Spadina House (Now Spadina Museum)

Three houses have been built on the site - the first house was built and designed in 1818 by Dr. William Baldwin which burned down in 1835. He built a second, smaller house in 1836 on the same foundation, which was torn down in 1866 by the new owner, James Austin when he had the current Spadina House built, which stands to this day.

The original 80 acres of land were used for farming, but was gradually sold off - the estate now sits on 5.7 acres with "an orchard, a grape arbour and a kitchen garden, along with the more formal areas of lawn and display beds." The buildings and grounds are now the Spadina Museum run by the City of Toronto

Spadina House is just one of the many estates that have stood along "The Davenport Hill" in Toronto the most famous of which is Casa Loma right next door.

• Short URL to share for Spadina house historic photos: wholemap.com/SpadinaHouse
• Address for Spadina house: 285 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - M5R 2V5
• Latitude, Longitude for Spadina house: 43.67910986056621, -79.40780388065782

 
 

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Historic photos of Spadina house

1830		First Spadina house (1818-1835) W Baldwin estate 196 years ago - Casa Loma - 1830 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1850		Second Spadina House (1836-1866) built by William Warren Baldwin - 1.5 stories at the time 176 years ago - Casa Loma - 1850 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1880		Colourized view of James Austin's Spadina House (1866), Spadina Rd., opp. Austin Terrace. 146 years ago - Casa Loma - 1880 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1890		Log Cabin on the grounds of the Austin estate - Spadina 136 years ago - Casa Loma - 1890 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1909		Cottage by Spadina House - Spadina Road, near Ardwold Gate 117 years ago - Casa Loma - Saturday, June 26, 1909 Max temp: 28.3°C - Min temp: 17.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1915		Looking northwest from Casa Loma tower across Spadina House and Ardwold 111 years ago - Casa Loma - 1915 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1984		James Austin House - Spadina House - built 1866 - Now the Spadina Museum 42 years ago - Casa Loma - Tuesday, March 6, 1984 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
2014		Spadina House tree 12 years ago - Casa Loma - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location
2014		Spadina House Dormers 12 years ago - Casa Loma - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location
2014		Art Nouveau frieze by Gustav Hahn - Spadina House Billiards room 12 years ago - Casa Loma - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location
2014		South side of Spadina House looking over Toronto 12 years ago - Casa Loma - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location
2014		Shower in Green - Spadina House 12 years ago - Casa Loma - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location