue, The Annex
St. Luke's United Church Henry Langley and Edmund Burke 6 Sherborne Street and Carlton Street
1875
1 Spadina Crescent (formerly Knox College) Smith and Gemmell Gothic Revival W 1 Spadina Crescent, University of Toronto
21-23 Howard Street 18 St. Jamestown
25-27 Howard Street 18 St. Jamestown
25-29 Lowther Avenue 18 The Annex
44-46 Elm Avenue 18 Rosedale
49-51 Hazelton Avenue 18 Bloor-Yorkville
49-51 Boswell Avenue 18 The Annex
57-59 Hazelton Avenue 18 Bloor-Yorkville
64 South Drive 18 Rosedale
82 Huron Street 18 Chinatown
84 Gerrard Street West 18 Downtown
159 Stanley Avenue 18 Mimico
162 Major Street 18 Harbord Village
207 McCaul Street 18 Queen West
317-327 Carlton Street 18 Garden District
342-344 Jarvis Street 18 Church/Wellesley
364-368 Dundas Street East 18 Garden District
370 Dundas Street East 18 Garden District
432 Sherbourne Street 18 Church-Wellesley
Crocker's Block 18 506-514 Queen Street West, Alexandra Park
John Douglas House 18 37 Metcalfe Street, Cabbagetown
George S. Garden Building 18 291-293 King Street West, Entertainment District
Hogarth Avenue Farm House 18 58 Hogarth Avenue, Riverdale
Edwin Hough House 18 237 Gerrard Street East, Garden District
H.J.C. Ireton House 18 70 Lonsdale Road, Deer Park
Jarvis Street Baptist Church Edmund Burke 6 Jarvis Street and Gerrard Street East
William R. Johnston House 18 571 Jarvis Street, Church-Wellesley
Christopher Lean House / Alfred Ingram House 18 397-399 Sackville Street, Cabbagetown
James Logie House and Daniel J. Slade House 18 419-421 Wellesley Street East, Cabbagetown
Alexander McLean House 18 395 Sackville Street, Cabbagetown
James McMurray Building 18 228 Brunswick Avenue, Harbord Village
William Mullins House 18 306 College Street
Playter Farmhouse 18 28 Playter Crescent
Richardson House, later the Spadina Hotel, Global Village Backpacker's Hostel altered in 1882; altered ca. 1890 6 460 King Street West, Fashion District
St. Andrew's Church William George Storm (Design) 18 73 Simcoe Street
"Seven Oaks" Wilkie House formerly home of Mr. Daniel Robert Wilkie, president of the Canadian Imperial Bank (1906–1914), a backer of the Canadian Pacific Railway and a member of the Canadian Art Club. 6 432 Sherbourne Street, Downtown East
1876
10-16 Wellesley Street West 18 Downtown
21-23 Pembroke Street 18 Downtown East
48 South Drive 18 Rosedale
53-55 Hazelton Avenue 18 Bloor-Yorkville
61-63 Hazelton Avenue 18 Bloor-Yorkville
62-64 Hazelton Avenue 18 Bloor-Yorkville
127-135 Amelia Street 18 Cabbagetown
195 Carlton Street 18 Church-Wellesley
265-271 Wellesley Street East rowhouse 18 Cabbagetown
375-377 Church Street 18 Church-Wellesley
589-593 Church Street 18 Church-Wellesley
Richard Bigley Building 6 98 Queen Street East
Brougham Terrace 18 549-563 Parliament Street, Cabbagetown
George Brown House - Lambton Lodge William Irving Second Empire 3 186 Beverley Street
The Brunswick House altered in 2004 W 481 Bloor Street West
Chamberlain Terrace 18 568-582 Parliament Street, Cabbagetown
Consumer's Gas Company 18 17 Toronto Street, Downtown East
Rev. William Darling House 18 57 Benlamond Avenue, Upper Beach
Denbrae 18 3 Elm Avenue, Rosedale
John Ferguson Residence / Rev. Archibald Gross Residence 18 17-19 Elgin Avenue, The Annex
Edward Leadlay House 18 25 Augusta Avenue, Alexandra Park
Albert Locke House 18 9 Lowther Avenue, The Annex
Lorne Hall 18 3 Meredith Crescent, Rosedale
James McGee Building 18 295-299 King Street West, Entertainment District
Ritchie and Stratton Block 18 440-450 Queen Street West, Alexandra Park
Francis Shields House 18 377 Sackville Street, Cabbagetown
S. S. #3 School 18 5810 Finch Avenue East, Scarborough, Malvern
Toronto Heliconian Club 18 35 Hazelton Avenue, Bloor-Yorkville
1877
133–141 Beverley Street 9 The Grange
Toronto Central Prison Chapel East Liberty Street, at Pirandello Street. In the Liberty Village neighbourhood.
Don Brewery T. Davies & Bro.
lager brewery building,
"Malthouse"		 6 27-39 Old Brewery Lane

Hillside Church 6 361 Old Finch Avenue
1878
Dominion Brewery [30] 468–478 Queen Street East
145–147 Beverley Street 9 The Grange
Newtonbrook School 6 Drewy Avenue
St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church 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 Victorian Gothic 6 34 Yorkville Avenue
Toronto Fire Services Station 315 - formerly Toronto Fire Department Station 8 (Kensington Market Firehall) Victorian 6 132 Bellevue Avenue
1879
298 Sackville Street Worker's cottage [31]
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (original West Presbyterian Church 1879–1911) 18 12 Denison Avenue, Queen West
Stables for Little York Inn Victorian [32] 67 George Street

1880 to 1889

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 18 187 King Street East, Old Town
280 Queen St. W. 1881 Queen Anne [33] 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
Doyle House 1884 6 77 Granby Street, Downtown East
Fee's Terrace 1884 6 524-534 Queen St. East
St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church and Bishop's Cottage 1884 A.R. Dennison;[34] Church windows by Robert McCausland[35] 6 Toronto Islands
74 Gerrard Street East 1885 Queen Anne 9 74 Gerrard Street, Downtown East
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church 1885; spire added 1904 Joseph Connolly; spire - A.W. Holmes 6 Bathurst Street and Adelaide Street West
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
491–497 Queen Street East 1886 Row housing 6 Downtown east
Beverley Street Baptist Church 1886 Henry Langley & Edmund Burke 6 72 Beverley Street
John Burns Carriage Manufacturers 1886 18 126 John Street, Entertainment District
Robert Lauder Stores 1886 6 269–271 Queen Street East
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 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 [36] 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
1–7 Melbourne Place 1889 Alvary Beecroft Georgian Revival [37] 1–7 Melbourne Place. Parkdale
216–232 Queen Street East 1889 6 Downtown East
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 [38] 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 ,[39] 18 32 Gothic Avenue
Milburn Building 1889 E. J. Lennox 6 45–55 Colborne Street
The Great Hall 1889 Gordon & Helliwell, architects Queen Anne 6, 18 Dovercourt and Queen Street, Queen West
Toronto Electric Light Company Dynamo House - now Toronto Hydro Terauley Transformer Station 1889 532 Bay Street

1890 to 1899

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
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
Palace Arms Hotel 1890 Frederick Henry Herbert 6,[40] 950 King Street West
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 Roadway
A.W. Dingman Shops 1891 6 704 Queen Street East, Riverdale
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
Densmore and Company Building 1892 6 271 Queen Street East, Downtown 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
Carlyle Block 1892–93 David and William Carlyle 6 234–242 Queen Street East
New Broadview House Hotel 1893 Archibald Dingham Romanesque Revival architecture W Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East
Ontario Legislature (Queen's Park) 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
St John the Baptist (Norway) Anglican Church 1893 C.J. Gibson [42] 470 Woodbine Avenue, East Toronto
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 [43] 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
Kormann House Hotel 1897 6 229 Queen Street East
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
Toronto Police 51 Division (former Consumer's Gas Co. Station A) 1898 Bond & Smith 6 51 Parliament Street at Mill Street
Old City Hall 1899 E. J. Lennox Romanesque Revival architecture W Queen Street West at Bay Street
Don Station 1899 W, 15 Roundhouse Park
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
Parkdale Telephone Exchange Building 1899 207 Cowan Avenue

1900 to 1909

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
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 [14] 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 High Level Pumping Station (Poplar Plains) 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 (demolished 2010; historic facade reproduced 2014)
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[44] 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 - now Toronto Hydro Defoe Station 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 [45] 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

Building Year Completed Builder Style Source Location Image
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
Toronto Hydro High Level Sub-Station (adjacent to High Level Pumping 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[46] 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 [47] 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 Inn & Spa (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

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
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
Montgomery's Tavern 1830 1837 (rebellion) Yonge and Eglinton
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 Brewery 1830s Area of Mount Pleasant Road and Sherbourne Streets
Victoria Brewery/O'Keefe Brewery 1840s (rebuilt several times) Victoria Street and Gould Street
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
349 Yonge Street (Sam the Record Man, former Steeles Tavern) 1875 2009 Downtown
Empress Hotel[48] 1888 2011 (fire) 335 Yonge Street
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

References

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  2. ↑ Also plaque at site
  3. ↑ Miller, Lorne S. (2009). Our Don Mills. ISBN 978-0-9784488-2-0.
  4. ↑ http://www.blackcreek.ca/dotAsset/112412.pdf
  5. ↑ "Pretzel Bell Tavern". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ "TOBuilt: National Historic Sites in Toronto". TOBuilt. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "C.W. Jeffery's House". TOBuilt. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ "56 Blue Jays Way". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ Bell Estate fieldstone farmhouse
  10. ↑ "173 KING ST E". Heritage Property Detail. City of Toronto. 20 June 1973. Retrieved November 2015. Shop; 1842-43, attributed to Jacob Latham, builder; Mansard roof of 173 King St. East, c.1870
  11. 1 2 "173-179 King Street East". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 2015.
  12. ↑ St. George the Martyr Church
  13. ↑ "Charles Coxwell Small House". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  14. 1 2 3 McHugh 1989, p. 41.
  15. ↑ "51 Yonge Street". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  16. ↑ "William Noble's Tavern". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  17. 1 2 York University Keele campus
  18. ↑ Archdioese of Toronto
  19. ↑ "Elgin Building". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  20. ↑ "St. Lawrence Galleries". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Little Trinity Church Rectory". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  22. ↑ "5 Old Yonge Street". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  23. ↑ "181-183 King Street East". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  24. ↑ "399-403 King Street East". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Garibaldi House". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Piper / Birnie House". TOBuilt. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  27. ↑ City Heritage Inventory
  28. ↑ http://archive.org/stream/landmarkstoronto04robeuoft#page/26/mode/1up
  29. ↑ "Grand Central Hotel". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  30. ↑ "TOBuilt: Detailed Structure Information". TOBuilt. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  31. ↑ "298 Sackville Street". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Stables for Little York Inn". TOBuilt. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  33. ↑ "280 Queen Street West". TOBuilt. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  34. ↑ http://archive.org/stream/landmarkstoronto04robeuoft#page/53/mode/1up
  35. ↑ http://www.standrewbythelake.com/history.html
  36. ↑ "2-36 Monteith Street". TOBuilt. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  37. ↑ "498 Queen Street East". TOBuilt. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  38. ↑ "498 Queen Street East". City of Toronto. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  39. ↑ Swimmingly good times, Mike Filey The Way We Were, Toronto Sun, May 25, 2008, p 45.
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