Eastern View of New Government House, Toronto

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Photo of the Government House (at the time new in 1915). This building was built between 1911 and 1915 for Ontario's Lieutenant Governor.

This building was thought to be a waste of taxpayers' money in the 1930s and closed down. By 1960 it was one of many heritage buildings to be demolished - the land turned into parkland.

This photo comes from a series of 20 photographs dated 1915. Three show the St. Marys Cement Plant while 17 show buildings and bridges (mostly in Toronto) constructed using Rogers Cement. They were in a sales package, and came to us from Ron Laidlaw.

Notes

Condition: Okay. Some silvering at corners, as well as some dirt. Matte has warped photo.

Date of Original

1915

Date Of Event

1915

Dimensions

Width: 30.1 cm
Height: 21.1 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 24cm
Image Height: 18.5cm

Subject(s)

Cement industries
Dwellings
Politics & government

Local identifier

1051ph

Collection

St. Marys Museum photo collection.

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Toronto

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.70011 Longitude: -79.4163

Donor

Ron Laidlaw

Copyright Statement

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Recommended Citation

"Eastern View of New Government House." St. Marys Museum, 1051ph.

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