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$7 Meadowcrest Road \'Springbank\' Built ca. 1855-60, 2012 (courtesy of Denise Harris, the Etobicoke Historical Society)$

7 Meadowcrest Road \'Springbank\' Built ca. 1855-60, 2012 (courtesy of Denise Harris, the Etobicoke Historical Society)

7 Meadowcrest Road in 1954 when occupied by the Parkin family. Its original brick exterior has been covered with stucco, which was removed in a more recent renovation. (courtesy of the Toronto Public Library, via the Etobicoke Historical Society)

BUILDING INFORMATION

Name & Location:

Springbank
7 Meadowcrest Road
Toronto
Stonegate-Queensway

First Owner:

Archibald Thompson

Year Completed:

The 1861 census shows a new brick two-storey house on the property that replaced a previous wood frame house.

OTHER IDENTIFICATION

Alternate Name:

George W. Thompson House

Notes:

Built in a Regency style with a hipped roof and an exterior of red brick with yellow brick quoins. The bricks were kilned on the property and one report says that the paw marks of wild animals lurking around the building site at night can still be seen in some of the bricks. The house has its original oak front door, cherry banisters and ten foot high ceilings. At first the house had a verandah across the front, but it was replaced around 1876 by the current Neo-classical portico with a balcony above.

Status:

Completed

Map:

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BUILDING DATA

Building Type:

Detached house

Current Use:

Residential

Heritage Status:

Listed

Main Style:

Regency <-- More buildings in this style.

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