John Irwin House Heritage Property Plaque, 2016
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Resource ID
5235
Access
Open
Address
21 Grenville St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1A1
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2016
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Residential History
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1835-1899
Caption
John Irwin House Heritage Property Plaque, 2016
Description
1873, The John Irwin House is one of the few remaining structures from the residential community that existed here in the 19th century. In 1856, land developer Alexander Clark subdivided the former property of John Elmsley, Chief Justice of Upper Canada, to develop the Elmsley Villa Estate neighbourhood. Businessman and politician John Irwin built this house in the Second Empire style, with a mansard roof and patterned brickwork. In 1877, architects Stewart & Strickland designed an addition. From 1880 to 1918, the house was rented to William Briggs, a prominent publisher and Methodist minister. The Irwin family owned the building until 1935. By the mid-20th century, when the area had become mainly industrial and commercial, several shops and offices operated in the building. In 2013, the house was relocated 32 metres east of its original location, and integrated into a new development. Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, 2011 Heritage TORONTO 2016
Marker lat / long: 43.66193, -79.383862 (WGS84)