107 Shaw Street was constructed in 1887. Its first occupant was David G. Wootten, who operated a provisions shop at the northeast corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street. 

In 1888, 107 Shaw Street became home to Charles R. N. Logie, Charles H. U. Logie, and family. Charles R. N. Logie operated a grocers - C. R. N. Logie - at the northeast corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street around and prior to the mid-1880s. Wootten appears to have taken over operation of the shop around 1886/1887. 

The Logie family are the eponym of Logie Place - a laneway that runs east-west between Crawford Street and Shaw Street. 107 Shaw Street sits at the southwest corner of Shaw Street and Logie Place.

In 1946, 107 Shaw Street was home to Andrew F. Smith. Andrew F. Smith was a Black Torontonian who served as the caretaker of the British Methodist Episcopal Church (92-94 Chestnut Street) for over 25 years. Andrew F. Smith (age 82) and his colleague Thomas Nash (age 70) died in a tragic accident when the furnace of the church malfunctioned and produced poisonous gas.