Casey House (William R. Johnston House, 1875) Heritage Property Plaque, 2018
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Resource ID
745
Access
Open
Address
571 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 2J1
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2018
Historical Themes
Program Category
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Heritage Toronto
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Casey House (William R. Johnston House, 1875) Heritage Property Plaque, 2018
Description
1875
This house was designed by the architecture firm Langley, Langley, & Burke for William R. Johnston, a prominent Toronto clothing merchant. At the time, Jarvis Street was lined with large homes owned by the city’s wealthiest residents. The house remained in the Johnston family until 1941 when it became the national headquarters of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA). In 2001, the HIV/AIDS hospice Casey House bought the property.
Casey House was the first independent HIV/AIDS hospice in Canada – and one of the first in the world – when it opened in 1988 on nearby Huntley Street. It provided compassionate, specialized care at a time when many people with
HIV/AIDS faced isolation and discrimination.
Casey House’s services evolved and it became an HIV/AIDS hospital in 2016. In 2017, it moved to the renovated and expanded William R. Johnston House. The new addition at the rear was designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects with ERA Architects, greatly expanding the capacity of Casey House.
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, 2002
Marker lat / long: 43.668703, -79.379198 (WGS84)