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 "THE MACDONALD-MOWAT HOUSE 1872" ~ Toronto Posted by:  Jake39
N 43° 39.696 W 079° 23.833
17T E 629230 N 4835536
This English only plaque/sign is located on the front lawn of the house just off the sidewalk.
Waymark Code: WMAD1F
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/28/2010
Views: 12
THE MACDONALD-MOWAT HOUSE
1872
Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, purchased
this house in 1876 and lived here 1876-78. It was built
in 1872 in the French Second Empire style by Nathaniel
Dickey, a Toronto iron founder. Macdonald owned the property
until 1886 and it was occupied by his son, Hugh John, 1879-
82. The Hon. Oliver Mowat, prime minister of Ontario, bought
and occupied the house in 1888 and retained ownership until
1902. The property was leased, 1897-98, to the Hon. Arthur
Sturgis Hardy who succeeded Mowat as prime minister and
sold to Knox College in 1910.
The building now houses the University of Toronto's School of Graduate Studies.
Address or location of plaque: 63 St.George St. Toronto
Physical location of plaque: City
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": The original house remains
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Structure'
Condition of sign: Very good ~ clean
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?:
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
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