Old Beardmore residence, 136 Beverley St., April 29, 1923. Image: City of Toronto Archives
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Resource ID
7848
Access
Open
Credit Line
City of Toronto Archives, Globe and Mail fonds, Fonds 1266, Item 562
Date of Creation
23 April 1923
Program Category
Marketing and Communication
Rights
Public domain
Caption
Old Beardmore residence, 136 Beverley St., April 29, 1923. Image: City of Toronto Archives
Description
This residence was built by Chudleigh George Lissant Beardmore, a prosperous tanner, in 1871-72. In 1937 the building was purchased for use as the Italian Consulate. The building was known as the Casa d'Italia and became the meeting grounds for Italians living in Toronto. In 1939 the property was taken over by the Government of Canada and on June 10, 1940 police raided the building and arrested a number of men of Italian heritage. For almost twenty years the building was used as a barracks for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). In 1962 the Canadian Government returned the house to the Italian community as a training centre for immigrants and in 1977 the building again became the Italian Consulate.