Privat's Hotel, Toronto Island
Date1912 circa
Names
Privat, Louis
(subject)
Staples, Owen, 1866-1949
(author)
Alternate Title
- Louis Privat, hotel, on Island, where eastern gap is now
FormatPicture
NotesPrivat, Louis, hotel, on Island, where eastern gap is now.
After a pen & ink drawing by W.J. Thomson, 1893 (B 2-37c) reproduced in Landmarks of Toronto v.2, p.766.
Built in 1839 as summer house by Lord Sydenham.
From Landmarks of Canada: A Guide to the J. Ross Robertson Canadian Historical Collection in the Toronto Public Library (Toronto Public Library, 1967):
916-PRIVAT'S HOTEL, TORONTO ISLAND-In 1843 Louis Privat opened as a hotel the summer residence built on the Island by Lord Sydenham in 1839. A year later he was joined by his brother, Louis Joseph Privat, with his family. In connection with the hotel the brothers operated the "Peninsula Packet," invariably known simply as "the horse boat," and later the "Victoria," with a steam engine of 25 h.p., was built. In 1853 Louis Privat removed to Durham, Grey County, where he kept a hotel until his death in 1860; and toward the end of 1855 his brother migrated to Bentinck Township. County Grey. When 'the brothers left the Island they were succeeded by John Quinn; but the site on which their house stood is now covered by the waters of the eastern entrance to Toronto
Bay. Water color. Size 5 x 7.
Subject
Medium
Dimensions139 x 188 mm
Language
ProvenanceGift of J. Ross Robertson
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights
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Object NumberJRR916
