Jesse Ketchum School Commemorative plaque, 1982.
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Resource ID
6100
Access
Open
Address
61 Davenport Road, Toronto, ON M5R 1H4
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
1982
Historical Themes
Education, Public Works, Towns and Villages
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1835-1899
Caption
Jesse Ketchum School Commemorative plaque, 1982.
Description
In 1856, Jesse Ketchum, tanner and philanthropist, donated this land to the Village of Yorkville for a public park and as a site for a "Free and Common School". The school erected at that time, with later additions, was replaced by the present building in 1920. Jesse Ketchum had first given land for a school, built in 1832, at McMurrich Street and Davenport Road. Born in 1782, Jesse Ketchum came to York (Toronto) from the United States in 1799. A gentle, Christian, public-spirited man, known as the "Children's Friend", he helped establish churches, schools, libraries, and set up trusts to provide prizes for school children as "incentives to diligent studies, correct deportment, and good behaviour". He died in Buffalo in 1867.
Marker lat / long: 43.672807, -79.391053 (WGS84)