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Two-storey stone structure with shingled roof, dormer windows and stone chimney; attached to st…
'Benvenuto', Avenue Road, west side, south of Edmund Avenue, Toronto, Ontario: Lodge house at gate.
Two-storey stone structure with shingled roof, dormer windows and stone chimney; attached to stone entrance gate, right.

'Benvenuto', Avenue Road, west side, south of Edmund Avenue, Toronto, Ontario: Lodge house at gate.

Date5/16/1912
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lodge house at gate. The Mackenzie mansion on Avenue Road Hill is one of the costliest in Canada. Overlooking the city and Lake Ontario, the view is unsurpassed. From "Benvenuto, the Royal Party will see Toronto at its best."

Photograph published in the Toronto Star, 16 May 1912, page 1.

"Benvenuto" was built by Simeon H. Janes in 1888, purchased by Sir William Mackenzie in 1897, and demolished in October 1931.

GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodDeer Park
GeographyNorth-south streetAvenue Road
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Black-and-white photographs
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113046F
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