Church of Christ 1891

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2010

Here on Cecil Street, a block east of Spadina Avenue, attached to the wall near the front doors, is a 2010 Heritage Toronto plaque. This is what it says:

Plaque coordinates: 43.656346 -79.398542

This building was designed by the architecture firm of Knox and Elliot as a Romanesque Revival-style church for a congregation of the Disciples of Christ. Its subsequent uses tell the story of a changing neighbourhood. The church became the Ostrovtzer Synagogue in 1925, and its Jewish congregation replaced the bell tower with the existing domed tower. In 1966, the synagogue became the Chinese Catholic Centre. Eventually acquired by the City of Toronto, the building became the Cecil Street Community Centre in 1978.

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