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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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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