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Born in Scotland, Mackenzie came to Upper Canada in 1820. He became a prominent radical journalist and was first elected to the assembly in 1828, building up a strong popular following. He was the first mayor of the city of Toronto in 1834.…

1st Owner: William Cawthra
1st Tenant: William Davies & Co.

Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, 1977
HERITAGE TORONTO

THE PRINTING OFFICES OF WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE’S CONTROVERSIAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, THE COLONIAL ADVOCATE (1824-34), WERE LOCATED ON THIS SITE IN 1826. THAT YEAR ON JUNE 8 A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN BROKE INTO THE PREMISES, DESTROYED THE PRESS AND THREW THE…

In 1793, John Graves Simcoe, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, established a fort and chose the site for a small town at a natural harbour on the north shore of Lake Ontario. The location was strategic, near major Indigenous trails to the northern…

ST. MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL OPENED ON THIS SITE IN 1892 IN A BAPTIST CHURCH WHICH HAD BEEN CONVERTED INTO A WOMEN’S BOARDING HOUSE BY THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH. THE HOSPITAL OPENED WITH 26 BEDS, SIX DOCTORS AND FIVE NURSES. IN 1892 THE SISTERS OPENED THE…