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Rolph-Clark-Stone Limited Building 1913

Photos and transcription by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted October 2017

Photo Source - Leslieville Historical Society

Standing near the front door of this building, this 2017 Heritage Toronto plaque can be seen on Cawlaw Avenue about half-way between Dundas Street East and Queen Street East. Here's what it says:

Coordinates: 43.662416, -79.340544

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For more than 50 years, this building was the headquarters and main factory of one of the largest graphic arts companies in Canada. Founded in the 1840s as John Ellis & Co., and purchased in 1867 by lithographer Joseph Thomas Rolph, the company was renamed Rolph-Clark-Stone in 1917 after a series of mergers. When the factory opened in 1913, in the heart of a rapidly growing industrial area, the company employed nearly 400 people. They produced high-quality printed materials such as maps, cheques, and certificates. The building's sawtooth roof provided the factory floor with uniform, gentle natural light. A railway line at the rear simplified shipping and receiving. A notable example of industrial architecture from just before the First World War, the Rolph-Clark-Stone building was converted for residential use in 2010.

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