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This house, originally Lambton Lodge, was constructed from 1874 to 1876 in the Second Empire style. The first owner was George Brown, who was the founder of The Globe newspaper (now The Globe and Mail), a politician, and a Father of Confederation. It is a National Historic Site.
50 Baldwin Street was later occupied by Duncan Coulson, president of the Bank of Toronto, from 1889 to 1916, who remodeled the dining room in an Art Nouveau style. It hosted the Canadian National Institute for the Blind from 1920 to 1956, for which a three-storey additon was build at the rear of the house. This new structure was subsequently used by a school for developmentally-challenged children before being demolished in 1984. A replacement school now wraps respectfully around the restored George Brown House property.
