Draper Street Commemorative plaque, 2001.
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Resource ID
8789
Access
Open
Address
19 Draper Street, Toronto, ON M5V 2M3
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2001
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Black Heritage
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Time Period
1794-1834, 1835-1899, 1900-1953
Caption
Draper Street Commemorative plaque, 2001.
Description
Draper Street’s Empire-style cottages were built in 1881 and 1882, while its larger homes were constructed between 1886 and 1899. The street — a designated Heritage Conservation District — is unusual because its residential character survived the overall industrialization of the King–Spadina neighbourhood in the twentieth century. Draper Street has been a haven for people of many backgrounds, such as Lincoln Alexander, who was born here in 1922 to West Indian parents, and who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991. The name of the street honours William Henry Draper (1801–77), a pre-confederation lawyer and conservative politician, who was the virtual “Prime Minister” of the United Province of Canada from 1844 to 1847. He subsequently became a judge, eventually being appointed chief justice of post-confederation Ontario in 1869.
Marker lat / long: 43.64242, -79.397757 (WGS84)