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The John Farr House in 2005. (Photo by Bob Krawczyk.)

The John Farr House in November 2021. (Photo credit: Alessandro Tersigni.)

(Photo credit: Alessandro Tersigni.)

Detail of north-facing Flemish bond brickwork. (Photo credit: Alessandro Tersigni.)

The John Farr House and since demolished neighbouring John Cornell House in 1990. (Image courtesy of the Toronto Digital Archives.)

The Farr Brewery building on the south side of Queen Street West, just west of Walnut Avenue, two lots east of the Farr´s house, in 1880. Watercolour by unknown artist. (Image courtesy of Toronto Public Library.)

The residence's interior. (Via BlogTO.)

An upper-floor living room. (Via BlogTO.)

The study. (Via BlogTO.)

BUILDING INFORMATION

Name & Location:

John Farr House
905 Queen Street West
Toronto
West Queen West

Year Completed:

1847

OTHER IDENTIFICATION

Notes:

In 1820, Hertfordshire, England-born John Farr established York's second brewery on the south side of Lot Street (since renamed Queen Street), just west of Walnut Avenue. It stood on the west bank of Garrison Creek, a now obscured and infilled waterway that flowed into Lake Ontario beside Fort York garrison. The hollows at Trinity Bellwoods Park and Christie Pits are remnants of its course.

While the brewery itself was demolished in 1893 to make way for the commercial buildings that now stand in its place, the Georgian residence Farr built two lots west of it in 1847 miraculously survives in outstanding condition. The house's quintessential fan transom-bearing entrance has been replaced with a newer classical alternative, but the rest of the windows appear to be original.

(Research and text by Alessandro Tersigni.)

Status:

Completed

Map:

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BUILDING DATA

Building Type:

Detached house

Current Use:

Residential

Heritage Status:

Designated under Part IV Ontario Heritage Act

Main Style:

Georgian <-- More buildings in this style.

Sources:

Click to see 4 Source(s)

John Farr House Toronto Heritage Designation
Author - Toronto Heritage Register
Date - February 03, 1992
Document - John Farr House Toronto Heritage Register Listing
Proposed Designation under Part IV of the Ontario Act of 899 Queen Street West known as the John Cornell House and 905 Queen Street West known as the John Farr House
Author - Conservation Review Board, Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
Date - November 25, 1991
Document - John Farr House OHA Designation_Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation_1991
Farr´s Brewery
Author - Lost Rivers
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A landmark heritage home right on Queen Street West is now up for sale
Author - Becky Robertson, BlogTO
Date - April 2021
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