Northfield Commemorative plaque, 1978.
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Resource ID
6077
Access
Open
Address
400 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G6
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
1978
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Political History, Residential History
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1835-1899
Caption
Northfield Commemorative plaque, 1978.
Description
Sir Oliver Mowat (1820-1903) built this Georgian-style house in 1856 on land originally owned by Samuel Peters Jarvis. Mowat, one of the Fathers of Confederation, was Premier of Ontario (1872-1896) and Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario (1897-1903). In 1861 he sold the house to Edward Rutherford, an alderman and president of Consumers' Gas Company. It was occupied by Havergal College from 1913 to 1932 and by the RCAF during World War II. In 1946, the house became the Toronto headquarters of the CBC.
Marker lat / long: 43.663846, -79.377629 (WGS84)