King Street Gaol (1827)

King Street Gaol (1827)

The second King Street Gaol was built in 1827 to replace the first King Street Gaol in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At that time the city, then known as York, needed a larger, better constructed jail to replace the original which was little more that a plain wooden building with a stockade.

A new two-storey brick building was built farther west on King Street with a wooden stockade enclosing its gallows.

After the jail closed, the building was used as an insane asylum. It was eventually demolished in 1957.

Hangings

In 1838, rebel leaders Samuel Lount and Peter Matthews were hanged for their participation in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837.

See also

*Correctional facilities of Ontario, Canada

References

* Behind Bars: Inside Ontario's Heritage Gaols / Ron Brown, (Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc. 2006), ISBN 1-897045-17-4


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