A drawing of the scorched remains of the first St. James Cathedral following the 1849 fire. Martin Henry, 1849. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library.
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6513
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Toronto Public Library.
Date of Creation
1849
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Caption
A drawing of the scorched remains of the first St. James Cathedral following the 1849 fire. Martin Henry, 1849. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library.
Description
One of the deadliest fires in Toronto’s history began on the morning of April 7, 1849 near the corner of King and Jarvis Streets. The fire destroyed approximately fifteen acres of the city’s central business district. One of the few buildings to escape the fire stands today on the northeast corner of Jarvis and King Streets. Built in 1833 for local merchant Daniel Brooke, by 1849, the Georgian-style building housed the grocery business of James Austin and Patrick Foy. It was designated a heritage property in October 1985.