Toronto's Historical Plaques
Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.
Moulton College
Photos by Alan L Brown - March 2004
Did you know there is a link between the corner of Bloor and Yonge streets in Toronto and McMaster University in Hamilton? You didn't? Then read the Ontario Heritage Foundation plaque located on a west facing wall just inside this building at 2 Bloor Street East. It says:
Near this site in Senator William McMaster's former residence, Moulton Ladies' College was opened in 1888. A year earlier the bequest of McMaster's fortune to Baptist higher education had led to the founding of McMaster University. His widow, Susan Moulton McMaster, then conveyed the residence to the University for use as a preparatory school for girls. The Ladies' Department of Woodstock College, an older Baptist institution, was transferred to the Toronto college, named Moulton in honour of Mrs. McMaster. For 66 years Moulton College served with distinction both day and resident students from junior grades to university entrance. The buildings were sold in 1954 and demolished in 1958. The name is preserved in Moulton Hall, a women's residence at McMaster University, Hamilton.
Location Co-ordinates: 43.670654 -79.386145
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Posted May 28, 2009
Thank you very much for this image. My grandmother Ellen Violet Playle, graduated the college in 1908. I have the origional graduating program. Approximately 10 years ago I searched for more information on the College and came up essentially dry. I visited Toronto, in 2002, and remember the present day local. Grandmother Playle was born and lived in Toronto until 1914, Sept. 25th when she left there as a new bride to reside in Yonkers, New York. My visit to her birth city was so enjoyable; in part due to many buildings still standing from the era she resided on Ossington Avenue with her family. I will enjoy looking at all the images on this site; when I have time to sit and enjoy them. Thank you again; I appreciate your time and efforts in presenting this information to all who wish to learn more of Toronto's past.
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