Location: Berkeley Street, north of Adelaide
Date photo taken: 7 May 2015
This nicely proportioned building on Berkeley Street was originally a stable built for Christie, Brown & Co. The company was founded in 1868 in Toronto by Mr. Christie (yes, the one who makes good cookies) and Alexander Brown. In 1872 they built a factory on Adelaide and expanded it four times over subsequent years. To help support the business, this stable building was built in 1906. The architects were Sproatt & Rolph who also designed such landmarks as Hart House and Upper Canada College and collaborated on others including the Royal York Hotel and Eaton's College Park,
A recent City of Toronto document describes the building as "a well-crafted example of a stable with Beaux Arts Stylistic elements". The document is a staff report recommending that the building be included on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties, a recommendation that city council approved. This listing will help ensure that the structure will be preserved during any redevelopment of the site. Currently this site, along with adjoining properties on Parliament Street, are the proposed home of a new condo development, East United Condos.
For a detailed description of the building (including blueprints) and its significance, see the report prepared by Heritage Preservation Services.
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