Mary Perram House Heritage Property Plaque, 2005
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Resource ID
5308
Access
Open
Address
4 Wellesley Place
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2005
Historical Themes
Faith and Religion, Health Care, Residential History
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1835-1899
Caption
Mary Perram House Heritage Property Plaque, 2005
Description
1877 Built for Mary Perram this house was once within an exclusive residential neighbourhood that included Jarvis Street to the west and Sherbourne Street to the east. Later occupied by Frederick Law Secretary to the Lieutenant-Governors of Ontario the building was purchased in 1923 by the Sisters of Service a Roman Catholic women's order. Marking the changing neighbourhood they operated this home as a hospice for immigrant women from 1923 to 1950. Used by Princess Margaret Hospital as an office and research facility in the 1970's it is now again used as a hospice. The Mary Perram House blends Italianate and Gothic Revival features typical of its period and stands in contrast to the later Romanesque Revival house next door. It was renovated and restored in 2005.
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act 2000
Marker lat / long: 43.667418, -79.377053 (WGS84)