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St. Matthew's Anglican Church (Toronto)
St. Matthew's Anglican Church is a church in Riverdale, Toronto, located at 135 First Avenue. It has been listed on the Ontario Heritage Register, pursuant to the ''Ontario Heritage Act'', since October 27, 2009. It was designed by Strickland & Symons, a partnership between Walter Reginald Strickland and William L. Symons. Construction Plans to develop the church began in 1887 and plans to complete it were approved in April 1889. A portion of the property was gifted to the congregation, and another sold at a low price. Construction finished in 1889. It opened for services on Easter 1890. The total cost to build St. Matthew's was about CA$20,000, or approximately . Design As of 1904, shortly after St. Matthew's was constructed, its roof was open-timbered with six principal Rafter, rafters, fitted with tracing and curved braces, with the rafters exposed. The Choir (architecture), choir was finished in pressed brick and oak panelling, while the walls were finished in colour, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverdale, Toronto
Riverdale is a large neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Don River Valley to the west, Danforth Avenue and Greektown to the north, Jones Avenue, the CN/ GO tracks, Leslieville to the east, and Lake Shore Boulevard to the south. History In 1875, the House of Refuge (later renamed Riverdale Hospital) opened at the corner of Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East. The hospital took on its current name Bridgepoint Active Healthcare in 2002, and later expanded to include the former Don Jail in the Bridgepoint Redevelopment project. The hospital is now called Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital and is part of Sinai Health. The 1884 annexation of the area then called Riverside Don Mount and Leslieville an area from the Don valley on the west to Greenwood on the east, and from Danforth on the north to Queen Street on the south. Riverdale is located just east of Toronto's downtown core. Since its amendment to the City of Toronto in 1884, it has developed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
