Osterhout Log Cabin

Osterhout Log Cabin

Osterhout Log Cabin

The Osterhout Log Cabin is a log cabin located within Guild Park and Gardens, Guildwood, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Situated along the Scarborough Bluffs, the cabin is one of the oldest remaining buildings in Toronto.[1]

The building's construction date is unknown. One claim is that it was commissioned by Lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe and built around 1795 by Augustus Jones. It is named after William Osterhout who, in 1805, was given the first Crown land grant from King George III. Jones left no account of having built a cabin, and recorded that his surveying team lived in tents.

In 1805, the property was granted to William Osterhout,[2] but there is no record of a log cabin during the time Osterhout lived on the property. The property was later owned by Alexander McDonnell, Duncan Cameron, and John Ewart. James Humphreys bought the property in 1845, and his son and family are the first recorded residents in the cabin, in 1861.[3] The property was bought by the Guild Inn owners in 1934.

As part of the 1978 sale of the Guild Inn property, the land around the cabin came under the administration of the Conservation Authority. In 1980, Scarborough designated the cabin as the Osterhout Cabin, and granted it protected heritage status.[4] Some test pits were dug around the cabin in 1994 to determine its age.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Lakey, Jack (April 15, 2015). "After 225 years, historic log cabin could use a new roof: Fixer". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ James, Royson; Masse, Linda (October 8, 1984). "Guildwood a secluded 'oasis'". Toronto Star. p. A6.
  3. ↑ Lidgold 2000, pp. 201–202.
  4. 1 2 Lidgold 2000, p. 204.
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Coordinates: 43°44′45″N 79°11′36″W / 43.745789°N 79.193293°W / 43.745789; -79.193293

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