User:Geo Swan/230 Sherbourne Street

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230 Sherbourne Street was formerly the stately home of the prominent William Dineen family of Toronto, Ontario.[1][2][3] The house was built in 1871.[4] The neighbourhood of Sherbourne Street where the house was built was the home of many prominent families in the 19th Century. But by the early 20th Century the center of the city had moved west, prominent families had relocated, and the home had been converted to a rooming house.[5]

By the 21st Century the house was being described as representative of Toronto's housing problems.[1] The house remains boarded up, and unimproved, at a time when the city has a homelessness problem.[2]

Toronto City Council passed a bylaw designating the house a heritage structure on April 25, 2012.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Omar Mosleh (2012-02-09). "For rich or for poor: Toronto's disparate housing crisis". My Toronto Today. Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. The decrepit former home of prominent Canadian businessman William Dineen at 230 Sherbourne St. is more than 100 years old. It seems at one point the building was being leased, but the "For Rent" sign advertising the furnished bachelor units is so faded it's hard to read what it says. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Enzo Di Matteo (2012-03-29). "15 Toronto architectural gems under threat". Now magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. The owner submitted a demolition application last July to level the structure, but the permit was withdrawn – apparently to keep a heritage designation process from kicking in. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "Public notice - Heritage land". City of Toronto. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2013-03-04. Take notice that the Council of the City of Toronto has passed By-law No. 496-2012 to designate 230 Sherbourne Street (William Dineen House) (Toronto Centre-Rosedale, Ward 27) as being of cultural heritage value or interest. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Brief Search Results". TO Built. Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "German Reservist Frank" (in English). Toronto, Ontario: The Morning Leader. 1914-09-08. p. 1. Retrieved 2013-03-04. A German reservist named Bernau, who was rooming at 230 Sherbourne street, was brought to the detective office this afternoon for examination. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |+dineen&hl= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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