Architectural Index for Ontario

Information on Building Name: Glen Hurst

Address: 2 Elm Avenue

Type of Building: Mansions

Name of Building: Glen Hurst

Notes: Originally the home of Edgar Jarvis. In the 1890s, the street address was 75 Park Road. In 1948, the property was sold to Branksome Hall School, a private school for girls, and the house was converted into classroooms. In the recent past, the house has been known as "Readacres".

Address:	2 Elm Avenue
Type of Building:	Mansions
Name of Building:	Glen Hurst
Notes:	Originally the home of Edgar Jarvis. In the 1890s, the street address was 75 Park Road. In 1948, the property was sold to Branksome Hall School, a private school for girls, and the house was converted into classroooms. In the recent past, the house has been known as "Readacres".

Dates
Building completed	1866
Altered	1880, 1948

Architects: Gundry & Langley (firm)
Smith & Gemmell (firm)

Architects:	Gundry & Langley (firm) Smith & Gemmell (firm)

Journal or book	Year	Month	Page	Vol.	No.
ACORN	2000	Spring	8	25	1
Toronto, 100 years of grandeur	1978	n/a	162+

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