List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto (1880–1889)

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This is a list of the oldest buildings and structures in Toronto, that were constructed between 1880 and 1889. This list is composed of buildings that are heritage-designated structures or are notable in some way.

The following list does not include structures where only the facade of the building has been preserved.

Building	Image	Year completed	Builder	Style	Address	Neighbourhood	District[note 1]	Ref.
169 King Street East		1880			169 King Street East	Old Town	Old Toronto	THR
98 Portland Street		1880			98 Portland Street	Niagara	Old Toronto	THR
102-104 Portland Street		1880			102,104 Portland Street	Niagara	Old Toronto	THR
105-107 Portland Street		1880			105,107 Portland Street	Niagara	Old Toronto	THR
124-130 Portland Street		1880			124,126,128,130 Portland Street	Niagara	Old Toronto	THR
68-78 Wellesley Street East		1880			68,70,72,74,76,78 Wellesley Street East	Church and Wellesley	Old Toronto	THR
Armadale Free Methodist Church		1880	Volunteer labourers		400 Passmore Avenue	Armadale	Scarborough	THR
Cadillac Lounge		1880			1296–1298 Queen Street West	Parkdale	Old Toronto	ACO
Donalda Barn		c. 1880			1413 Don Mills Road	Don Mills	North York	ACO
Little York Inn		1880		Second Empire	187 King Street East	Old Town	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
Little York Inn stables		1880			65 George Street	Old Town	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
Musson House		1880			4888 Dundas Street West	Islington-City Centre West	Etobicoke	EHS[2], THR
W. A. Coulson House		1880 (ca.)[note 2]			86 Indian Road	Roncesvalles	Old Toronto	THR[3]
William Barber Building		1880			289 King Street West	Entertainment District	Old Toronto	THR
132-136 Amelia Street		1881			132-136 Amelia Street	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
11–13 Draper Street		1881			11–13 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO
15–17 Draper Street		1881			15–17 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO
23–25 Draper Street		1881			23–25 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO
29 Draper Street		1881			29 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO
139-145 Portland Street		1881	Francis Phillips		139,141,143,145 Portland Street	Grange Park	Old Toronto	THR
280 Queen Street West		1881		Queen Anne	280 Queen Street West	Grange Park	Old Toronto	ACO
1312–1320 Queen Street West		1881			1312–1320 Queen Street West	Parkdale	Old Toronto	ACO
James Cooper House		1881		Second Empire	582 Sherbourne Street	St. James Town	Old Toronto	ACO, THR
McMaster Hall		1881	Henry Langley & Edmund Burke		273 Bloor Street West	Discovery District	Old Toronto	THR
St. Mark's (Anglican) Church (Church of the Epiphany and St. Mark, Parkdale)		1881	Henry Langley & Edmund Burke		201 Cowan Avenue	Parkdale	Old Toronto	THR[4]
3–5 Draper Street		1882			3–5 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO
4–6 Draper Street		1882			4–6 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO
7–9 Draper Street		1882			7–9 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO
8–10 Draper Street		1882			8–10 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO, THR
12–14 Draper Street		1882			12–14 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO, THR
16–18 Draper Street		1882			16–18 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO, THR
70 The Esplanade		1882			70 The Esplanade	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
82 Church Street		1882			82 Church Street	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
Brockton Town Hall		1882			1617 Dundas Street West	Brockton Village	Old Toronto	THR
Standard Woolen Mill		1882			227 Front Street East	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
Charles H. Gooderham House		1882	David Roberts Jr.	Queen Anne	592 Sherbourne Street	St. James Town	Old Toronto	ACO
187-189 Soudan		1883	Unknown	Bay-and-gable	187-189 Soudan Ave.	Davisville Village	North York	ACO
Doyle House		1884			77 Granby Street	Garden District	Old Toronto	THR
Fee's Terrace		1884			524–534 Queen Street East	Trefann Court	Old Toronto	THR
St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church and Bishop's Cottage		1884	A. R. Dennison;[5] (church windows by Robert McCausland)[6]		Cibola Avenue	Toronto Islands	Old Toronto	THR
630–634 Wellington Street West		1884		Row housing	630–634 Wellington Street West	Niagara	Old Toronto	CoT[7]
122 John Street		1885			118-122 John Street	Entertainment District	Old Toronto	THR
219 Front Street East		1885			219 Front Street East	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
563 King Street West		1885			563 King Street West	Entertainment District	Old Toronto	THR
565 King Street West		1885			565 King Street West	Fashion District	Old Toronto	THR
567 King Street West		1885			567 King Street West	Fashion District	Old Toronto	THR
569 King Street West		1885			569 King Street West	Fashion District	Old Toronto	THR
571 King Street West		1885			571 King Street West	Fashion District	Old Toronto	THR
573 King Street West		1885			573 King Street West	Fashion District	Old Toronto	THR
579 King Street West		1885			579 King Street West	Fashion District	Old Toronto	THR
642 King Street West		1885			642 King Street West 2 Adelaide Place	Entertainment District	Old Toronto	THR
398-402 Wellesley Street East		1883-1885		Row housing	398,400,402 Wellesley Street East	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR
Toronto Metropolitan University Centre for Urban Innovation (formerly the Ontario College of Pharmacy Building)		1885			46 Gerrard Street East	Garden District	Old Toronto	ACO
Graham House		1885	Langley & Burke	Queen Anne	74 Gerrard Street East	Garden District	Old Toronto	THR[8]
Hockey Hall of Fame (formerly the Bank of Montreal)		1885	Frank Darling & S. George Curry		30 Yonge Street	Financial District	Old Toronto	THR
Massey Harris Office building		1885, (additions 1899 and prior to World War I)	E. J. Lennox George M. Miller (south addition)		915 King Street West	Liberty Village	Old Toronto	CoT[9]
Poulton Block		1885	Kennedy, Gaviller & Holland	Gothic Revival	798 Queen Street East	Riverdale	Old Toronto	THR
Scholes Hotel (later Ocean Hotel)		1885		Second Empire	1633–1647 Queen Street West	Parkdale	Old Toronto	ACO, THR
St. Mary's Church		1885	Joseph Connolly (spire by A. W. Holmes)		588 Adelaide Street West	Niagara	Old Toronto	THR
177 College Street		1886			177 College Street	Discovery District	Old Toronto	THR[10]
179 College Street		1886			179 College Street	Discovery District	Old Toronto	THR[11]
181 College Street		1886			181 College Street	Discovery District	Old Toronto	THR[12]
183 College Street		1886			183 College Street	Discovery District	Old Toronto	THR[13]
1 Draper Street		1886			1 Draper Street	Fashion District	Old Toronto	ACO
419-421 Carlton Street		1886			419-421 Carlton Street	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR, CNHCD
50 King Street East		1886			50 King Street East	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
491–497 Queen Street East		1886		Row housing	491–497 Queen Street East	Corktown	Old Toronto	THR
82 South Drive		1886			Rosedale	Old Toronto	SRHCD
Eden Court		1886		Romanesque Revival	515 Royal York Road	The Queensway – Humber Bay	Etobicoke	ACO
Gardiner Boyd Bldgs		1886			301,303 King Street West	Entertainment District	Old Toronto	THR
George S. Pratt House		1886			17 Mill Street	York Mills	North York	ACO, THR
John E. Thompson Block		1886[note 3]			221 Yonge Street	Garden District	Old Toronto	ACO
Lombard Street Fire Hall		1886			110 Lombard Street	Old Town	Old Toronto	ACO
Oddfellows' Hall		1886	Henry Langley & Edmund Burke		441 Queen Street West 163 Spadina Avenue	Chinatown	Old Toronto	THR
Toronto Chinese Baptist Church (formerly Beverley Street Baptist Church)		1886	Henry Langley & Edmund Burke		72 Beverley Street	Grange Park	Old Toronto	THR
Upper Canada Bible & Tract Societies Building		1886			102 Yonge Street	Financial District	Old Toronto	ACO
251 Front Street East		1887			251 Front Street East	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
107 Shaw Street		1887	David G. Wootten		107 Shaw Street	Trinity-Bellwoods	Old Toronto	ACO[14]
273-277 Wellesley Street East		1887		Row housing	273,275,277 Wellesley Street East	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
1-3 Wellesley Ave		1887			1-3 Wellesley Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
2-4 Wellesley Ave		1887			2-4 Wellesley Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
5-7 Wellesley Ave		1887			5-7 Wellesley Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
6-8 Wellesley Ave		1887			6-8 Wellesley Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
9-11 Wellesley Ave		1887			9-11 Wellesley Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
10-12 Wellesley Ave		1887			10-12 Wellesley Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
13-15 Wellesley Ave		1887			13-15 Wellesley Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
14-16 Wellesley Ave		1887			14-16 Wellesley Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
17-19 Wellesley Ave		1887			17-19 Wellesley Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
18-20 Wellesley Ave		1887			18-20 Wellesley Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
1 Wellesley Cottages		1887	Wm. Hooker		1 Wellesley Cottages	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
2-6 Wellesley Cottages		1887			2-6 Wellesley Cottages	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	CNHCD, THR
Inglenook Community High School		1887			19 Sackville Street	Corktown	Old Toronto	ACO
Ontario College of Pharmacy		1887			44 Gerard Street East	Garden District	Old Toronto
Robert Armstrong House		1887		Second Empire	309–311 George Street	Garden District	Old Toronto	CoT[15]
Toronto Free Theatre (originally Consumer's Gas Co.)		1887			26 Berkeley Street	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
Chester D. Massey House		1887 (later altered)	E. J. Lennox	Queen Anne Revival[16]	519 Jarvis Street	Church and Wellesley	Old Toronto	THR
Central United Church		1887			1 King Street	Weston	York
1, 5-17 Alpha Avenue		1888		Row housing	1, 5-17 Alpha Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR, CNHCD
2-18 Alpha Avenue		1888		Row housing	2-18 Alpha Avenue	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR, CNHCD
133–135 King Street		1888			133–135 King Street East	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
236 King Street East		1888			236 King Street East	Old Town	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
2–36 Monteith Street		1888		Second Empire	2–36 Monteith Street	Church and Wellesley	Old Toronto	ACO
114 Park Road		1888	James F. Brown	Queen Anne Revival	114 Park Road	Rosedale	Old Toronto	SRHCD
414-420 Wellesley Street East		1888		Row housing	414,416,418,420 Wellesley Street East	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR, CNHCD
422-428 Wellesley Street East		1888		Row housing	422,424,426,428 Wellesley Street East	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR, CNHCD
Bathurst Street Theatre (formerly Bathurst Street Methodist Church)		1888			736 Bathurst Street	Palmerston–Little Italy	Old Toronto	THR
Campbell Block		1888			2856 Dundas Street West	The Junction	Old Toronto
McLeish-Powell Houses		1888	Robert Crabbe		422-424 Wellington Street West	Fashion District	Old Toronto	THR[17]
Nealon House		1888			197 King Street East	Old Town	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
Parkdale Hotel		1888			1302 Queen Street West	Parkdale	Old Toronto	ACO, THR
Robert Edey House		1888	Robert Edey		222 Garden Avenue	Roncesvalles	Old Toronto	THR
The Toronto Club		1888	Frank Darling & S. George Curry	Palladian, Renaissance Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque	107–109 Wellington Street West	Financial District	Old Toronto	THR
Winchester Hotel (formerly Lakeview Hotel)		1888			531 Parliament Street	Cabbagetown	Old Toronto	THR, CRHP[18]
Young People's Theatre (formerly Toronto Street Railway stables)		1888	H.G. Salisbury		165 Front Street East	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
100 Adelaide Street East		1889			100 Adelaide Street East	Old Town	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
41 Colborne Street		1889			41 Colborne Street	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
2-16 Flagler Street		1889 (ca.)		Row housing	2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16 Flagler Street	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR, CNHCD
189–191 King Street East		1889			189–191 King Street East	Old Town	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
1-21 Laurier Ave		1889 (ca.)		Row housing	1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21 Laurier Ave	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR, CNHCD
2-22 Laurier Ave		1889 (ca.)		Row housing	2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22 Laurier Ave	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR, CNHCD
17 Leader Lane		1889			17 Leader Lane	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
1–7 Melbourne Place		1889		Georgian Revival row housing	1–7 Melbourne Place	Parkdale	Old Toronto	ACO, THR
216–232 Queen Street East		1889			216–232 Queen Street East	Moss Park	Old Toronto	THR
316-324 Wellesley Street East		1888-1889		Row housing	316,318,320,322,324 Wellesley Street East	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR
326-334 Wellesley Street East		1888-1889		Row housing	326,328,333,332,334 Wellesley Street East	Cabbagetown North	Old Toronto	THR
A. C. Thompson Block		1889			2845–2853 Dundas Street West; 363–367 Keele Street	The Junction	Old Toronto	THR
Avenue Hotel		1889			340 High Park Avenue	The Junction	Old Toronto	THR
Bloor Street United Church		1889			300 Bloor Street West	The Annex	Old Toronto	THR
College Street Baptist Church		1889			506 College Street	Palmerston–Little Italy	Old Toronto
Dominion Hotel		1889			498 Queen Street East	Trefann Court	Old Toronto	THR[19]
Ernest Smith and F.W. Hutt Stores		1889			1408–1410 Queen Street West	Parkdale	Old Toronto	ACO, THR
Fairbank United Church		1889			2750 Dufferin Street	Glen Park	North York	THR
Gladstone Hotel		1889		Romanesque Revival	1214 Queen Street West	Little Portugal	Old Toronto	THR
Heintzman House		1889	Knox, Elliot & Jarvis		288 Annette Street	The Junction	Old Toronto	THR
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Administration Building		1889	Kivas Tully		17 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive	New Toronto	Etobicoke	ACO
Milburn Building		1889	E. J. Lennox		47 Colborne Street	St. Lawrence	Old Toronto	SLHCD[1]
Rupert Simpson House		1889		Richardsonian Romanesque	2 Wellesley Place	Church and Wellesley	Old Toronto	ACO
St. Paul's Basilica		1889	Joseph Connolly	Romanesque Revival	83 Power Street	Corktown	Old Toronto	THR
The Great Hall		1889	Gordon & Helliwell	Victorian	1087 Queen Street West	Niagara	Old Toronto	ACO, THR
Toronto Hydro Dynamo House		1889			532 Bay Street	Downtown Yonge	Old Toronto
Trinity-St. Paul's United Church		1889	Henry Langley & Edmund Burke		427 Bloor Street West	Harbord Village	Old Toronto	THR
W. H. Ives Tailor Building		1889	William James		2959 Dundas Street West	The Junction	Old Toronto	ACO
Dr William McCormick Sanitorium		1889			32 Gothic Avenue	High Park North	Old Toronto	Filey2008[20], ACO, THR

ACO: Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (Toronto) - TOBuilt - SEARCHABLE TOBuilt DATABASE

B: Benn 1993^[21]

BCPV: Black Creek Pioneer Village - Black Creek Pioneer Village Historic Building List

C: Cruikshank2003^[22]

CE: Canadian Encyclopedia

CNHCD: Cabbagetown North Heritage Conservation District - Cabbagetown North Heritage Conservation District

CoT: City of Toronto - Heritage bylaw citations

CRHP: Canadian Register of Historic Places - HistoricPlaces.ca

EHS: Etobicoke Historical Society

EYCPP: Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel - Etobicoke York Pre-Confederation Architectural Treasures

GO: Government of Ontario

M: McHugh Bozikovic 2017^[23]

NRHCD: North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District - North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Study

OHT: Ontario Heritage Trust Ontario Heritage Trust

PC: Parks Canada - National Historic Sites

SLHCD: St Lawrence Heritage Conservation District - Archaeology -St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District Plan

SRHCD: South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District - South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Study

THR: City of Toronto Heritage Register - "City of Toronto's Heritage Property Search". secure.toronto.ca. City of Toronto.

TN: Toronto Neighbourhoods - Toronto Neighbourhoods

TPL: Toronto Public Library - Digital Archive

WHCD: Weston Heritage Conservation District - Weston Heritage Conservation District Plan - Phase I

OTH: Other - see citation

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