Lost Buildings and Structures
Buildings have been lost to fire or demolition due to structural problems or even lack of historic designation:
| Building | Year Completed | Year Demolished | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill Cottage | 1793 | 1870s | Church Street and Queen Street East, Location of Metropolitan Church |
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| Maryville Lodge | 1796 | 1854 | Power Street | |
| First Parliament Buildings | 1796 | 1813 (war) | Front and Parliament streets | |
| Jesse Ketchum Tannery | 1790s | 1820s | Front Street | |
| Berkeley House | 1790s | 1925 | King and Berkeley Streets | |
| Colonel James Givins House | 1802 | 1891 | Queen Street West at Givens Street | |
| St George's House - later as Baldwin House | 1807 | Front Street at Frederick Street | ||
| Quetton St. George House and Store | 1807 | 1901 | King and Frederick Streets | |
| Red Lion Inn | 1808 | 1889 | Yonge Street, near Bloor | |
| Ketchum Family Home | 1813 | 1839 | Yonge and Adelaide Streets | |
| Bellevue | 1815 | 1890 | Bellevue Avenue, south of College Street | |
| Upper Canada Central School -founded as Andrew Bell Monitorial School | 1816 | 1844 | Adelaide and Jarvis | |
| Home District Grammar School - Blue School | 1816 | 1825 | College Square north of St. James' Church | |
| Hazelburn | 1818 | 1847 | ||
| John Strachan Residence | 1818 | 1898 | North of Front Street between York and Simcoe Streets. | |
| Bank of Upper Canada - first building | 1818 | 1915 | ||
| British Wesleyan Methodist Chapel | 1819 | 1832 | George Street | |
| Widmer House | 1810s | 1862 | Front Street; moved 1856 | |
| Beverley House | 1810s | 1913 | Richmond Street between John and Simcoe Streets. | |
| Second Parliament Buildings | 1820 | 1824(by fire) | Berkeley Street | |
| Davenport ( Wells House) | 1821 | 1913 | Davenport Road, east of Bathurst Street | |
| St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church | 1821 | Queen Street east of Power Street | ||
| Ridout Home | 1822 | after 1832 | (Duke) Adelaide Street east of Prince's Street | |
| Joseph Cawthra Home | 1824 | some time after 1842 | Frederick and Palace (Front) | |
| York County Gaol | 1824 | Toronto Street and King Street | ||
| Robert Millen Cottage | 1826 | Teraulay (Bay Street), north of Queen Street | ||
| Crown Inn and Mirror Printing Office | 1826 | |||
| King's College | 1827 | 1893 | Queen's Park | replaced by Ontario Legislative Building |
| Moss Park (William Allan estate) | 1828 | 1903 | Sherbourne Street | |
| Third Parliament Buildings | 1829 | 1904 | Front Street | |
| Arnold House | 1829 | |||
| York County Court House | 1829 | 1832 | Church Street and King Street | |
| Steamboat / City Hotel | 1820s | Front street | ||
| Fish Market | 1820s | 1830s-1840s | Foot of Church Street | |
| Ontario House Hotel | 1820s | 1862 | Wellington and Church Streets | |
| William Proudfoot Wines and Spirits | 1820s | |||
| St. Andrew's Church of Scotland | 1830-34 | 1878 | Church and Adelaide | |
| Holland House | 1831 | 1904 | Wellington Street between Bay and York Streets | |
| Baptist Church of York | 1832 | |||
| Thomas Mercer Jones Villa by John George Howard |
1833 | |||
| St. James' Anglican Church by Thomas Rogers of Kingston |
1833-39 | 1849 | ||
| William Henry Draper Villa by John George Howard |
1834 | |||
| Canada Company Office built by John George Howard |
1834 | Frederick Street between King and Front | ||
| James Gooderham Windmill | 1834 | 1866 | ||
| Firehouse | 1835 | Church Street north of King Street West | ||
| John Sleigh House | 1835 | |||
| Taylor's Wharf | 1835 | 1866? | Frederick Street and Palace Street near Gooderham Windmill | |
| Dr. William Gwynne Cottages | 1835 | Dufferin Street south of King Street | ||
| York's 5th (Toronto's second) Custom House - 1 storey building | 1835 | Front Street, east of Yonge | ||
| Home District Gaol John George Howard, architect. |
1837–1841 | 1887 | Southeast corner of Front and Berkeley Streets | |
| Anglican church of St James | 1839 | 1849 | Church Street and King Street | |
| James McDonell Store built by John George Howard |
1839 | Church Street | ||
| Freeland's Soap and Candle Factory | 1830s | foot of Yonge Street | ||
| York 3rd Post Office | 1830s | |||
| Simon Washburn Residence | 1830s? | Adelaide and George Street | ||
| Enoch Turner Brewery | 1830s | 1860s | ||
| Chewett's Block built by John George Howard |
1830s | King Street | ||
| John Severn Brewery | 1830s | Northeast of Yonge and Church Streets | ||
| Joseph Bloor Brewerry | 1830s | Area of Mount Pleasant Road and Sherbourne Streets | ||
| St Paul's Anglican Church | 1841 | Bloor Street, between Church and Jarvis | ||
| Methodist Church | 1844 | 1888 | South side of Richmond Street between Yonge and Bay. | |
| Samuel Peters Jarvis Property | 1845 | |||
| Coffin Block | 1845 | 1890s | Replaced by Gooderham Building | |
| Bank of British North America | 1845 | 1871 | North-east corner, Yonge and Wellington Streets. | |
| Bank of Montreal | 1845 | 1885 | North-west corner, Yonge and Front Street | Rebuilt with current building |
| Henry Bowyer Lane Homewood by John George Howard |
1846–1847 | |||
| Market Block | 1848 | St. Lawrence Market and Church Street | ||
| Government Creek Bridge | 1848–1851 | 1900? | ||
| William Gordon Property | 1849 | |||
| Enoch Turner Property | 1854 | |||
| Provincial Lunatic Asylum | 1854–1875 | 1975–1976 | current day 999 Queen Street West | |
| Union Mills, Weston built by John George Howard |
1860s | Lawrence Avenue West and Weston Road (Side Line and High Street) | ||
| Ontario Bank | 1861 | 1964 | North-east corner of Wellington and Scott. | |
| Customs House | 1873 | South-west corner of Yonge and Front Street | ||
| Temple Building | 1896 | 1970 | Richmond and Bay | |
| Court of the Quarter Sessions of the Home District | ||||
| Sheldon, Dutcheer and Company Foundry | 1830s | after 1843 | Front Street and Yonge Street | |
| Farmers’ Storehouse Company | 1824 | Front Street East and Jarvis Street | ||
| St. James' Rectory | 1801 | 1902 | King Street East and George Street | |
| old Toronto Star Building | 1929 | 1972 | King Street West and Bay Street (now First Canadian Place) | |
| Russell Abbey | 1808 | 1856 | Sherbourne Street, King Stree East, Princess Street and Front Street | |
| William Henderson's Grocery Store - built as Crown Inn | c1830 | ? | King Street East and Jarvis Street | |
| Canada Land Company | ||||
| North York Fire Department Station 3 | 1950s | 2006 (demolished) | Finch Avenue West west of Weston Road | Mural of station painted on building on the original site |
| Workmen's Compensation Board Head Office and Ontario Provincial Police Headquarters | 1953 | 2011 (demolished) | 90 Harbour Street | Mix of Art Deco, Art Moderne and Modern Classical; to become site of 75 storey condo, Ten York |
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