Woodbridge Presbyterian (1877)
7971 Kipling Ave

Quick Facts:

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Construction Materials:

dichromatic brick, stained glass window with trefoil, bell tower with iron cresting

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• The price of the church costed the same as what an organ would cost in 1877.  In order to cover the cost, there was a subscription service "Village people and Mechanics three months between payments and to Farmers six months said instalments to be kept up for two years"

  • Reference: "Session Minutes 1875 to 1918," York County Records:  Woodbridge Presbyterian Church (G.S. 6420, Archives of Ontario), 1876

• In October 1954, Hurricane Hazel flooded the lower half of the village of Woodbridge. The church is at a higher elevation and was used as a relief centre for people that were effected by the floods.

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Research provided by Gioia Pitimada.

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Sources:

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Macfarlane, Catherine, and Patricia Somerville. A History of Vaughan Township Churches. Vaughan Township Historical Society, 1985.

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Vaughan Register of Property of Cultural Heritage Value, City of Vaughan, 2005.

 

Goldsmith Borgal and Company Architects. Woodbridge Heritage Conservation District Study and Plan, 2009.