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The only 18th-century building still standing in Toronto is this log cabin built in 1794 by John Scadding near today's Don Jail. It was moved to the CNE when the fair started in 1879
The only 18th-century building still standing in Toronto is this log cabin built in 1794 by John Scadding near today's Don Jail. It was moved to the CNE when the fair started in 1879

The only 18th-century building still standing in Toronto is this log cabin built in 1794 by John Scadding near today's Don Jail. It was moved to the CNE when the fair started in 1879

Date8/14/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: The only 18th-century building still standing in Toronto is this log cabin built in 1794 by John Scadding near today's Don Jail. It was moved to the CNE when the fair started in 1879.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112943F
John Scadding's cabin, built in 1793-94, is on display at Exhibition Place
John Scadding's cabin, built in 1793-94, is on display at Exhibition Place
1/16/1974
The old and the new. A 150-year-old log cabine owned by the Sentinel Rover crew of Port Credit contrasts with apartment building being built. Cabin was moved from Peterborough
The old and the new. A 150-year-old log cabine owned by the Sentinel Rover crew of Port Credit contrasts with apartment building being built. Cabin was moved from Peterborough
3/27/1972
Sugar loaf house: Named Drumsnab, the English north country word for a sugar loaf, this house near Castle Frank subway station had a view of mounds along the Don River when it was built in 1834
Sugar loaf house: Named Drumsnab, the English north country word for a sugar loaf, this house near Castle Frank subway station had a view of mounds along the Don River when it was built in 1834
11/26/1979
Construction workers from the nearby Centre look at the townhouse built by historian Henry Scadding in 1861 in Trinity Square. It has been saved but (...)
Construction workers from the nearby Centre look at the townhouse built by historian Henry Scadding in 1861 in Trinity Square. It has been saved but (...)
1/11/1977
For 115 years this old mill, built of pine hewed from the bush around, has served farmers near the junction of Steele's Ave. and the Don river. Silt c(...)
For 115 years this old mill, built of pine hewed from the bush around, has served farmers near the junction of Steele's Ave. and the Don river. Silt c(...)
2/19/1938
150-year-old house built by Sir Wiliam Campbell, chief justice of Ontario from 1825 to 1829, will be moved across downtown Toronto tomorrow on set of (...)
150-year-old house built by Sir Wiliam Campbell, chief justice of Ontario from 1825 to 1829, will be moved across downtown Toronto tomorrow on set of (...)
3/29/1972
Historic building moved 3 blocks
Historic building moved 3 blocks
2/17/1985
Another old landmark passes. A landmark for half a century will vanish when the house of the O'Brien homestead, shown above, at the corner of Willard (...)
Another old landmark passes. A landmark for half a century will vanish when the house of the O'Brien homestead, shown above, at the corner of Willard (...)
n.d.
Shown Above is a landmark of old Toronto, a building which a quarter of a century ago was the Leiderkrantz Club premises, a favorite resort of busines(...)
Shown Above is a landmark of old Toronto, a building which a quarter of a century ago was the Leiderkrantz Club premises, a favorite resort of busines(...)
4/1/1929
Historic Building. Standing for many years at the foot of Bathurst St., this fine old house is being torn down to make way for a modern bakery. It was for a long while the harbor master's residence
Historic Building. Standing for many years at the foot of Bathurst St., this fine old house is being torn down to make way for a modern bakery. It was for a long while the harbor master's residence
1/30/1929
Scadding, John, cabin, Don R., east side, south of Queen Street East
Scadding, John, cabin, Don R., east side, south of Queen Street East
1888
Scadding, John, cabin, Don R., east side, south of Queen Street East
Scadding, John, cabin, Don R., east side, south of Queen Street East
1879-07