Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Building Type: Jails
Address: 0 Front Street East
Type of Building: Jails
Name of Building: Jail

Dates
Building completed 1840
Demolished c1880s

Architects: Howard John
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
William Thomas, Architect 1799-1860 1996 n/a 115-

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Address: 550 Gerrard Street East
Type of Building: Jails
Name of Building: Don Jail
Notes: Known earlier as the Toronto Jail. Built in 1858, but re-built in 1865 after a fire. Will be restored and become part of the Riverdale Hospital. The red-brick Toronto Jail, on the north side of the property, was built in the 1950s, and will be demolished to make way for a long-term care building.

Dates
Building completed 1857-1864

Architects: Thomas William
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Cabbagetown remembered 1984 n/a 94-96
Cabbagetown: The Story of... 1998 n/a 40-41
Globe & Mail 2001 July A23 12th
Globe & Mail 2002 Jan. A19 Thur 31st
National Post 2001 July A23 Thur 12th
Toronto Star 1989 June E1 Sat 10th
Toronto Star 2000 March A2 25th
Toronto Star 1998 Oct. B2 19th
Toronto Star 2001 Dec. B2 17th
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 13 n/a
William Thomas, Architect 1799-1860 1996 n/a 115ff

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Address: 0 Strachan Avenue
Type of Building: Jails
Name of Building: Central Prison + Chapel
Notes: Built to ease the overcrowding of the Don Jail. Used as a Canadian Army barrack during World War One. The main buildings were sold and demolished in 1920. Only the Chapel (which was attached to the south wing in 1877) survives. Chapel being converted into a Café.

Dates
Building completed 1873
Demolished 1920s

Architects: Tully Kivas
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Metro 2000 July 10 Tues 11th
Toronto Star 2001 Oct. P8 Sat. 20th