An application has been made for the demolition of the house at 16 Oriole Road
(also known as 20 Oriole Road) in the City of Toronto. The house is a wonderful
example of the turn-of-the-century architecture characteristic of Deer Park, so little of which has been preserved. This house should not be destroyed.
The house is reputed to be the first example of a duplex residence in the neighbourhood of Deer Park. At one point it was also the residence of an important Canadian, Dr. Clarence Farrar, former director of the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital and pre-eminent Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He was also the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Psychiatry for many years.
Built heritage aside, there is a White Oak tree on the site that is at least 300 years old. Protection of this tree was an issue brought before the Ontario Municipal Board in 2004. White Oaks are a disappearing species in the City, as they are generally too old to produce many acorns, and those acorns that are produced are quickly eaten by wildlife.
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Classic Deer Park duplex at risk!
- Location 16/20 Oriole Rd., Deer Park Toronto
- Date Aug 23 2010
- Time 01:11
- Category Buildings at Risk
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Barbara Falby (Sep 17 2010)
Why are we continuing to allow the huge emissions that are produced by such projects? The greenest building is the one that is already built. With extreme weather events like floods and droughts, affecting millions of people in far off countries, we are at the tipping point of runaway climate change, with the CO2 count now at 391 ppm, and ocean plankton and coral reefs unable to survive counts above 360 ppm. Ocean plankton, by the way, provide us with one half of the world's oxygen. For the first time, the Everglades in Florida have produced more CO2 than oxygen. The Toronto City Council and the OMB should be ashamed of themselves for allowing such monstrously wasteful and destructive projects.
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middleton (Apr 9 2011)
A 300 year old white oak, no less.
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Pam (Apr 27 2011)
The tree was chopped down last saturday and demolition is beginning :(
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Incident Report(s)
| TITLE | LOCATION | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| 204 Beech Avenue: Why we need heritage conservation districts | 204 beech ave. toronto ON | Jun 2 2010 |
| Colborne Street: 41 historic buildings could be razed | colborne street brantford | Jun 5 2010 |
| Ontario Heritage Center is a Hidden Gem in the City of Toronto | 8 & 10 Adelaide St. E, Toronto, Ontario | Jun 7 2010 |
| Wonderful old double-decker theater beautifully restored. | 189 Yonge St. Toronto, Ontario | Jun 7 2010 |
| Amazing example of adaptive re-use of industrial architecture | 401 Wellington Street West, Toronto | Jun 7 2010 |
