Springfield Farm House

Toronto's Historical Plaques

Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.

This home, at 146 St. Andrews Road, has a 1979 Scarborough Historical Society plaque out front. Here's what it says:

This property was patented in 1802 by Andrew Thomson, a native of Dumfriesshire Scotland, and a brother to Scarborough's first settler, David Thomson. In 1839 his son James A. acquired the land and in 1840 "Springfield Jimmy", as he was known locally, built this lovely bank-house with stones gathered from the fields and bricks made from local clay. One of the founders of the first public library in Scarborough, he was elected its first librarian in 1834 and later became its president. His eldest son James George inherited the farm in 1881 and his descendants continued to live here until 1965. Today the Springfield Farm House is the oldest brick building in Scarborough.

Location Co-ordinates: 43.759948 -79.249486

Photo by Alan L Brown - August 2007

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