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Three-storey, chiseled stone structure with shingled roof, dormer windows and two turrets.
'Benvenuto', Avenue Road, west side, south of Edmund Avenue, Toronto, Ontario: The Driveway.
Three-storey, chiseled stone structure with shingled roof, dormer windows and two turrets.

'Benvenuto', Avenue Road, west side, south of Edmund Avenue, Toronto, Ontario: The Driveway.

Date5/16/1912
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"Benvenuto" beautiful home of Sir William Mackenzie, where the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and party are guests during their stay in Toronto.
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Driveway. The Mackenzie mansion on Avenue Road Hill is one of the costliest in Canada. Overlooking the city and Lake Ontario, the view is unsurpassed. From "Benvenuto", the Royal Party will see Toronto at its best.

Photograph published in the Toronto Star, 16 May 1912, page 1.

Image may have been republished in the Toronto Star, October 1931?, with this caption: "Benvenuto to be wrecked. Above is a photograph of Benvenuto, former palatial home of the late Sir William Mackenzie, Canadian railway magnate, which is now in the hands of the wreckers. Teperman and Sons, Van Horne St., are in charge of the work demolition, and their contract calls for the complete razing of the building by November 1. A modern apartment house structure will likely be erected on its site."

"Benvenuto" was built by Simeon H. Janes in 1888, purchased by Sir William Mackenzie in 1897, and demolished in October 1931.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113045F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Deer Park
North-south streeet:Avenue Road
Province or state:Ontario