Coffin Block Building

Photo of The Coffin Block by F. W. Micklethwaite, circa 1885
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The Coffin Block Building at Front and Church Streets was the first Flatiron building in Toronto, Canada.

The 3 storey Georgian structure was built in some time before 1838 (based on Bartlett print of the building drawn in 1838).[1]) and in 1845 became an annex to The Wellington hotel on Church Street.

The basement housed the office of William Weller (of Cobourg) Stagecoach Company from 1830-1835. The stage coach office at the apex of the building was added later. A business under the name J.M. McCuaig was located in the building as well.

The unique shape of the building was due to the intersecting roads of Front Street and Wellington Streets at Church Street. The building is also seen in a Bartlett print, "Fish Market" from 1839-42. Further research dates it to the early 1830s.[2]

In the 1890s, it was replaced with the Gooderham's Flatiron Building.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.virtualreferencelibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-B1-26B&R=DC-B1-26B&searchPageType=vrl
  2. ↑ http://www.townofyork.com/pages/legend-03-town-of-york.html

Coordinates: 43°38′54″N 79°22′28″W / 43.64836°N 79.37432°W / 43.64836; -79.37432


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