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Former
Knox College |
The building pictured
here is located on Spadina Crescent just north of College Street. The historical plaque on
the building reads: "Founded in 1844 by the Free Presbyterian Church as a seminary,
Knox College was named in 1846 to honour Scottish reformer John Knox. After the 1861 union
of Presbyterians, it remained as the only Presbyterian theological school in Toronto. This
Gothic Revival structure, the college's fifth home, was designed by Toronto architects
Smith and Gemmel in 1875. The college received its charter to confer degrees in theology
in 1881 and affiliated with the University of Toronto in 1887. It moved to new premises on
King's College Circle in 1915. This building has housed a series of occupants, including
the Spadina Military Hospital. Connaught Laboratories, a world leader in the development
and manufacture of vaccines, insulin and penicillin, purchased it in 1943 largely for
penicillin production. The University of Toronto acquired the property in the
1970's."
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