Address: 57 Adelaide Street East Type of Building: Courthouses Name of Building: York County Courthouse Notes: Central portion of the courthouse is no.57 Adelaide Street West. The flanking west and east administrative wings occupied street nos. 55 and 65 repesctively. The west wing was altered by E.J. Lennox c1890-95 for the Consumers Gas Company of Canada, who purchased it and connected it to their premises on Toronto Street.
Address: 252 Adelaide Street East Type of Building: Office Buildings Name of Building: Bank of Upper Canada
Address: 65 Church Street Intersection: King Street East Type of Building: Churches Name of Building: St. James Cathedral no.4 Notes: Present church is the FOURTH church (all names for St. James) to stand on the site. The first Church existed from 1807 to 1833. The second church (by Thomas Rogers) burnt down in 1839. The third St. James (designed by architect Thomas Young) burnt down on April 7, 1849. Plans for another church were made shortly thereafter. William Storm and Henry Langley designed the tower, spire and pinnacles that were added 1867-1874. Sir Casimir Gzowski designed the brick and sandstone wall with cast-iron ornament, lamps and entrance gates. Most of these were torn down in 1960.
Address: 65 Church Street Type of Building: Parochial Schools Name of Building: St. James Parochial School Notes: Functioned as a Sunday School for the St. James Anglican Cathedral. Demolished in 1909 to make way for the Parish House by Darling & Pearson.
Address: 0 Gould Street Intersection: Church Street Type of Building: High Schools Name of Building: Normal and Model Schools Notes: Original location was known as St. James Square, a block bounded by Gould, Victoria, Gerrard and Church. It was one of downtown Toronto's few planned open spaces. The Normal School (Cumberland & Ridout 1850-1852) was the building devoted to teacher training and was the central part of the site. Behind that were two bilaterally symmetrical Model (Grammar) Schools (Cumberland & Storm 1857-1858) (one for girls, one for boys), that were linked to the Normal School by a corridor leading from the auditorium. The Normal School was demolished in 1963 (except for part of the main portico). The Model Grammar School, which opened in 1858, closed only five years later, and it is not known exactly when it was demolished. SEE: Geoffrey Simmins' "Fred Cumberland...", 1997.
Address: 0 Grosvenor Street Intersection: Bay Street Type of Building: Official Residences Name of Building: Elmsley Villa
Address: 0 Simcoe Street Type of Building: Official Residences Name of Building: Government House no.1 Notes: Also known as Elmsley House. Destroyed by fire in 1862 and replaced by another building (Government House no.2) that was later demolished.
Address: 10 Toronto Street Type of Building: Post Offices Name of Building: Seventh Post Office Notes: Functioned as Post Office from 1853-1873. Housed government offices until 1937, when it was sold to the Bank of Canada. It was later purchased and refurbished by Argus Corp. Ltd
