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St. Matthew's Lawn Bowling Clubhouse

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted September, 2015

Photo Source - City of Toronto Archives

This 2014 Heritage Toronto plaque, produced with the support of Riverdale Historical Society and Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation, can bee seen in front of the clubhouse on the west side of Broadview Avenue a few blocks north of Gerrard Street East. Here's what it has to say:

Coordinates: 43.667607 -79.353677

St. Matthew's Lawn Bowling Clubhouse was, for more then a century, a local landmark and sports facility. Founded in 1899, it was one of several lawn bowling clubs that appealed to genteel Toronto citizens in the late 19th century. Originally located on First Avenue, the club took its name from the adjacent St. Matthew's Anglican Church. The club relocated to Riverdale Park in 1905 where this clubhouse was built the following year.

Designed by Robert McCallum, City Architect of Toronto, the clubhouse features a gable roof, horizontal wood siding, and a prominent wraparound veranda with decorative columns and a railing under a hip roof. For the next century, the clubhouse hosted the lawn bowling club's recreational matches, tournaments, and social gatherings.

In 2007, St. Matthews Lawn Bowling Club disbanded. Two years later, the clubhouse was relocated to this location as part of the expansion of Bridgepoint Health.

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St. Matthew's Anglican Church 1890
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Cranfield House 1902
Dingman's Hall (later Broadview Hotel) 1891
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The Don River Bridge, 1803
Dr. Garon Cleland House 1906
Frederick Hubbard House 1909
Owen Staples House and Studio 1904
Poulton Block 1885
Riverdale Courts 1913
The Scadding Cabin, 1794
St. Matthew's Anglican Church 1890
Straightening the Don, 1890
Thomas Hogarth House circa 1875
William Peyton Hubbard 1842-1935

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