Etobicoke Township Hall Heritage Property Plaque, 2017
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Resource ID
5281
Access
Open
Address
4946 Dundas Street West
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2017
Historical Themes
Education, Law and Justice, Towns and Villages
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1835-1899, 1900-1953
Caption
Etobicoke Township Hall Heritage Property Plaque, 2017
Description
Etobicoke was incorporated as a township in 1850 on land that was included in the 1805 Toronto Purchase treaty between the Mississaugas of the Credit River and the British Crown. Council meetings were held in inns and schools until 1888, when Etobicoke purchased this building in the bustling village of Islington for their first Township Hall. It had originally been built as a church in 1843.
The hall had one large room and, during council meetings, the public sat on former church pews. From 1890 to 1921, the room also served as the township’s first public library. Office space for council members and staff was created as part of renovations undertaken during the 1920s.
In 1947, the architecture firm Hanks and Irwin designed a major expansion that added a second storey to the 1843 building and large two-storey extensions at the rear and front. You are now facing the Colonial Revival-style front extension.
Etobicoke’s urbanization intensified and its population continued to grow. In 1958, the township opened a new, larger Municipal Centre (later renamed Etobicoke Civic Centre) at 399 The West Mall.
Marker lat / long: 43.648176, -79.529517 (WGS84)