The history of what was once Toronto's grandest mansion Toronto
immigrated from Guiseley, Yorkshire, England and arrived in Upper Canada in 1803. They lived in a brick house on the northwest corner of King and Caroline Streets.was granted land in Port Credit, but remained there only until 1806, when he relocated to York , the provincial capital.that he expanded into a general store. It is thought to be the first store of its type established in Toronto.
She considered Yorkville too far north of the city, and urged William to build a home near the commercial heart of downtown Toronto. A sentimental Christmas card of the Cawthra House, printed in 1922, depicting the house when it was occupied by the Cawthra family. Toronto Public Library, r- 2132.
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