MONTGOMERY’S INN

MONTGOMERY’S INN

This structure was built around 1830 for Irish immigrants, Thomas and Margaret Montgomery, who operated an inn here on their large, prosperous farm. Situated on Dundas Street, one of Upper Canada’s main highways, the inn was a favourite stopping place for travellers. Its large rooms also provided space for public meetings. The Home District Council designated Montgomery’s Inn as the site of Etobicoke’s annual township meetings in 1847 and 1849. Thomas Montgomery no longer operated the inn after his wife died in 1855, but the property remained a farm until it was sold by family descendants in 1945. The building served as a Presbyterian church from 1946 to 1962, after which it was nearly demolished. It was saved by the Etobicoke Historical Society, and became a public museum in 1975. The main section of this building is a fine example of vernacular Georgian architecture in Ontario.

Ontario Heritage Trust, an agency of the Government of Ontario

Sarah J. McCabe

December 28, 2019