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| Lambton House |  |
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| 4066 Old Dundas Street, Toronto, ON M6S 2R6 |
| Telephone: 416-767-5472 |
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| District: West (former Etobicoke and York) |
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| Architect and year: |
| William Tyrrell, 1848 |
Subsequent architect(s)/ consultant(s):
Edwin Rouse |
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| Open: |
Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
Last admittance to building: 4:00 |
Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm
Last admittance to building: 4:00 |
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| Classic William Tyrrell design, and built by Father of Confederation Sir William P. Howland and his brothers, Lambton House served as a mid-point stagecoach stop on the Dundas Highway. Originally it was an L-shaped, centre plan, two storey red brick building with yellow (white) coins, decorative diamond inserts and a course of sawtooth brickwork at the base of the second floor. Its six on six sashed windows are fully restored as is the two storied trillaged verandah and balcony, which extends across the front. The interior staircase and treads are original fabric, as is one of the travellers rooms on the second floor. The remaining rooms are insubstantially altered. |
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| Event information: |
| There will be guided tours of the building. Local historians will be available. There will be dispays about historic Lambton House and the Village of Lambton Mills as well as flora of the neighbouring Humber River - Canada's 26th Heritage River). Visitors may purchase tea, coffee, lemonade or snacks. |
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| Other information: |
| Second floor is accessible by stairs only. There is very limited parking. |
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| Photography permitted: | Filming permitted: |
| Interior | Yes tripod: No | Interior | No tripod: |
| Exterior | Yes tripod: Yes | Exterior | Yes tripod: Yes |
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| Getting there: Click here for map. |
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| TTC (nearest station) Old Mill or Jane are closest stations Bus/streetcar: # 30 Lambton Bus Stop Howland |
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| Visit their web site: http://www.lambtonhouse.org |
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