Half Way House

Alexander Thompson built this two storey Georgian inn between 1847 and 1848 as a resting place for stage coach passengers. Around it grew the small town of Mortlake (established in 1865). The building served as a hotel, then an apartment building, and finally stores were opened on the main floor (the Bluffs Smoke Shop was a long-time tennant, with The Midland Bargain Centre in 1950 replaced by Albert Christensen's television, radio, and appliance repair shop in 1952 which was then replaced with a paint store by 1953).

Somewhere along the way it lost its two storey front porch, but retained the center door with small windows on either side, and its two pairs of chimneys on either end of the building. It was eventually dismantled in 1962, moved to Black Creek Pioneer Village and rebuilt in 1966 where it stands today.

 
 

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1910		Half Way House Hotel, Kingston Rd., n.w. corner Midland Ave. 114 years ago - Cliffside - 1910 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1912		Half Way House Hotel - boys and bikes outside 112 years ago - Cliffside - 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1912		Half Way House Inn, Kingston Rd., n.w. cor. Midland Ave. with horse drawn carriage 112 years ago - Cliffside - 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1918		Half Way House Hotel on Kingston Road - people waiting out front 106 years ago - Cliffside - 1918 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1920		Half-Way House Hotel, Kingston Road - moved to Black Creek Pioneer Village 104 years ago - Cliffside - 1920 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1924		Half Way House Hotel - with two story front porch 100 years ago - Cliffside - Saturday, July 5, 1924 Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 16.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1926		Half-Way House Hotel - built 1848 by Alexander Thompson 98 years ago - Cliffside - Friday, July 30, 1926 Max temp: 25.6°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1952		Halfway House in disrepair - wing at rear 72 years ago - Cliffside - Monday, April 7, 1952 Max temp: 4.4°C - Min temp: 1.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)