Humbercrest Public School Commemorative Plaque, 2020
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Resource ID
8123
Access
Open
Address
14 St Marks Rd, York, ON M6S 2H7
Date of Creation
2020
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Education, Indigenous Heritage
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Time Period
1900-1953
Caption
Humbercrest Public School Commemorative Plaque, 2020
Description
Humbercrest Public School is one of the oldest buildings still standing in the Baby Point area. First Nations have lived on this land for thousands of years. The earliest recorded were the Wendat, who were forced out of the area due to warfare and disease. In the mid to late 1600s, the Seneca of the Five Nations moved in from the south and set up the village of Teiaiagon near the present-day intersection of Jane and Annette streets. The cause of the village’s abandonment at the end of the 17th century is unknown. By 1700, the Mississaugas were a strong presence in the Humber River valley. The land now known as the Greater Toronto Area was recognized as Mississauga territory until the British acquisition at the end of the century. James Baby bought the land here from the government in 1815. Nearly 100 years later, in 1913, developer Robert Home Smith began construction of the Baby Point suburb, which included Humbercrest Public School. It originally had six rooms and accepted students living south of the railway to Bloor Street, and from Jane Street to the Humber River. The architect Charles Wellington Smith designed two more wings in 1930.
Marker lat / long: 43.660191, -79.490913 (WGS84)