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Robert Clarke House

Robert Clarke House

Date1964
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Lot 11, Con. 3 West. Paxtonia Blvd. - 16. Robert Clarke built this house in 1844 and the little ell on the right was the first Downsview Post Office in 1869. No longer standing.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodDownsview
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Negatives (photographs)
    Dimensions46 x 62 mm
    Language
      ProvenanceToronto Public Library. North York Central Library. Canadiana Department. Gift of North York Historical Society.
      CollectionLocal History Collection, North York Central Library branch
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderNorth York Historical Society
      Object NumberNYHS00543
      The idea man: Inventors, frustrated from lack of time and money in attempts to develop an idea, may find comfort through Robert Clarke. His new company keeps one-third of profits from inventions it helps develop.
      The idea man: Inventors, frustrated from lack of time and money in attempts to develop an idea, may find comfort through Robert Clarke. His new company keeps one-third of profits from inventions it helps develop.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      11/10/1970
      House of Mrs Lionel Clarke
      House of Mrs Lionel Clarke
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/24/1926
      Tragic party: Police say there were as many as 200 people at a party in this Markham house when Leslie Kempton Clarke, 19, was slain yesterday
      Tragic party: Police say there were as many as 200 people at a party in this Markham house when Leslie Kempton Clarke, 19, was slain yesterday
      Millar, Cal
      3/1/1992
      Clarke, Henry E., house, Jarvis St., east side, in present Mount Pleasant Road. Toronto, Ontario
      Clarke, Henry E., house, Jarvis St., east side, in present Mount Pleasant Road. Toronto, Ontario
      Clarke, Henry E.
      1915 circa
      House Inspection,Jeff Clarke and Marilyn Cronyn
      House Inspection,Jeff Clarke and Marilyn Cronyn
      Russell, Steve
      1/23/1998
      Wykeham House School, 337 Clarke Avenue, Westmount 1907-08
      Wykeham House School, 337 Clarke Avenue, Westmount 1907-08
      E.G. Hart, Printer
      1907
      Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
      Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
      Barkley, Harold
      11/21/1974
      Slaying Suspect: Police detective Gerald Ball Escorts Philip Anthony Clarke, 19, of Toronto last night after Clarke was charged with first-degree murder
      Slaying Suspect: Police detective Gerald Ball Escorts Philip Anthony Clarke, 19, of Toronto last night after Clarke was charged with first-degree murder
      Stancu, Henry
      8/14/1991
      Dippy task: Instructor Peter Clarke and student Jeff Kralka, 16, work on restoring a Disappearing Propellor Boat at West Humber Collegiate. Clarke found the boat disintegrating under a boat shed.
      Dippy task: Instructor Peter Clarke and student Jeff Kralka, 16, work on restoring a Disappearing Propellor Boat at West Humber Collegiate. Clarke found the boat disintegrating under a boat shed.
      Stuparyk, Michael
      1/10/1986
      Back Lane breakaway. Above, Brendan Clarke, 17, breaks in on goal playing ball hockey yesterday in the Hanson St.-Coxwell Ave. area. Below, Clarke singals his goal on netminder Derrick Robak, 16
      Back Lane breakaway. Above, Brendan Clarke, 17, breaks in on goal playing ball hockey yesterday in the Hanson St.-Coxwell Ave. area. Below, Clarke singals his goal on netminder Derrick Robak, 16
      Lautens, Richard
      3/29/1992
      L. D. Clarke. L. D. Clarke, chairman of the Board of Spar Aerospace Products and his report of the task force on the Canadian Electronics Industry
      L. D. Clarke. L. D. Clarke, chairman of the Board of Spar Aerospace Products and his report of the task force on the Canadian Electronics Industry
      Clarke, Larry, 1925-2015
      9/6/1978
      Clarke. In 1951, James Clarke was assigned to the Anglican mission at Fort Chimo, 30 miles south of Ungava bay in Labrador. He had become a priest the(...)
      Clarke. In 1951, James Clarke was assigned to the Anglican mission at Fort Chimo, 30 miles south of Ungava bay in Labrador. He had become a priest the(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      n.d.