Montgomery's Inn is a museum in
Etobicoke
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,
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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. Built in 1830 as a
Georgian-style
inn
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...
, it was named for its innkeeper, Thomas Montgomery (1790-1877). The inn ceased operations in 1856 and continued as a private farm house that was rented to tenant farmers by the Montgomery family until 1946. It was later owned by a Presbyterian church, a developer, the Etobicoke Historical Society, and the Etobicoke Historical Board, until it was finally transferred to the
City of Toronto. Once in danger of demolition, it is a cherished remnant of colonial times in
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada (french: link=no, province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of th ...
. Though most of its current artifacts are not original to the building, they are period pieces, and a few belonged to the Montgomery family.
Gallery
Image:Montgomery's_Inn.jpg, The foreground section was built of rubble stone around 1830.
Image:Montgomery_sitting_room.jpg, The family room was off-limits to customers.
Image:Tom_Montgomery's_Desk.jpg, Thomas Montgomery ran a prosperous business and farm from this room.
Image:Beds_at_the_Inn.jpg, Strangers commonly shared a bed, sleeping in reverse positions.
Image:Historic_Inn_sign.jpg, The original Inn sign was rescued from the trash.
Image:Inn's_fuel_for_winter.jpg, Fuel for the kitchen hearth, whose treats are shared with visitors.
Image:Montgomery's_Inn_Bar.jpg, The bar was discovered hidden by a wall during renovations.
Image:Montogomery's_Inn_Pantry.jpg, The pantry served guests and the family.
Image:Victorian_meeting_room.jpg, Dances and meetings were held upstairs under the gaze of a new queen.
Farmers' market
A year-round
farmers' market
A farmers' market (or farmers market according to the AP stylebook, also farmer's market in the Cambridge Dictionary) is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or o ...
is held each Wednesday at the Inn.
See also
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List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto
This is a list of the oldest buildings and structures in Toronto, that were constructed before 1920. The history of Toronto dates back to Indigenous settlements in the region approximately 12,000 years ago. However, the oldest standing structures ...
References
External links
Montgomery's Inn– Toronto History Museums
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Houses completed in 1832
Houses in Toronto
Museums in Toronto
Historic house museums in Ontario
Georgian architecture in Canada
Hotels in Toronto
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Defunct hotels in Canada