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This “Cathedral of Methodism” was designed by Henry Langley in the High Victorian Gothic style. The cornerstone was laid by the Rev. Egerton Ryerson, D.D., in 1870 and the church was dedicated in 1872. It replaced an earlier structure at the…

This two-storey Edwardian Classical bank was designed for the Imperial Bank of Canada by the Toronto firm, Darling and Pearson, Architects. After the bank merged with The Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1961, the building continued as a branch of the…

THIS FINE EXAMPLE OF INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTURE INCORPORATES THE 1874 FACTORY BUILT AT DUKE (ADELAIDE) AND FREDERICK STREETS BY CHRISTIE, BROWN & CO., THE LARGEST BISCUIT MANUFACTURER IN CANADA. THE ORIGINAL THREE-STOREY BUILDING, GREATLY ENLARGED AND…

FRANCIS COLLINS, CANADA’S FIRST PROFESSIONAL PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES REPORTER, WAS BORN CA. 1800 IN NEWRY, COUNTY DOWN, IRELAND. HE HAD BEEN A PUBLISHER BEFORE HIS ARRIVAL IN YORK (TORONTO) WHERE, NEAR HERE FROM 1825-1834 HE PUBLISHED THE “CANADIAN…

These two attached houses are rare examples of Georgian-style residences that used to be common in Toronto. They were built for Paul Bishop, a blacksmith and landlord whose shop stood across the street.

Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act,…