O'Keefe House - Toronto, ON - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

This beautiful building is now part of the Ryerson campus and is used for student housing. It once belonged to Eugene O'Keefe who immigrated to Canada from Ireland and eventually started up the O'Keefe Brewery. The black oval plaque can be found attached to the house, on the Bond Street side, up a few steps.


The plaque reads:

"O'Keefe House

Eugene O'Keefe (1827-1913), was born in County Cork, Ireland, and immigrated to Canada with his father in 1832. In 1861 he acquired the Victoria Brewery at the corner of Gould and Victoria Streets. Later known as the O'Keefe Brewery it became the largest in Canada. He bought this house in 1879, making substantial alterations in 1889, and lived here until his death. A trustee of the Toronto General Hospital and benefactor to many Roman Catholic Institutions, in recognition of his many philanthropies, he was appointed Private Chamberlain to the Pope in 1909. In 1963, after a variety of uses, O'Keefe's home became a student residence for Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.

Toronto Historical Board, 1989"

This plaque is on the house on the southeast corner of Gould Street and Bond Street, facing Bond Street. It is just east of Yonge Street and north of Dundas Street East.

Group that erected the marker: Toronto Historical Board URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 137 Bond Street Toronto, ON Canada M5B 1Y2

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