St Paul’s Methodist (United) Church was once located at Avenue Rd and Webster Ave, southeast corner (south of Davenport Rd) in the Yorkville neighbourhood of Toronto.
Built in 1886/87, the church and its attached schoolhouse were designed by architects Smith & Gemmell in the Gothic Revival style. It cost $40,000 for land and building. At the time, the lot measured 100 ft on Avenue Rd and 284 ft on Webster Ave, and the land was $60 per ft frontage. Webster Ave was originally known as Avenue Place.
The church was torn down in 1995.
St Paul’s Methodist (United) Church Photos
1954 – Looking east from Tranby Ave towards St Paul’s Methodist (United) Church once at Avenue Rd and Webster Ave, southeast corner – the church was demolished in 1995 (Toronto Public Library r-4777)2021 – Looking east from Tranby Ave towards where St Paul’s Methodist (United) Church once stood at Avenue Rd and Webster Ave, southeast corner – building no longer exists 1890s – Looking southeast towards St Paul’s Methodist (United) Church once at Avenue Rd and Webster Ave – building no longer exists (Toronto Public Library R-4843)Sketch of the St Paul’s Methodist (United) Church once at Avenue Rd and Webster Ave – the building was demolished in 1995 (Landmarks of Toronto Volume 4 by J Ross Robertson – 1904)1959 – Looking southeast towards St Paul’s Methodist (United) Church once at Avenue Rd and Webster Ave, southeast corner – the church was torn down in 1995 (City of Toronto Archives, Series 65, File 56, ID 130) 1904 – St Paul’s Methodist (United) Church programme (Toronto Public Library ST-PAULS-VS)
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2021/1954 – Past and present – looking east from Tranby Ave towards Avenue Rd and Webster Ave in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood (Toronto Public Library r-4777)
Landmarks of Toronto: Volume 4 by J Ross Robertson (1904), pgs 375-377
