Don Brewery

The Don Brewery in 1877.
The Malthouse Building, all that remains of the former Don Brewery, in September 2013.

The Don Brewery was one of the largest breweries in 19th century Toronto.[1][2] The brewery's Malthouse building, built in 1877, survives to the present day, and was designated a heritage structure in 1996.[3]

It is not known who founded the brewery, or when it was founded. But it is known that Thomas Davies bought or leased the Don Brewery from William and Robert Park in 1848.[3] Davies and his sons, Thomas Davies Jr. and Robert T. Davies, expanded the brewery extensively, and when it was sold to the London & Colonial Financial Company, in 1889, it was worth $1.2 million CAD, a massive amount at that time.[4]

The brewery was unionized in 1903.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 David Kidd. "19th Century Toronto: Labour History Walking Tour". Labour Council of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2013-03-25. One of the three main brewery buildings, built as early as 1834, still stands today. Purchased in 1849 by Thomas Davies, it remained in the hands of the Davies family until the business was dissolved in 1910.
  2. ↑ Ben Johnson (2012-07). "A brief history of early breweries in Corktown". Blog TO. Archived from the original on 2013-03-25. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Don Brewery: 19R River Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada". Our Historic Places. Archived from the original on 2013-03-25.
  4. ↑ "The Don Brewery". Archived from the original on 2013-03-25.