FIRST University in Ontario - King's College, Toronto , Ontario
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N 43° 39.751 W 079° 23.798
17T E 629275 N 4835639
An Ontario plaque on the grounds of King's College.
Waymark Code: WMBKM8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/30/2011
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The first university in the province, King's College was chartered in 1827 through the efforts of the Reverend John Strachan. This site was acquired by the College the following year. Sectarian and political criticism of the Church of England's control of the College delayed construction, but in 1843 classes commenced in the former Parliament Buildings on Front Street. The only completed portion of the college complex, designed by the Toronto architect, Thomas Young, was built here in 1845. A leading academic institution, King's College offered instruction in the arts, science, law, theology, and medicine and in 1850 it became a secular institution, the new University of Toronto. The building, appropriated for use as an asylum, six years later, was demolished in 1886.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1827
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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