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Victoria
College, U of T |
Victoria College has a
long history as an institution of higher learning. It was founded in the early 1830's by
the Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada, who decided on Cobourg as the location for their
new school. In 1832 the school opened and was originally called "Upper Canada
Academy". It was given its Royal Charter to confer degrees and was renamed Victoria
College in 1841. A key figure in Victoria's early years was Egerton Ryerson, who was
Principal and later President of the college. (Toronto's Ryerson University is named after
him). In 1890 Victoria decided to federate with the University of Toronto and relocate
from Cobourg to Toronto. This move was aided considerably by the bequests left by William
Gooderham and Hart Massey, both of whom left $200,000 to the college in their wills. The
building pictured here, designed by W.G. Storm in the Romanesque Revival style, was opened
in 1892. "Old Vic", as it is now called, was later joined by other buildings,
including Annesley Hall and Burwash Hall, the women's and men's residences at the college.
Victoria College is located south of Bloor Street off Queen's Park Crescent.
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