Thursday, September 28, 2017

Toronto's Oldest House

This is the house referred to in yesterday's post - Scadding Cabin, the oldest surviving house in Toronto. Located in the Exhibition Place grounds since being moved there in 1879 but built in 1794, it now has a perfect view of Lake Ontario and is surrounded by beautiful landscaped gardens. I wonder what it would go for in our crazy real estate market?
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20 comments:

  1. eileeninmdSeptember 28, 2017 at 9:08 AM

    Hello, what a cute cabin. The view sounds nice too. Tiny homes are the big thing lately. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day and weekend ahead.

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  2. LeaSeptember 28, 2017 at 9:18 AM

    A pretty scene and a bit of history preserved.
    Have a great day!

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  3. AndySeptember 28, 2017 at 10:37 AM

    For it's age, it is looking pretty good.

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  4. SharonSeptember 28, 2017 at 10:44 AM

    I'm afraid that in our crazy market, someone would tear it down and build an "Mc"mansion. It looks pretty solid to me. I bet someone could live it even today.

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  5. William KendallSeptember 28, 2017 at 11:04 AM

    It certainly was well worth preserving.

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  6. LoisSeptember 28, 2017 at 11:30 AM

    How lovely! I would think this beauty would be priceless.

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  7. CloudiaSeptember 28, 2017 at 11:37 AM

    Oh how interesting! The oldest little street and houses in Philadelphia: Elfreth's Alley is very different being little urban brick houses.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfreth%27s_Alley

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  8. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 28, 2017 at 11:49 AM

    I think Mr Scarring would be surprised and delighted to see his old house in such good shape Pat ☺

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  9. ChristineSeptember 28, 2017 at 12:05 PM

    It's a beauty and so well preserved! Priceless!

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  10. LowellSeptember 28, 2017 at 12:55 PM

    I'm going to put in an offer for, oh, about $20K. And that's only because I like it a lot. I mean, really, it's small and very old, how could it possibly be worth anything?

    Thanks for the photo. It is a beautiful little cabin. With your real estate market the only one who could afford it would be Trump and that only because he always borrows the money and then cheats to get what he wants!

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  11. RevrunnerSeptember 28, 2017 at 2:11 PM

    With those amenities surrounding it? Unaffordable. :-)

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  12. JennSeptember 28, 2017 at 3:00 PM

    Look at those beautiful dovetail joints! Neat piece of history.

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  13. TomSeptember 28, 2017 at 5:04 PM

    ...not what you think of when you think Toronto. Way before my time!

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  14. BillSeptember 28, 2017 at 5:36 PM

    What a wonderfully preserved cabin, it's a beauty and priceless.

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  15. Taken For GrantedSeptember 28, 2017 at 6:34 PM

    That log cabin is in great shape for its age. It looks to be well maintained. Thanks for showing it.

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  16. AdamSeptember 28, 2017 at 8:33 PM

    My city has their own protected, not quite sure how old it is

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  17. The Furry GnomeSeptember 28, 2017 at 9:49 PM

    Very nice to see that. Knew it existed, but I've never seen it.

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  18. s.cSeptember 29, 2017 at 7:32 AM

    I wonder what a garden shop would ask for a wooden garden shed that look a bit like this cabin.

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  19. 21 WitsSeptember 30, 2017 at 6:25 PM

    Probably go for quite a bit! Lovely place!

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  20. JackSeptember 30, 2017 at 8:00 PM

    Nice composition, RedPat. It is a bit small for me.

    My daughter and her husband are buying a house next week that dates to 1740 but has been extensively modernized. Interesting how age is relative to the place. A 1794 house is the oldest in Toronto, but numerous houses from the 1600s remain in New England. In the UK, a house would have to date to the 1500s to be old, and in Naples a house from 1920 wears a historic plaque.

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