Distillery District in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Stone Distillery

1860, rebuilt 1870

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 12, 2025

1. Stone Distillery Marker

Inscription.
Original use: gristmill and granary, mashing and distillation areas, steam engine room
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act 1976

Erected by Heritage Toronto.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 43° 38.98′ N, 79° 21.591′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in the Distillery District. It is at the intersection of Distillery Lane and Trinity Street, on the right when traveling west on Distillery Lane. The marker is on the property of the Distillery District, accessibility is according to its opening hours. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Distillery Lane, Toronto ON M5A M5A, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto

and on the Golden Horseshoe.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boiler House (within shouting distance of this marker); Fermenting Cellar (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire Pump House (within shouting distance of this marker); Storage Room (within shouting distance of this marker); Cooper’s Yard (within shouting distance of this marker); Still Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); Stables (within shouting distance of this marker); Tank Houses 1 & 2 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

Also see . . . Monumental Success: Toronto’s Stone Distillery Has Stood the Test of Time.

Under the headline of “New Steam Mills and Distillery”, Toronto’s Globe newspaper reported on July 11, 1859 that “The stone is from the Kingston quarries, and in its carriage four schooners are constantly employed. The first story is to be fire-proof throughout” — a fact that would become significant not long afterwards. The same source estimated the building cost at $25,000 and reported that “400 to 600 labourers and mechanics” were
Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 12, 2025

2. Stone Distillery Marker
As indicated by blue arrow and circle
employed in the project. Equipped with elevators to hoist the grain from rail cars that ran essentially up to the front door, it would be capable of milling 150 barrels of flour and mashing 1,500 bushels of grain for distilling every day.

(Submitted on April 19, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

The Stone Distillery, 1863 image. Click for full size.

3. The Stone Distillery, 1863

Originally appearing in the Hamilton Evening News

The Stone Distillery, 2025 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 12, 2025

4. The Stone Distillery, 2025

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.