Location
The City of Toronto
In Exhibition Place, east end, west of the Automotive Building near Lake Shore Boulevard West
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Photographer
Alan L Brown
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Posted
March 26, 2004
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Text from the Plaque
The British army established a military post here in 1840-41 to replace aging Fort York. Known as the New Fort, it consisted of seven limestone buildings around a parade square, and a number of lesser structures. Massive defensive works were planned for the perimeter but never built. In 1893 the fort was renamed Stanley Barracks in honour of Governor General Lord Stanley. Canadian forces assumed responsibility for the post in 1870 and garrisoned it until 1947. The barracks then served as public housing until the early 1950s, when all but this building, the Officers' Quarters, were demolished.
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