House moves to University Avenue and Queen Street West
By the 1970s, the house had become a standout on what was now Adelaide Street East. What was once described as “the Most Aristocratic Section of the City of Toronto” was now primarily industrial and commercial space. The house had not served primarily as a home since the turn of the century, and its current occupants, the Coutts-Hallmark Corporation, wanted to demolish the building in favour of a parking lot.
Source:
- Photographs – Toronto City Archives – Fonds 427, Series 1907, File 4