1 volume : 28 cm
Inside the Museums - Colborne Lodge
β Scribed by John Goddard
- Publisher
- Dundurn
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 50
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Inside the Museums views Toronto's heritage museums for the first time as a single community -- linked by events, personalities, and function. In this special excerpt we visit Colborne Lodge, well known to visitors to Toronto's High Park. The home of prolific architect, surveyor, and engineer John Howard, as a museum, Colborne Lodge stands out for its original paintings and domestic gadgets. John Goddard takes us on a detailed tour, providing fascinating historical background and insight.
β¦ Subjects
Historical museums -- Ontario -- Toronto. ; Toronto Region (Ont.) -- History. ; Toronto Region (Ont.) -- Social life and customs.
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