TORONTO HELICONIAN CLUB

TORONTO HELICONIAN CLUB

THE HELICONIAN CLUB, FOUNDED IN 1909 TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS, PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY IN 1923. OPENED IN 1876 AS THE OLIVET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, THIS SMALL GOTHIC REVIVAL BUILDING BECAME THE CHURCH HALL AND SUNDAY SCHOOL IN 1890 WHEN A LARGER ADJACENT BUILDING WAS ERECTED. IN 1921 IT WAS SOLD TO THE PAINTERS’ UNION AND NAMED HAZELTON HALL. WHEN ACQUIRED BY THE HELICONIAN CLUB IT WAS EXTENSIVELY RENOVATED AS ITS PERMANENT HOME. OVER THE YEARS THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HELICONIAN CLUB HAS INCLUDED MANY CANADIAN WOMEN DISTINGUISHED IN THE ARTS.

TORONTO HISTORICAL BOARD
1983

Sarah J. McCabe

February 26, 2023