Blue plaque № 53535
Toronto, ON, Canada
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YORK MECHANICS INSTITUTE 1830 - 1882 The Mechanics Institute movement began in Britain and soon spread to North America. Its aim was to teach workers the applied technology behind new methods of manufacture and craftmanship introduced during the Industrial Revolution. The first Institute in Ontario
was established at York (Toronto) in 1830. It sponsored lectures, held classes and operated a lending library. It moved from rented quarters into its own new building on this site in 1861. After passa
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