Campbell House is another heritage house that is being maintained by the city of Toronto. It is located in downtown just west of Osgoode subway station. The hose is restored in the style of the early 19th century. It was built in 1822 for the Chief Justice Sir William Campbell of Upper Canada. The house was originally located nearly 1.5 km northeast of its present site. It was literally moved here in 1972.
As compared to the other historic houses like Spadina House, it is not very extensive. At the time of my visit, no guided tours were available and some of its furniture and fixture was removed to accommodate an art exhibition. So, all in all, it was not very informative or engaging experience.
The outside garden contains several commemorative stones from the older demolished buildings in downtown Toronto.
Head of Bacchus was a decorative keystone in the window arch of an old Ontario Bank building in downtown. Now it rests in a little enclosure of its own at Cambell House garden. Bacchus was the Roman god of agriculture and wine, in case you are wondering about these grape vines around his head.
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