Avenue Road Church (at Roxborough)Called Church of the Covenant 1899-ca 1908, then Avenue Rd. Presbyterian (later United) Church. The building then became The Stone Church ca 1935-ca 1939; Turner Tabernacle ca 1940; Avenue Rd. Church of the Nazarene ca 1942-ca 1948; The Avenue Rd. Church ca 1949-ca 1975; Hare Krishna Temple ca 1976.Toronto Hare Krishna Temple (ISKCON Toronto)Since the mid 1970's the building has served as Toronto's Hare Krishna Temple as part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). There was talk of taking the building down, but in 1974 it received heritage status from the City of Toronto, and the Ontario Heritage Trust in 1977.
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Historic photos of Avenue road church (at roxborough)
| 1899 |  | Sketch of the Church of the Covenant before west section added - Avenue Road and Roxborough 126 years ago - Summerhill - 1899 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1910 |  | Avenue Road, looking south to Dupont Street w/ Avenue Rd. Presbyterian church on the left 115 years ago - Summerhill - 1910 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1912 |  | Avenue Road Presbyterian Church - Gothic Revival - built in 1899 113 years ago - Summerhill - 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1956 |  | Avenue Rd. Presbyterian (United) Church before building torn down for Jay Macpherson Green 69 years ago - Summerhill - Sunday, August 26, 1956 Max temp: 25.6°C - Min temp: 12.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1959 |  | Before Avenue Road widening outside the The Avenue Rd. Church 66 years ago - Summerhill - Thursday, April 16, 1959 Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 8.9°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1960 |  | Looking south down Avenue Road to The Avenue Road Church on the left 65 years ago - Summerhill - Wednesday, June 22, 1960 Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 2014 |  | Hare Krishna Peacocks 11 years ago - Summerhill - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2014 |  | Hare Krishna leaded glass window 1 11 years ago - Summerhill - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2014 |  | Hare Krishna Column 11 years ago - Summerhill - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2014 |  | Hare Krishna leaded glass window 2 11 years ago - Summerhill - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |