| Address: |
10754 VICTORIA SQUARE BLVD |
| Original Address: |
10754 Woodbine Avenue |
| Property Legal Description: |
PLAN 404 LOT 2 |
| Historical Name: |
William and Hannah Hatten House |
| Heritage Conservation District: |
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| Ward: |
2 |
| Year Built: |
c.1830 |
| Architect Style: |
Georgian Tradition |
| Heritage Status of Property: |
Part IV (Individual) |
| Designation Bylaw: |
2024-143 |
| Heritage Easement Agreement: |
No |
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History Description |
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The address was changed in December 2015 due to the Woodbine Ave By-Pass. William Hatton was an English immigrant that came to Read’s Corners (later known as Victoria Square) in the early 1830s. He was married to Hannah Cook, a widow from Yorkshire, England, who with her first husband had settled in Markham Township in 1829. William Hatton was a member of a group of Primitive Methodists that were established by William Lawson and his wife in the Town of York (later known as Toronto) in 1829. In 1832, Reverend William Summerside formed a “class” of Primitive Methodists and appointed William Hatton as leader. Worship services were held in the Hatton House until a modest frame church was built across the road in the early 1830s. William Hatton was known as “Daddy” William Hatton by the members of the congregation. William and Hannah Hatton rented this modest frame house from the Heise family until they constructed a new dwelling next to the Primitive Methodist Church about 1850. 10754 Victoria Square Boulevard is the oldest house in the hamlet.
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Key Map
Please note that the yellow polygon symbol is not indicative of the actual heritage area and is only meant to highlight the property the heritage building(s) is located at. For a complete description of the actual heritage property please refer to the Designation Bylaw found above. |
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