List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto (1870–1879)

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This is a list of the oldest buildings and structures in Toronto, that were constructed between 1870 and 1879. This list is composed of buildings that are heritage-designated structures or are notable in some way.

1870 to 1879

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

Building Image Year completed Builder Style Address Neighbourhood District[note 1] Ref.
506 Adelaide Street West 1870 506 Adelaide Street West Grange Park Old Toronto THR[1]
159-161 Bathurst Street 1870 159, 161 Bathurst Street Niagara Old Toronto THR
37–39 Elm Street 1870 37–39 Elm Street Downtown Yonge Old Toronto ACO
41 Elm Street 1870 41 Elm Street Downtown Yonge Old Toronto ACO
43 Elm Street 1870 43 Elm Street Downtown Yonge Old Toronto ACO
30 Government Road 1870 30 Government Road The Kingsway Etobicoke ACO
590–596 Yonge Street 1870 590–596 Yonge Street Discovery District Old Toronto ACO
826–828 Yonge Street 1870 826–828 Yonge Street Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
838–844 Yonge Street 1870 838–844 Yonge Street Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
189 Burnhamthorpe Road c. 1870 189 Burnhamthorpe Road Eatonville Etobicoke ACO
Albert Harward Drug Store 1870 318 Queen Street West Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
Andrew McFarren Building 1870 237 Queen Street East Old Town Old Toronto THR
Collin's Block 1870 456–458 Queen Street West Alexandra Park Old Toronto ACO
Downsview United Church 1870 2822 Keele Street Downsview North York THR[2]
Duke of York Hotel
(Morin House Hotel) 		1870 1225 Queen Street East Leslieville Old Toronto ACO[3], THR[4]
John D. Lewis Building c. 1870–1884 132–142 Adelaide Street East Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5], THR[6]
Robertson Brothers Confections 1870 105–109 Queen Street East Old Town Old Toronto ACO
Rueter House 1870 270 Drewry Avenue Newtonbrook North York ACO
2 Bowman St 1871 2 Bowman Street Cabbagetown North Old Toronto CNHCD, THR
9-15 Palmerston Avenue[note 2] 1871 Workmen's Cottages 9-15 Palmerston Avenue Trinity Bellwoods Old Toronto ACO[7]
15 Prince Arthur Avenue 1871 15 Prince Arthur Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
33–35 Elm Street 1871 33–35 Elm Street Downtown Yonge Old Toronto ACO
41 Spruce Street 1871 41 Spruce Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
55–79 Berkeley Street 1871 Worksmen's cottages 55–79 Berkeley Street Old Town Old Toronto ACO, M[8]
89–91 Ossington Avenue 1871 89–91 Ossington Avenue Trinity-Bellwoods Old Toronto OCA[9]
89–91 Gloucester Street 1871 89–91 Gloucester Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
95 Scollard Street 1871 95 Scollard Street Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
122–124 Peter Street 1871 122–124 Peter Street Entertainment District Old Toronto ACO
144–152 Shuter Street 1871 144–152 Shuter Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
230 Sherbourne Street 1871 230 Sherbourne Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
256 Adelaide Street East 1871 256 Adelaide Street East Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
338–340 Jarvis Street 1871 338–340 Jarvis Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
588 Yonge Street 1871 588 Yonge Street Downtown Yonge Old Toronto ACO
Berkeley Castle 1871 Joseph Simpson 2 Berkeley Street St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
James D. Bridgland House 1871 80 Yorkville Avenue Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
Alexander Crombie House 1871 113 Maitland Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
De La Salle Institute 1871 253 Adelaide Street East Old Town Old Toronto ACO
George M. Evans House 1871 69 Grange Avenue Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
Oliver Goodwin House 1871 27 Rosedale Road Rosedale Old Toronto ACO
Henry Howson House 1871 516 Wellington Street West Fashion District Old Toronto ACO
Rev. Hoyes Lloyd House 1871 422 Sherbourne Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
Charles Moore and Co. 1871 5–9 Wellington Street West Financial District Old Toronto THR
National Casket Company Factories 1871 101–109 Niagara Street Niagara Old Toronto ACO
Sherbourne Street Methodist Church 1871 355 Sherbourne Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Stonehouse-Lawrence House 1871 63 Delburn Drive Agincourt Scarborough ACO
40–42 Sullivan Street 1872 40–42 Sullivan Street Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
61–75 Jarvis Street 1872 61–75 Jarvis Street Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
105 Maitland Street 1872 105 Maitland Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
105 Scollard Street 1872 105 Scollard Street Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
209–211 Carlton Street 1872 209–211 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
219 Carlton Street 1872 219 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
229–231 Carlton Street 1872 229–231 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
272–274 Queen Street West 1872 Georgian Revival 272–274 Queen Street West Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
282–286 Queen Street West 1872 Georgian Revival 282–286 Queen Street West Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
Beardmore Building 1872 35 Front Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
Berkeley St. Wesleyan Methodist Church 1872 Smith & Gemell 315–317 Queen Street East Old Town Old Toronto THR
Samuel R. Briggs House 1872 Henry Langley Italianate 467–469 Jarvis Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
Edward Burch House 1872 47 Gloucester Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
David Cornell House 1872 56 Spruce Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
E.C. Gurney & Co. Stove Foundry 1872 500 Queen Street West Entertainment District Old Toronto ACO
T Griffith Block 1872 35 Front Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto THR
Hillside Outdoor Education Centre 1872 2259 Meadowvale Road Rouge Scarborough THR
Italian Consulate 1872 136 Beverley Street Grange Park Old Toronto M
Henry Jefferies House 1872 403 Sackville Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
John Johnson House 1872[note 3] 19 Amelia Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Knox United Church 1872 2569 Midland Avenue Agincourt Scarborough TN
MacDonald-Mowat House 1872 63 St. George Street Discovery District Old Toronto [10]
Patrick McBrine House 1872 103 Maitland Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
Metropolitan United Church 1872 Henry Langley French Gothic 56 Queen St East Garden District Old Toronto THR
John Young Reid House 1872 87 Pembroke Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
Toronto Fire Department Fire Hall #3 (tower) 1872 486 Yonge St Downtown Yonge Old Toronto THR
Toronto Necropolis Chapel 1872 200 Winchester Street (Toronto Necropolis) Cabbagetown Old Toronto THR, ACO
Toronto Necropolis Superintendent's Lodge 1872 200 Winchester Street (Toronto Necropolis) Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
45–49 Front Street East 1873 W. R. Strickland Commercial/industrial 45–49 Front Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto M, SLHCD[5]
106 Huron Street 1873 106 Huron Street Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
123–125 Baldwin Street 1873 123–125 Baldwin Street Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
646–662 Yonge Street 1873 646–662 Yonge Street Discovery District Old Toronto ACO
219–223 Parliament Street 1873 219–223 Parliament Street Trefann Court Old Toronto THR
481–483 Ontario Street 1873 481–483 Ontario Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
484–490 Ontario Street 1873 484–490 Ontario Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
497–503 Ontario Street 1873 497–503 Ontario Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
505–511 Ontario Street 1873 505–511 Ontario Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Amelia Cottages 1873 36–40 Amelia Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Bank of British North America 1873[note 4] John George Howard 49 Yonge Street St. Lawrence Old Toronto THR, ACO
F.G. Perkins Block 1873 41 Front Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto M, SLHCD[5]
Joseph Bickerstaff Block 1873 401–403 Yonge Street Downtown Yonge Old Toronto ACO
Gooderham & Worts The Cannery 1873 Victorian industrial Case Goods Lane Distillery District Old Toronto ACO
Gooderham & Worts Pure Spirits Building 1873 Victorian industrial Trinity Street Distillery District Old Toronto ACO
George H. Haymes House 1873 300 Sherbourne Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
William Hill House 1873 424 Ontario Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Bernard B. Hughes House 1873 104 Pembrooke Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
John Irwin House 1873 21 Grenville Street Discovery District Old Toronto ACO
Thomas Jackson House 1873 10 Euclid Avenue Trinity–Bellwoods Old Toronto ACO
Alex Leslie House 1873 10 Prince Arthur Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
Maple Cottage 1873 62 Laing Street (Maple Leaf Forever Park) Leslieville Old Toronto THR
St. Andrew's Manse 1873 73 Simcoe Street Entertainment District Old Toronto ACO
St. Mary's Rectory 1873 589 Adelaide Street West Niagara Old Toronto ACO
Somerset House 1873 27 Wellesley Street East Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO, THR
John Thomson and Andrew Woodcock House 1873 296–298 Sherbourne Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
St. Michael's College 1873 William Irving Saint Joseph Street Discovery District Old Toronto
John Ward House 1873 401 Sackville Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Zion Church 1873 1650 Finch Avenue East Don Valley Village North York THR
95 Wellesley Street East 1874 95 Wellesley Street East Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO, THR
101 Scollard Street 1874 101 Scollard Street Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
111 D'Arcy Street 1874 111 D'Arcy Street Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
362–368 King Street East 1874 362–368 King Street East Corktown Old Toronto ACO
112 Ravenscrest Drive 1874 112 Ravenscrest Drive West Deane Etobicoke THR
538–544 Yonge Street 1874 538–544 Yonge Street Discovery District Old Toronto ACO
All Saints Church and School 1874 223 Sherbourne Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
Benjamin Bricker House 1874 314 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto CNHCD, THR
Peter Carroll House 1874 62 Metcalfe Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Cawthra House 1874[note 5] 152 Beverley Street Grange Park Old Toronto M
Christie, Brown & Company Factory 1874 200 King Street East (George Brown College St. James Campus) Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
Elderslie 1874 471 Jarvis Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
Lambton CPR bridge 1874 Credit Valley Railway North of Dundas Street West at the Humber River TRCA[11]
Phillipe Grandjean House 1874 41 Boswell Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
Sait Luke's United Church 1874 Henry Langley and Edmund Burke 353 Sherbourne Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto THR
John Ward House 1874 Georgian Revival 3904 Bloor Street West Eatonville Etobicoke [12]
Winchester Junior and Senior Public School 1874 15 Prospect Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
1 Spadina Crescent 1875 Smith & Gemell Gothic Revival 1 Spadina Crescent Discovery District Old Toronto THR
21–23 Howard Street 1875 21–23 Howard Street St. James Town Old Toronto ACO
25–27 Howard Street 1875 25–27 Howard Street St. James Town Old Toronto ACO
25–29 Lowther Avenue 1875 25–29 Lowther Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
36 Toronto Street 1875 36 Toronto Street St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
44–46 Elm Avenue 1875 44–46 Elm Avenue Rosedale Old Toronto ACO
49–51 Hazelton Avenue 1875 49–51 Hazelton Avenue Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
49–51 Boswell Avenue 1875 49–51 Boswell Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
57–59 Hazelton Avenue 1875 57–59 Hazelton Avenue Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
64 South Drive 1875 64 South Drive Rosedale Old Toronto ACO, SRHCD
82 Huron Street 1875 82 Huron Street Grange Park Old Toronto ACO, THR
84 Gerrard Street West 1875 84 Gerrard Street West Discovery District Old Toronto ACO
159 Stanley Avenue 1875 159 Stanley Avenue Mimico Etobicoke ACO
162 Major Street 1875 162 Major Street Harbord Village Old Toronto ACO
207 McCaul Street 1875 207 McCaul Street Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
317–327 Carlton Street 1875 317–327 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
342–344 Jarvis Street 1875 342–344 Jarvis Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
364–368 Dundas Street East 1875 364–368 Dundas Street East Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
370 Dundas Street East 1875 370 Dundas Street East Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
432 Sherbourne Street 1875 432 Sherbourne Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
Crooker's Block 1875 506–514 Queen Street West Alexandra Park Old Toronto ACO
37 Metcalfe Street 1875 37 Metcalfe Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
George S. Garden Building 1875 291–293 King Street West Entertainment District Old Toronto ACO
Thomas Hogarth House 1875 58 Hogarth Avenue Riverdale Old Toronto ACO
237 Gerrard Street East 1875 237 Gerrard Street East Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
H. J. C. Ireton House 1875 70 Lonsdale Road Deer Park Old Toronto ACO
Jarvis Street Baptist Church 1875 130 Gerrard St East Garden District Old Toronto THR
William R. Johnston House 1875 571 Jarvis Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
Christopher Lean House/Alfred Ingram House 1875 397–399 Sackville Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
James Logie House and Daniel J. Slade House 1875 419–421 Wellesley Street East Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Alexander McLean House 1875 395 Sackville Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
James McMurray Building 1875 228 Brunswick Avenue Harbord Village Old Toronto ACO
William Mullins House 1875 306 College Street Harbord Village Old Toronto ACO
Playter Farmhouse 1875 28 Playter Crescent Playter Estates Old Toronto ACO
Richardson House (later the Spadina Hotel) 1875[note 6] 460 King Street West Fashion District Old Toronto THR
St. Andrew's Church 1875 William George Storm 73 Simcoe Street Entertainment District Old Toronto ACO
"Seven Oaks" Wilkie House 1875 432 Sherbourne Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto THR
10–16 Wellesley Street West 1876 10–16 Wellesley Street West Discovery District Old Toronto ACO
16 Elgin Avenue 1876 16 Elgin Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
20 Elgin Avenue 1876 20 Elgin Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
45–47 Elgin Avenue 1876 45–47 Elgin Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
21–23 Pembroke Street 1876 21–23 Pembroke Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
48 South Drive 1876 48 South Drive Rosedale Old Toronto ACO
53–55 Hazelton Avenue 1876 53–55 Hazelton Avenue Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
61–63 Hazelton Avenue 1876 61–63 Hazelton Avenue Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
62–64 Hazelton Avenue 1876 62–64 Hazelton Avenue Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
127–135 Amelia Street 1876 127,129,133,135 Amelia Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO, THR, CNHCD
195 Carlton Street 1876 195 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
265–271 Wellesley Street East 1876 Rowhouse 265–271 Wellesley Street East Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
375–377 Church Street 1876 375–377 Church Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
589–593 Church Street 1876 589–593 Church Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
Richard Bigley Building 1876 98 Queen Street East Garden District Old Toronto THR
Brougham Terrace 1876 549–563 Parliament Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
George Brown House 1876 William Irving Second Empire 186 Beverley Street Grange Park Old Toronto [12]
Chamberlain Terrace 1876 568–582 Parliament Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Rev. William Darling House 1876 57 Benlamond Avenue Upper Beaches Old Toronto ACO
Denbrae 1876 3 Elm Street Rosedale Old Toronto ACO
John Ferguson Residence/Rev. Archibald Gross Residence 1876 17–19 Elgin Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
Edward Leadlay House 1876 25 Augusta Avenue Alexandra Park Old Toronto ACO
Albert Locke House 1876 9 Lowther Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
Lorne Hall 1876 Langley, Langley & Burke 3 Meredith Crescent Rosedale Old Toronto ACO, SRHCD
James McGee Building 1876 295–299 King Street West Entertainment District Old Toronto ACO
Ritchie and Stratton Block 1876 440–450 Queen Street West Alexandra Park Old Toronto ACO
Francis Shields House 1876 377 Sackville Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto SRHCD
S. S. #3 School 1876 5810 Finch Avenue East Malvern Scarborough ACO
Olivet Congregational Church (presently Heliconian Hall) 1876 35 Hazelton Avenue Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
28–30 Bernard Avenue 1877 28–30 Bernard Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
133–141 Beverley Street 1877 133–141 Beverley Street Grange Park Old Toronto M
218 Carlton Street 1877 218 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
220 Carlton Street 1877 220 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
222–224 Carlton Street 1877 222–224 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
320 Carlton Street 1877 320 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO, THR, CNHCD
370 Dundas St West 1877 370 Dundas St West Garden District Old Toronto ACO
67 Front Street East 1877 67 Front Street East St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
65 Hazelton Avenue 1877 65 Hazelton Avenue Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
29–31 Howard Street 1877 29–31 Howard Street St. James Town Old Toronto ACO
33–35 Howard Street 1877 33–35 Howard Street St. James Town Old Toronto ACO
86–90 Lewis Street 1877 86–90 Lewis Street Riverdale Old Toronto ACO
76–78 Huron Street 1877 76–78 Huron Street Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
11–13 Lowther Avenue 1877 11–13 Lowther Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
23 Lowther Avenue 1877 23 Lowther Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
31 Lowther Avenue 1877 31 Lowther Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
33 Lowther Avenue 1877 33 Lowther Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
122–136 Shuter Street 1877 122–136 Shuter Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
45–47 Rose Avenue 1877 45–47 Rose Avenue Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Braemore 1877 22 Wychwood Park Bracondale Hill Old Toronto ACO
Edwin Coleman House 1877 340 Dundas Street West Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
Darling Terrace 1877 562–566 Parliament Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Davies Terrace 1877 467–477 Queen Street East Corktown Old Toronto ACO
Don Brewery T. Davies & Bro Malt House 1877 Smith & Gemmell 27–39 Old Brewery Lane Trefann Court Old Toronto THR[13]
Gate Lodge of Dale 1877 15 Dale Avenue Rosedale Old Toronto ACO, SRHCD, THR
Hillside Church 1877 361 Old Finch Avenue Rouge Scarborough THR
Old St. Mary's Separate School 1877 9 Portugal Square Niagara Old Toronto ACO
Mary Perram House 1877 4 Wellesley Place Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
Rev. Alex Sutherland House 1877 437 Sherbourne Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Toronto Central Prison Chapel 1877 70 East Liberty Street (Liberty Village Park) Liberty Village Old Toronto THR
Toronto Cold Storage Building 1877 9–11 Church Street St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
Zion Wexford Church 1877 2102 Lawrence Avenue East Wexford Scarborough ACO
126–128 Amelia Street 1878 126–128 Amelia Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO, THR, CNHCD
19–21 Baldwin Street 1878 19–21 Baldwin Street Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
10 Bernard Avenue 1878 10 Bernard Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
24–26 Bernard Avenue 1878 24–26 Bernard Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
145–147 Beverley Street 1878 145–147 Beverley Street Grange Park Old Toronto M
181–183 Carleton Street 1878 181–183 Carleton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Chamberlin Block 1878 165–179 Carleton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
187–189 Carleton Street 1878 187–189 Carleton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
511–513 Church Street 1878 511–513 Church Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
551–555 Church Street 1878 551–555 Church Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
580–582 Church Street 1878 580–582 Church Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
595 Church Street 1878 595 Church Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
634–636 Church Street 1878 634–636 Church Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
336 Dundas Street West 1878 336 Dundas Street West Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
4160 Dundas Street West 1878[note 7] 4160 Dundas Street West Humber Valley Village Etobicoke ACO
68 Elm Grove Avenue 1878 68 Elm Grove Avenue Parkdale Old Toronto ACO
74 Elm Grove Avenue 1878 74 Elm Grove Avenue Parkdale Old Toronto ACO
205–207 Gerrard Street East 1878 205–207 Gerrard Street East Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
241–243 King Street East 1878 241–243 King Street East Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
73 Lonsdale Road 1878 73 Lonsdale Road Deer Park Old Toronto ACO
1 Old Yonge Street 1878 1 Old Yonge Street York Mills North York ACO
38 Prospect Street 1878 38 Prospect Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
284 Sherbourne Street 1878 284 Sherbourne Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
Toronto Fire Services Station 315 1878[note 8] 132 Bellevue Avenue Kensington Market Old Toronto ACO
257–263 Wellesley Street East 1878 257,259,261,263 Wellesley Street East Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO, THR
17–19 Winchester Street 1878 17–19 Winchester Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
620–632 Yonge Street 1878 620–632 Yonge Street Discovery District Old Toronto ACO
Dr. Joseph Adams House 1878 318 Dundas Street West Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
H. St. George Baldwin House 1878 50 Lowther Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
E.M. Chadwick House 1878 44 St. George Street Discovery District Old Toronto ACO
Dominion Brewery 1878 468–478 Queen Street East Trefann Court Old Toronto ACO
Joseph Goulding House/Howard Bryant House 1878 324–326 Dundas Street West Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
William James House/Charles Luney House 1878 62–64 Amelia Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO, CNHCD
George M. Lee House 1878 68 Hazelton Avenue Yorkville Old Toronto ACO
J. S. Lockie House "Melrose" 1878 32 Beaty Avenue Parkdale Old Toronto THR
Inglis Lough House 1878 322 Dundas Street West Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
Maple Terrace 1878 519–527 Parliament Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Hugh Neilson House 1878 295 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Robert Parker House 1878 26 Lowther Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
Rosar Morrison Funeral Home 1878 467 Sherbourne Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Schomburg Furniture 1878 647–649 Yonge Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
Grace Toronto Church 1878 Henry Langley & Edmund Burke Gothic Revival 383 Jarvis Street Garden Old Toronto ACO
Toronto Fire Services Station 312 (formerly Hose No. 8 and later Toronto Fire Department Station 10) 1878 Victorian Gothic 34 Yorkville Avenue Yorkville Old Toronto THR
Toronto Fire Services Station 315 (formerly Toronto Fire Department Station 8) 1878 132 Bellevue Avenue Kensington Market Old Toronto ACO
Toronto Western Hospital Men's Detox Centre 1878 16 Ossington Avenue Trinity–Bellwoods Old Toronto ACO
Christopher Wilson House/Angus McColl House 1878 287–289 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
St. John's Rectory 1878 "Mr. Fisher of Eglinton" (carpenter); Joseph Pennock (contractor) 174 Old Yonge Street York Mills Old Toronto ACO
Windsor Terrace 1878 18–26 Earl Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
130 Amelia Street 1879 130 Amelia Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO, THR, CNHCD
18–22 Bernard Avenue 1879 18–22 Bernard Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
226–228 Carlton Street 1879 226–228 Carlton Street Cabbageotown Old Toronto ACO
106 Front Street 1879 106 Front Street St. Lawrence Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
207-213 Jarvis Street 1879 John Small Row housing 207,209,211,213 Jarvis Street Garden District Old Toronto THR
237 King Street East 1879 237 King Street East Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
21 Elgin Avenue 1879 21 Elgin Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
24–26 Elgin Ave 1879 24–26 Elgin Ave The Annex Old Toronto ACO
25 Elgin Avenue 1879 25 Elgin Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
4 Elm Avenue 1879 4 Elm Avenue Rosedale Old Toronto ACO
76 Gerrard Street East 1879 76 Gerrard Street East Garden District Old Toronto ACO
85–87 Gloucester Street 1879 85–87 Gloucester Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
207–213 Jarvis Street 1879 207–213 Jarvis Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
59 McGill Street 1879 59 McGill Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
502–508 Parliament Street 1879 502–508 Parliament Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
21–23 Prince Arthur Avenue 1879 21–23 Prince Arthur Avenue The Annex Old Toronto ACO
484 Queen Street West 1879 484 Queen Street West Alexandra Park Old Toronto ACO
298 Sackville Street 1879 Worker's cottage 298 Sackville Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO[14]
280 Sherbourne Street 1879 280 Sherbourne Street Garden District Old Toronto ACO
6–14 St. Joseph Street 1879 6–14 St. Joseph Street Discovery District Old Toronto ACO
31 Sussex Avenue 1879 31 Sussex Avenue Discovery District Old Toronto ACO
Church of the Redeemer 1879 162 Bloor Street West Yorkville Old Toronto ACO, THR
Clarence Terrace 1879 5–16 Clarence Square Entertainment District Old Toronto ACO
William Copeland Buildings 1879 245–247 King Street East Old Town Old Toronto SLHCD[5]
Davis Villa 1879 309 Davisville Avenue Davisville Village Old Toronto ACO
Earl Court 1879 38 Earl Street Church and Wellesley Old Toronto ACO
Gooderham & Worts Paints Shop 1879 21 Tank House Lane Distillery District Old Toronto ACO
Hollydene 1879 10 Elm Avenue Rosedale Old Toronto ACO
Mason and Risch Piano Manufactory 1879 642 King Street West Entertainment District Old Toronto ACO
Samuel T. Scilly House 1879 283–285 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
Jane Pillow House 1879 291 Carlton Street Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO
St.Stanislaus Kostka Church (original West Presbyterian Church) 1879 12 Denison Avenue Alexandra Park Old Toronto ACO
Stables for Little York Inn 1879 67 George Street Old Town Old Toronto ACO[15]
James Travers House 1879 312–314 Dundas Street West Grange Park Old Toronto ACO
Winchester Block 1879 1–11 Rose Avenue Cabbagetown Old Toronto ACO

Reference keys

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ACO: Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (Toronto) - TOBuilt - SEARCHABLE TOBuilt DATABASE
B: Benn 1993[16]
BCPV: Black Creek Pioneer Village - Black Creek Pioneer Village Historic Building List
C: Cruikshank2003[17]
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[18]
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. ^ 11 & 11.5 illegal demolition 2021
  3. ^ additions 1890, 1900, 1901
  4. ^ Altered in 1903
  5. ^ Additions made in 1920
  6. ^ Altered in 1882, and 1890
  7. ^ Building was expanded in 1954 to include a storefront.
  8. ^ Original tower was built in 1889, with further additions to the complex in 1899, 1907, and 1921. The tower was rebuilt in 1973-74 following a fire.

References

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  1. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. ^ "2822 Keele Street". City of Toronto.
  3. ^ "Duke of York Hotel". acotoronto.ca. Architectural Conservancy of Ontario - Toronto Chapter -TOBuilt Database. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  4. ^ "City of Toronto Heritage Property Detail". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "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 22 September 2025.
  7. ^ "9-15 Palmerston Avenue". acotoronto.ca. Architectural Conservancy of Ontario - Toronto Chapter -TOBuilt Database. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  8. ^ McHugh & Bozikovic 2017, p. 36.
  9. ^ Hellie, Benj (July 2015). On the Ossington Strip (PDF). Ossington Community Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via WordPress.
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