Built in 1895 by Curry, Baker and Company Architects, the building was once site of Elliot Thomas' Sun Tavern (1830-1850) and Agricultural Hall from 1850-1890.[1]
The four storey building has been home to several owners:
Philip Jamieson Clothing Company - a clothier/wholesaler/outfitter and first occupant in 1895 and remained in business shortly after Jamieson's death in 1909
F.W. Woolworth - an American retailer and longest tenant from 1913 to 1960s acquire the store when Frank and Charles Woolworth merged their store with their cousin Knox to form F.W. Woolworth
Woolworth Tenancy 1913-1990s
Woolworth's would dramatically alter the building by cladding the entire building hiding the original architecture in the late 1960s.[2]
Later tenants
The building would be renovated in the 1990s after Woolworth's departure from the Canadian retail scene with some of the building's original design more visible.[3]
The building's façade was restored and additional floors were added above by Zeidler Partnership Architects[4] (and assisted by restoration firm ERA Architects) for a new tenant in 2017.[5]
