NEWTONBROOK
Title
NEWTONBROOK
Description
The intersection of Yonge Street and Drewry Avenue was once the centre of a rural community known as “Newtonbrook”. The community took its name from the Newton Brook Wesleyan Methodist Church, founded in 1857. A post office opened inside a general store on this corner in 1863. Along with a small cluster of local shops, a school, and the church, Newtonbrook became an important nucleus for local residents and families farming nearby. Mills on the Don River, and the Humberstone’s Pottery located north of here on Yonge Street, further contributed to the growth of the area.
Over the course of the 20th century, Newtonbrook was absorbed into the urban expansion of North York and the City of Toronto. Today, the former general store on the northwest corner of Drewry Avenue and Yonge Street, rebuilt after a1907 fire, is the most prominent survivor of the earlier community.
HERITAGE TORONTO 2012
Over the course of the 20th century, Newtonbrook was absorbed into the urban expansion of North York and the City of Toronto. Today, the former general store on the northwest corner of Drewry Avenue and Yonge Street, rebuilt after a1907 fire, is the most prominent survivor of the earlier community.
HERITAGE TORONTO 2012
Creator
Sarah J. McCabe
Date
January 27, 2021
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Collection
Citation
Sarah J. McCabe, “NEWTONBROOK,” Historic Plaques of Ontario: An Omeka Demo Site, accessed April 24, 2024, https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/325.