Undated and Pre-1900s

Dublin Core

Title

Undated and Pre-1900s

Description

This collection contains documents and photo, both original and copies, pertaining to the Weston Library from the late 1800s, and includes some documents that have no year specified.

Contributor

Weston Public Library
Weston Historical Society

Items in the Undated and Pre-1900s Collection

Front plan of a public hall and mechanics' institute to be erected in Weston by the council thereof.
Weston Town Hall, also known as "Dufferin Hall," opened in December 1883 at the northwest corner of today's Weston Road and Little Avenue. In 1884, it became home to the Weston Mechanics' Institute, and subsequently from 1895 to 1914 to the…

Plan of a public hall and mechanics&#039; institute to be erected in Weston by the corporation thereof, south side elevation. <br />
This plan shows the south side elevation of "Dufferin Hall," or Weston Town Hall, where the Weston Mechanics' Institute was housed from 1884 to 1895. The inscription above the door on the bottom left hand side of the sketch reads "Mechanics'…

South side section of a plan of a public hall and mechanics&#039; institute to be erected in Weston by the council thereof.
This illustration shows a cross section of the south side of Weston Town Hall (Dufferin Hall) where the Weston Mechanics' Institute was housed from 1884 to 1895.

Unsigned application for Legislative Grant by the Weston Mechanics&#039; Institute
This form - unsigned and thus presumably incomplete - is a formal application for a legislative grant for the Weston Mechanics' Institute. On the form, the amount that will be raised from member subscriptions, municipal aid among other sources are…