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The Bishop's Palace 1818

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted May, 2010

Photo from Google Maps Street View in 2014 - Posted January 2017

Photo Source - Toronto Public Library Digital Archive

Photo Source - Wikipedia

Attached to the east side of this building at 150 Front Street West on the northwest corner with University Avenue is this Ontario Heritage Trust plaque which says:

Coordinates: 43.645190 -79.383602

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On this site stood the "Bishop's Palace", residence of Bishop John Strachan (1778-1867), built in 1817-18 while he was the incumbent of St. James' Church. Born in Scotland, he came to Upper Canada in 1799 where he achieved prominence as an educator and churchman and was consecrated first Anglican Bishop of Toronto in 1839. He served as a member of the province's Legislative Council 1820-41 and of the Executive Council 1815-36. During the Rebellion of 1837, the Loyalist forces that defeated William Lyon Mackenzie near Montgomery's Tavern assembled on the grounds of the Palace.

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