Dempsey Store
Historic site in Toronto, Ontario
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Dempsey Store was a hardware store built in 1860 at the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, in North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The historic store was moved and restored as a historic site further north at 250 Beecroft Road in 1996.[1] The site in Dempsey Park is maintained by the Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division and the North York Historical Society.
| Joseph Shepard House; also Dempsey Bros. Store | |
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The Dempsey Store in North York's Dempsey Park. | |
 Interactive map of Joseph Shepard House; also Dempsey Bros. Store | |
| Location | 250 Beecroft Road Toronto, Ontario M2N 6W3 |
| Built | 1860 |
| Original use | house and store |
| Type | Municipal Heritage Designation (Part IV) |
| Designated | December 17, 1998 |
The building is protected under Park IV of the Ontario Heritage Act since 1998. The designation notes: "Architecturally, the Dempsey store is a unique example of a rural mid-19th century building constructed in the Georgian Survival style with Neo-Classical influences. Its recent restoration has reintroduced those picturesque architectural elements that were added to the exterior of the building during the closing decades of the 19th century."[2]
