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35. JOHN SLEIGH’S HOUSE |
| The butchers, the bakers and the candlestick-makers all lived and worked in York, after all a town could not survive on politics alone. John Sleigh, a York butcher, ran his business in the market district for many years before moving to Yorkville. However unlike his fellow merchants, his home was not above his shop. Sleigh was a tenant of lady Baldwin who owned a rental property in a very prestigious quarter of town. Built in 1835, Sleigh’s house was a two-storey rough-cast house, located on the north side of Duke (now Adelaide) Street. It is not known exactly how long Sleigh occupied the home for, or how lady Baldwin came into possession of it. A list of Sleigh’s neighbours reads like a “Who’s Who” of 1837 Toronto. East was the Campbell Mansion [site 36], home of Chief Justice Sir William Campbell. His son, also William Campbell, became the Clerk of the Assize in York and for a time lived in the Sleigh home. West, adjoining the structure, was James Scott Howard’s Post Office and residence [site 34], and beyond that the Bank of Upper Canada [site 33]. Opposite Sleigh’s house was William Proudfoot’s home [site 26] until he moved to Kearnsey House. Though little information exists concerning either John Sleigh or his business efforts, his home is noteworthy as that of a commercially successful merchant in 1837 Toronto. |
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