Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.

First Unitarian Congregation in Canada West 1845

Photos by Alan L Brown - March 2004

Attached to this low brick wall on the west side of Jarvis Street is an Archaeological and Historic Sites Board plaque which says:

The congregation was formed in Toronto in 1845 and moved to a new church completed on this site in 1854. Members of the congregation have enriched the life of this city and nation. Dr. Joseph Workman, a renowned neurologist, was the first Chairman of the Toronto Board of Education; Dr. Emily Stowe was the first woman to practice medicine in Canada and a leading suffragette; and Professor Goldwin Smith, controversial author and editor, was an active church supporter. More recent members included Edward Fisher, founder of the Conservatory of Music; and Luigi Von Kunits, first conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In 1949 the congregation moved to a new church on St. Clair Avenue.

Related Toronto plaque page
Dr. Emily Stowe (1831-1903)

Plaque Location Co-ordinates: 43.657409 -79.374794

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