goodwin house
toronto, Ontario
The Goodwin House was constructed circa 1850. It is a Designated heritage building now owned by the City of Toronto. It is named after its original owner, a wagon maker who constructed the house, lived and worked in the house at York Mills, an early 19th century hamlet north of Toronto. At this time, the Don River was a navigable waterway that was used to bring goods from Toronto harbor northward en route to Georgian Bay Ontario. The Don River was navigable only as far north as York Mills where the goods were offloaded and carried northward via horse drawn wagon.
The small residential building was relocated from its York Mills site to its present location near Leslie Street, where it was placed on a temporary foundation a decade ago. A wood structure, the building was temporarily used in its present location, but has deteriorated and been unused for many years. The City of Toronto contracted with MW HALL CORPORATION at first to determine the extent of deterioration and later to develop a temporary conservation/protection program for the building until final determination can be made by the City of Toronto regarding its disposition.
The small residential building was relocated from its York Mills site to its present location near Leslie Street, where it was placed on a temporary foundation a decade ago. A wood structure, the building was temporarily used in its present location, but has deteriorated and been unused for many years. The City of Toronto contracted with MW HALL CORPORATION at first to determine the extent of deterioration and later to develop a temporary conservation/protection program for the building until final determination can be made by the City of Toronto regarding its disposition.
