Gibson House

Gibson House is a historical museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Yonge Street, in the North York Centre neighbourhood of the former city of North York.

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Email: gibsonhouse@toronto.ca
Type: Museum
Description: historical museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address: 5172 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M2N 5P6

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mel Lastman Square and North York Central Library.

Mel Lastman Square

Square

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Mel Lastman Square is a public square at North York Civic Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is named after then North York mayor Mel Lastman. It was officially opened on June 16, 1989, by Norman Jewison and Mel Lastman's granddaughter Brie Lastman. Mel Lastman Square is situated 240 metres southeast of Gibson House.

North York Central Library

Library

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North York Central Library is a Toronto Public Library branch located in North York City Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the two libraries in the Toronto public library system considered to be "Research and Reference Libraries", the other being the Toronto Reference Library in the city's downtown core. North York Central Library is situated 170 metres south of Gibson House.

Empress Walk

Shopping center

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Empress Walk is a large Canadian condominium and retail complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Yonge Street and Empress Avenue in the North York Centre area of the North York district It was developed by Canadian-developers Menkes Developments Ltd. Empress Walk is situated 240 metres southeast of Gibson House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lansing and Bayview Village.

Lansing

Neighborhood

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Lansing is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It originated as a minor settlement of a store, other services, and a post office at the corner of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, was later designated a postal village, and was finally consolidated with its fellow postal villages, Newtonbrook and Willowdale, into a new postal village named Willowdale within the Township of North York.

Bayview Village

Neighborhood

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Bayview Village is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the federal Don Valley North riding and the provincial Don Valley North electoral district, and Toronto electoral Ward 17: Don Valley North.

York Mills

Neighborhood

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York Mills is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is centred around Yonge Street and York Mills Road located in the district of North York. York Mills is situated 3 km south of Gibson House.

Gibson House

Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: North York, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.76967° or 43° 46′ 11″ north

Longitude

-79.41475° or 79° 24′ 53″ west

Operator

City of Toronto

Open location code

87M2QH9P+V3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 132055199

OpenStreetMap feature

building=detached

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q1523020

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Gibson House” goes by many names.

Chinese: “吉遜府”
Dutch: “Gibson House”
French: “Gibson House”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gibson Square Parkette and Gibson Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre and City Dental.

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Worth a closer look: Yorkville and the Annex and Midtown.

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