Map of the property of the Honourable J. S. Macaulay

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Map of the property of the Honourable J. S. Macaulay

Description

John Simcoe Macaulay (1791-1855) came to Upper Canada in 1821 and had a long career in York as a politician, businessman and Surveyor General of Upper Canada. He received from his patron, John Graves Simcoe a land grant of Park Lot 9, stretching North West from Queen and Yonge.

Known as Macaulay Town, this neighbourhood housed many workingclass families. By 1845, he had sold most of the properties, and arranged for a site to be reserved in the middle of the Square, for a church to be erected for the poor -- Holy Trinity Church.

This plan shows the remainder of his estate, in 1845.

Courtesy of Toronto Public Library

Creator

Hugh Scobie, 1811-1853

Date

1845

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Citation

Hugh Scobie, 1811-1853, “Map of the property of the Honourable J. S. Macaulay,” TPL Virtual Exhibits - Contribution site, accessed June 26, 2024, http://omeka.tplcs.ca/virtual-exhibits-contribute/items/show/113.

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