Runnymede-Bloor West Village in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Humbercrest Public School

1915

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

1. Humbercrest Public School Marker

Inscription. Humbercrest Public School is one of the oldest buildings still standing in the Baby Point area. First Nations have lived on this land for thousands of years. The earliest recorded were the Wendat, who were forced out of the area due to warfare and disease. In the mid to late 1600s, the Seneca of the Five Nations moved in from the south and set up the village of Teiaiagon near the present-day intersection of Jane and Annette streets. The cause of the village's abandonment at the end of the 17th century is unknown. By 1700, the Mississaugas were a strong presence in the Humber River valley. The land now known as the Greater Toronto Area was recognized as Mississauga territory until the British acquisition at the end of the century. James Baby bought the land here from the government in 1815. Nearly 100 years later, in 1913, developer Robert Home Smith began construction of the Baby Point suburb, which included Humbercrest Public School. It originally had six rooms and accepted students living south of the railway to Bloor Street, and from Jane Street to the Humber River. The architect Charles Wellington Smith designed two

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more wings in 1930.

Erected 2020 by Heritage Toronto.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Toronto Heritage series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 43° 39.612′ N, 79° 29.454′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in Runnymede-Bloor West Village. It is at the intersection of Saint Marks Road and Watson Road, on the right when traveling west on Saint Marks Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 St Marks Road, Toronto ON M6S 2H5, 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,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

2. Humbercrest Public School Marker

marker, measured as the crow flies: Corporal Frederick George Topham, V.C. (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Kabechenong / The Humber River / La rivière Humber (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); The Lost Village of Milton Mills (approx. one kilometer away); “The Old Mill” (approx. one kilometer away); Sir William Pearce Howland (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); The Maltese Community of Toronto (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Bloor West Village BIA (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); South Humber Park Pavilion (approx. 2.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

3. Humbercrest Public School Marker

Centre of photo

The village of Teiaiagon, on the 1755 Bellin map of New France image. Click for full size.

4. The village of Teiaiagon, on the 1755 Bellin map of New France

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 9, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.