Scadding Cabin

The Scadding Cabin, 1794

There are two plaques about this cabin.
Both can be seen on this page.

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted September, 2006

You may have seen this 216-year-old (as of 2010) building at Exhibition Place while at the CNE and wondered what it is and why its here. Well, there's a 1978 Toronto Historical Board plaque attached to a rock to the right of the entrance (hidden behind the fence in this photo) to fill you in. Here's what the plaque says:

Plaque coordinates: 43.630709 -79.423996

John Scadding (1754-1824), the manager of Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe's Estate in Devonshire, arrived in Canada in 1792, and came to York with Simcoe the following year. He was granted 100 ha east of the Don River where, in 1794, he built a log cabin. He lived in England from 1796 to 1818 but returned to York and sold the cabin and part of his land to William Smith Jr., whose descendants, along with the York Pioneer and Historical Society, moved the cabin here in 1879.

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted August, 2007

Here on the south east end of the Queen Street Bridge is a 2003 Riverdale Historical Society plaque. The plaque has this to say:

Plaque coordinates: 43.657937 -79.353411

Near here, on the east bank of the Don River, John Scadding built a log cabin establishing his claim to lot 15, stretching from Lake Ontario north to present day Danforth Avenue. Scadding was manager of the Simcoe estate in Devonshire, England and Secretary to Governor Simcoe in the first government of Upper Canada, now Ontario. This cabin, moved in 1879 to the Canadian National Exhibition, is Toronto's oldest building.

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Posted November 15, 2011
I know who a e walton was, why do you ask? this in fact is a link to a video I made partly about both these men
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWov2hKknTs

Posted April 3, 2011
Helen: would you pls. phone me about the painting? Audrey (416) 656-0812

Posted March 15, 2011
wonderful to see a piece of our history fragmented by time. does anyone remember it where it was, how it was and who they were. does anyone know who aw dingman or ae walton were

Posted June 7, 2010
I visited the Archives of Ontario on Saturday, May 28th for Doors Open Toronto. There was a draw for a reproduction of a painting entitled "Scaddings Cabin". I was very fortunate to have my name drawn. I received it in the mail last week. I would love to know the name of the artist.
Thank you. Helen Shareck

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