Maple in Vaughan in York Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
St. Andrew’s Church
Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 9, 2026
1. St. Andrew’s Church Marker
Inscription.
St. Andrew’s Church. . A superb example of "carpenter's Gothic" architecture, this building was constructed to serve a Church of Scotland congregation organized about 1829. It was built during the rectorship of the Rev. Donald Ross by John McDonald, a local contractor, and opened for service on November 11, 1862. St. Andrew's tall, pointed openings and central, projecting tower demonstrate how strongly its design was influenced by early Victorian architecture of the Gothic Revival. It is distinguished by its refined composition and excellent joinery, and many elements, such as the buttresses, are very slender because they are executed in wood. The tower is surmounted by a handsome, octagonal spire of more solid form. St. Andrew's has been twice extended, and in 1946 its interior was extensively renovated.
A superb example of "carpenter's Gothic" architecture, this building was constructed to serve a Church of Scotland congregation organized about 1829. It was built during the rectorship of the Rev. Donald Ross by John McDonald, a local contractor, and opened for service on November 11, 1862. St.
Andrew's tall, pointed openings and central, projecting tower demonstrate how strongly its design was influenced by early Victorian architecture of the Gothic Revival. It is distinguished by its refined composition and excellent joinery, and many elements, such as the buttresses, are very slender because they are executed in wood. The tower is surmounted by a handsome, octagonal spire of more solid form. St. Andrew's has been twice extended, and in 1946 its interior was extensively renovated.
Marker is in Vaughan, Ontario, in York Region. It is in Maple. It is on Keele Street 0.4 kilometers south of Major MacKenzie Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9860 Keele Street, Vaughan ON L6A 3Y4, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto, specifically on the Golden Horseshoe, in the York, Durham and Headwaters Area, and in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
