Woodstock College 1857-1926

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted August, 2004

Photo by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted August, 2010

Plaque Location

The County of Oxford
The City of Woodstock
In front of a school
on College Avenue across from Wilson Avenue

Coordinates: N 43 07.468 W 80 44.696

Plaque Text

Here stood the Canadian Literary Institute which was incorporated in 1857, opened in 1860 and renamed Woodstock College in 1883. Sponsored by the Baptist Church, its establishment was largely the result of the efforts of its first principal (1860-78) the Rev. R. A. Fyfe. It was a co-educational institution providing training in theology and arts and at one time was expected to attain full university status. In 1881 its faculty of theology was transferred to Toronto Baptist College, and in 1888 its ladies' department was moved to Moulton College in Toronto. Woodstock College served as a boys' preparatory school from 1890 until it was closed in 1926.

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Posted January 31, 2012
I noticed no heritage buildings at the site, only a modern one. If you photograph your postcards and share them with the webmaster, perhaps they could augment this page. It would be great to see what the original college looked like. -Wayne

Posted January 19, 2012
My Grandfater, Edward Diebel attended this college in 1909. I have a series of postcards that were sent to him while he attended. One is a foldout showing three main buildings. Are any of them left? Thank you, Roger.

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