Beaconsfield Village in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Ideal Bread Company Factory

1919

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 2, 2026

1. Ideal Bread Company Factory Marker

Inscription. Montreal architect Sydney Comber designed this factory building in Edwardian Classical style. Its façades feature stone detailing and are divided into distinct bays by brick pilasters. Window design is unique to each level and reflects the original separation - by factory floors - of the processes of bread production. In the final stage, bread wagons were loaded from the ground-level archways on Argyle Street. In use as a bakery until 1957, this building was converted to residential lofts in 2007. The factory clock remains above the front entrance.

Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, 2003

Erected 2008 by Heritage Toronto.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Toronto Heritage series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 43° 38.777′ N, 79° 25.399′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in Beaconsfield Village. It is at the intersection of Dovercourt Road and Argyle Street, on the right when traveling north on Dovercourt Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or

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near this postal address: 183 Dovercourt Road, Toronto ON M6J 2Z4, 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 walking distance of this marker: Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); West End Y.M.C.A. (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Tom Longboat (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Beatrice Lillie Building (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Colonel James Givins (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Gladstone Hotel (approx. half a kilometer away); a different marker also named The Gladstone Hotel (approx. half a kilometer away); Memorial Wall Plaques Dedicated to Patient Labourers (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 2, 2026

2. Ideal Bread Company Factory Marker

Ideal Bread Company Factory, ca 1920 image. Click for full size.

3. Ideal Bread Company Factory, ca 1920

Source: City of Toronto Archives (public domain)

Former Ideal Bread Company Factory in 2026 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 2, 2026

4. Former Ideal Bread Company Factory in 2026

marker is at the right of the corner door

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 7, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.