Toronto 1837: A Model City

Toronto 1837This scale model of Toronto in 1837 is located in the Town of York Historical Society’s museum at Toronto’s First Post Office, and has been a major point of interest for thousands of museum visitors since it was unveiled on October 28, 1992.  We remain grateful to the many individuals who helped finance the model by purchasing individual properties, and to the various young people who researched and described the major features of the nascent city of Toronto. Their work brings early Toronto to vivid life and adds immeasurably to understanding today's neighbourhood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Model Map Legend

 
  1. Freeland’s Soap and Candle Factory
  2. Customs House
  3. The Coffin Block
  4. The Ontario House Hotel
  5. The Courthouse
  6. The Jail
  7. Jesse Ketchum’s Tannery
  8. The Ketchum Family Home
  9. The Sheldon, Dutcher and Company Foundry
  10. The Methodist Church
  11. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
  12. The Engine House
  13. The Fish Market
  14. The City Hotel
  15. The Market and Town Hall
  16. The Farmer’s Storehouse Company
  17. St. James’ Church
  18. St. James’ Rectory
  1. Irish Town
  2. Upper Canada Central School
  3. Home District Grammar School
  4. Baptist Chapel
  5. Joseph Cawthra’s House
  6. Russell Abbey
  7. The Crown Inn
  8. William Proudfoot’s Wines and Spirits
  9. First Bank of Upper Canada
  10. St. George House
  11. Daniel Brooke Building
  12. The Canada Company
  13. York’s Third Post Office
  14. Simon Washburn’s House
  15. Bank of Upper Canada
  16. Toronto’s First Post Office
  17. John Sleigh’s House
  1. Campbell House
  2. Ridout Home
  3. Arnold House
  4. The British Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
  5. Presbyterian Burial Ground
  6. Widmer House
  7. The Ruins of the SecondParliament Buildings
  8. Enoch Turner House and Brewery
  9. Gooderham & Worts Mill and Distillery
  10. Berkeley House
  11. Maryville Lodge
  12. St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
  13. McGill Cottage
  14. Hazelburn
  15. Moss Park
  16. Shoreline
  17. Taddle Creek