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This is a list of the oldest buildings and structures in Toronto, that were constructed between 1840 and 1849. This list is composed of buildings that are heritage-designated structures or are notable in some way.

Surviving structures

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The following list does not include structures where only the facade of the building has been preserved.

1840 to 1849

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Building Image Year completed Builder Style Address Neighbourhood District[note 1] Ref.
553 Adelaide Street East 1840 Industrial 553 Adelaide Street East Downtown Old Toronto THR[1]
20 Beechwood Crescent 1840 George Taylor 20 Beechwood Crescent Old East York East York Redway 2018[2], THR[3]
22 Beechwood Crescent 1840 George Taylor 22 Beechwood Crescent Old East York East York THR[4]
33 Jarvis Street 1840 29 Jarvis Street Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
94,98,100 Front Street East 1840 94, 98 , 100 Front Street East Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5], THR[6]
Bigham-Agar Homestead ca. 1840 190 Rathburn Road Islington Etobicoke THR[7]
Christain Reesor House 1840 8327 Steeles Avenue East Scarborough THR[8]
Limehouse Back House 1840 1000 Murray Ross Parkway (The Village at Black Creek) York University Heights North York BCPV[9]
William Hume Blake House (Woodlawn) 1840[note 2] John George Howard 35 Woodlawn Avenue West Summerhill Old Toronto THR[10], CoT[11]
Henry Snider Cider Mill c. 1840 1000 Murray Ross Parkway (The Village at Black Creek) York University Heights North York BCPV[12]
Broom Maker Shop 1840–45 1000 Murray Ross Parkway (The Village at Black Creek) York University Heights North York BCPV, Mika Mika Thompson 2000[13]
Thornbeck-Bell House c. 1840s Georgian 80 Bell Estate Road Scarborough Junction Scarborough CoT[14]
Scott House 1841 520 Progress Avenue Scarborough City Centre Scarborough Chadwick McCowan 1997[15], THR[16]
Stanley Barracks Officers' Quarters 1841 19th century military architecture 115 Princes' Boulevard Exhibition Place Old Toronto Palmisano 2011[17], THR[18]
Weston Plank Road Co. two-storey brown brick building 1841 2371 Weston Road Weston York EYCPP[19], THR[20]
71 King Street East 1842 John George Howard 71 King Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
83 King Street East 1842 John George Howard 83 King Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5], THR[21]
85 King Street East 1842 John George Howard 85 King Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5], THR[22]
103 King Street East 1842 William Thomas Georgian Revival 103 King Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5], THR[23]
105-109 King Street East 1842 William Thomas Georgian Revival 105,107,109 King Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5], THR[24]
111 King Street East 1842 William Thomas 111 King Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5], THR[25]
125 King Street 1842 William Thomas Georgian Revival 125 King Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
Albany Club (originally Victoria Row) 1842 John George Howard 91 King Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
James McDonnell Building 1842 79–81 King Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
John F. Smith Building 1842 75–77 King Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
Paul Bishop's House 1842 363–365 Adelaide Street East Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5], THR[26]
Roblin's Mill 1842 1000 Murray Ross Parkway (The Village at Black Creek) York University Heights North York BCPV[27]
173 King Street 1843 Georgian Revival 173 King Street East Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
175–179 King Street 1843 Georgian Revival 175–179 King Street East Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
Etobicoke Township Hall 1843 Georgian Revival 4946 Dundas Street West Islington–City Centre West Etobicoke THR, EHS[28]
John Perkins Bull House 1843 Georgian Revival 450 Rustic Road Maple Leaf North York EYCPP[19]
Little Trinity Anglican Church 1843 Henry Bowyer Lane Gothic Revival 425 King Street East Corktown Old Toronto PC[29]
Burwick House 1844 1000 Murray Ross Parkway (The Village at Black Creek) York University Heights North York BCPV[30], BCPV[9]
Farnham Lodge 1844[note 3] 50 Farnham Avenue Deer Park Old Toronto THR[31]
James Coulter House 1844 63 George Street Weston York EYCPP[19]
St. John's Anglican Church 1844 Gothic Revival 19 Don Ridge Drive York Mills North York OHT[32]
St. George's on-the-Hill Anglican Church 1844[note 4] 4600 Dundas St. West Humber Valley Village Etobicoke EYCPP[19][28][33]
St. Lawrence Market Square Gallery (originally Toronto City Hall) 1844 John Wilson Siddall Gothic Revival and Second Empire 95 Front Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
Bell Estate 1845 Georgian Revival 671–679 Warden Avenue Scarborough Junction Scarborough THR[34]
Charles Coxwell Small House 1845 Charles Coxwell Small 298–300 King Street East Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
James Vance/Sheldon Ward House 1845[note 5] 115–117 Berkeley Street Old Town Old Toronto M[35]
Methodist Episcopal Church Oddfellows Hall 1845 24 Church Street Weston York EYCPP[19]
St. George the Martyr Church clock tower 1845 Henry Bowyer Lane Gothic Revival 197 John Street Grange Park Old Toronto Goddard 2014[36]
Osterhout Log Cabin c. 1845[note 6] Augustus Jones Log cabin 201 Guildwood Parkway (Guild Park and Gardens) Guildwood Scarborough Fairburn 2013[37]
Bishop's Palace of St. Michael's Cathedral 1846 William Thomas Gothic Revival 200 Church Street Garden District Old Toronto THR[38]
Henry Hough Carriage Works 1846 Henry Hough 1007 Brimley Road (Thomson Memorial Park) Bendale Scarborough THR[39]
Church of the Holy Trinity 1847 Henry Bowyer Lane Gothic Revival 19 Trinity Square Downtown Yonge Old Toronto OHT[40]
Farr House 1847 905 Queen Street West Niagara Old Toronto GO[41]
254 King Street East 1847 254 King Street East[note 7] Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
I. A. Smith House 1847[note 8] 70 Gerrard Street East Garden District Old Toronto THR[42]
Morley Cottage 1847 60 Rosemount Avenue Weston York EYCPP[19]
William Noble's Tavern 1847 Second Empire 252-260 King Street East[note 7] Old Town Old Toronto THR[43]
51 Yonge Street 1847 A.V. Brown (John Howard, architect) Second Empire 51 Yonge Street St. Lawrence Old Toronto CoT[44]
Church of St. Jude 1848 Carpenter Gothic 10 Howarth Avenue Wexford Scarborough OTH[45]
Edward Guardhouse Residence 1848 1755 Steeles Avenue West (Connaught Laboratories) Westminster–Branson North York THR[46]
Enoch Turner School 1848 Enoch Turner 106 Trinity Street Corktown Old Toronto OHT[47]
97 Granby Street 1848 97 Granby Street Garden District Old Toronto THR[48]
Hoover House 1848 Abraham Hoover 10 Hoover Road York University Heights North York CoT[49]
Oakham House 1848 William Thomas Gothic Revival 322 Church Street Garden District Old Toronto OTH[50]
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica 1848 William Thomas English Gothic 65 Bond Street Garden District Old Toronto Bell 2006[51]
Toronto House of Industry 1848 William Thomas 110 Edward Street Discovery District Old Toronto OTH[52]
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 1849 115 St. Andrews Road Bendale Scarborough CE[53]
Half Way House Inn 1849 1000 Murray Ross Parkway (The Village at Black Creek) York University Heights North York BCPV[9], OTH[54]
The Wheat Sheaf 1849[note 9] 667 King Street West Niagara Old Toronto OTH[55]

Reference keys

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ACO: Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (Toronto) - TOBuilt - SEARCHABLE TOBuilt DATABASE
B: Benn 1993[56]
BCPV: Black Creek Pioneer Village - Black Creek Pioneer Village Historic Building List
C: Cruikshank2003[57]
CE: Canadian Encyclopedia
CNHCD: Cabbagetown North Heritage Conservation District - Cabbagetown North Heritage Conservation District
CoT: City of Toronto - Heritage bylaw citations
CRHP: Canadian Register of Historic Places - HistoricPlaces.ca
EHS: Etobicoke Historical Society
EYCPP: Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel - Etobicoke York Pre-Confederation Architectural Treasures
GO: Government of Ontario
M: McHugh Bozikovic 2017[58]
NRHCD: North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District - North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Study
OHT: Ontario Heritage Trust Ontario Heritage Trust
PC: Parks Canada - National Historic Sites
SLHCD: St Lawrence Heritage Conservation District - Archaeology -St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District Plan
SRHCD: South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District - South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Study
THR: City of Toronto Heritage Register - "City of Toronto's Heritage Property Search". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto.
TN: Toronto Neighbourhoods - Toronto Neighbourhoods
TPL: Toronto Public Library - Digital Archive
WHCD: Weston Heritage Conservation District - Weston Heritage Conservation District Plan - Phase I
OTH: Other - see citation

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Districts in this instance refers to the lower-tier municipalities of Metro Toronto, an upper-tier municipality that was dissolved in 1998. The City of Toronto was formed after the six lower-tier municipalities of Metro Toronto amalgamated into a single entity in 1998. The City of Toronto government does not formally organize areas of the city by "districts."
  2. ^ Altered in 1895
  3. ^ Altered in 1910
  4. ^ Dedicated in 1847
  5. ^ Altered in 1881
  6. ^ Actual date of construction is unknown. Local lore suggests the building was erected c. 1795 by Augustus Jones, though studies on the site in 1996 suggests the building was erected in c. 1845 by James Humphreys.
  7. ^ a b Incorporated into a complex addressed as 260 King Street East.
  8. ^ Remodeled in 1885
  9. ^ The building's third floor was added to the building in 1905.

References

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  1. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  2. ^ Redway 2018, p. 287.
  3. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  4. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Archaeology" (PDF). St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District Plan. City of Toronto. 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  7. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  8. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Black Creek Pioneer Village Historic Building List" (PDF). Request for supplier qualifications (RFSQ) for vendors of record heritage building specialist: Black Creek Pioneer Village. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. 6 June 2018. p. 6. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  10. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  11. ^ "BY-LAW No. 781-2001: To designate the property at 35 Woodlawn Avenue West ("Woodlawn"/William Hume Blake House) as being of architectural and historical value or interest" (PDF). toronto.ca. City of Toronto. 4 October 2001. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Henry Snider's Cider Mill". blackcreek.ca. Black Creek Pioneer Village. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  13. ^ Mika, Mika & Thompson 2000, p. 99.
  14. ^ "Bell Estate (Thornbeck-Bell House)" (PDF). City of Toronto. 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  15. ^ Chadwick & McCowan 1997, p. 53.
  16. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  17. ^ Palmisano 2011, p. 48.
  18. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  19. ^ a b c d e f "Etobicoke York Pre-Confederation Architectural Treasure" (PDF). pvhs.info. Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel. 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  20. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  21. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  22. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  23. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  24. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  25. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  26. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  27. ^ "Roblin's Mill". blackcreek.ca. Black Creek Pioneer Village. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  28. ^ a b "Islington Time Traveller" (PDF). Cultural Loops Guide: Explore Etobicoke. City of Toronto. p. 101. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  29. ^ "Enoch Turner Schoolhouse". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  30. ^ "Burwick House". blackcreek.ca. Black Creek Pioneer Village. 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  31. ^ "50 Farnham Road". City of Toronto's Heritage Property Search Details. City of Toronto. 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  32. ^ "St. John's Anglican Church". heritagetrust.on.ca. Queen's Printer for Ontario. December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  33. ^ Goddard 2014, p. 166.
  34. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". City of Toronto. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  35. ^ McHugh & Bozikovic 2017, p. 37.
  36. ^ Goddard 2014, p. 123.
  37. ^ Fairburn 2013, p. 49.
  38. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  39. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". City of Toronto. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  40. ^ "Church of the Holy Trinity 1847, The". Ontario Heritage Trust. Queen's Printer for Ontario. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  41. ^ Vaughan, Michael B.; Burnham, Elizabeth. "Proposed Designation under Part IV of the Ontario Act of 899 Queen Street West known as the John Cornell House and 905 Queen Street West known as the John Farr House" (PDF). elto.gov.on.ca. Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario. p. 3.
  42. ^ "70 Gerrard Street East". City of Toronto's Heritage Property Search Details. City of Toronto. 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  43. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". City of Toronto. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  44. ^ "Alterations to a Designated Heritage Property,Amendment of a Designating By-Law, Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the OntarioHeritage Act, and Authority to Enter into a HeritageEasement Agreement – 199 Bay Street, 25 King StreetWest and 56 Yonge Street" (PDF). toronto.ca. City of Toronto. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  45. ^ "Our History". stjudewexford.ca. Church of St. Jude, Wexford. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  46. ^ "1755 Steeles Avenue". City of Toronto's Heritage Property Search Details. City of Toronto. 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  47. ^ "Enoch Turner House 1848, The". Ontario Heritage Trust. Queen's Printer for Ontario. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  48. ^ "97 Granby Street". City of Toronto's Heritage Property Search Details. City of Toronto. 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  49. ^ "Notice of intention to designate 4700 Keele Street (Abraham Hoover House)". toronto.ca. City of Toronto. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  50. ^ McArthur 1996, p. 50.
  51. ^ Bell 2006, p. 48.
  52. ^ Bradbeer, Janice (27 August 2017). "Once Upon A City: Poor house helped Toronto's destitute". Toronto Star. Torstar Corporation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  53. ^ Shaul, Sandra (3 February 2013). "Toronto Feature: St Andrew's Church". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  54. ^ Boyle 2014, p. 51.
  55. ^ Lorinc, Jacob (15 July 2019). "Regulars worry as Toronto's oldest bar, the Wheat Sheaf, closes for renovations". Toronto Star. Torstar Corporation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  56. ^ Benn 1993.
  57. ^ Cruikshank 2003.
  58. ^ McHugh & Bozikovic 2017.

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