The small town that was planned and built nearby was named York as well. The original name of Toronto was no longer used to identify this British controlled territory. Fort York survives to this day and is a National Historic Site. Fort York has a number of restored War of 1812 buildings and includes barracks, officers quarters, gun powder magazines and blockhouses. It is a high point of interest on our historical Tours.
University students work throughout the year at Fort York.
Restoration projects are the focus of some. Others re-enact the garrison life of a British fort and perform military duty and drills, dressed in authentic, period uniforms. As you can see from the other photo Fort York's view is that of the downtown skyline. Fort York occupies about seven acres of prime Toronto real estate and is less than five minutes from downtown Toronto. Toronto's town plan and early building development was located, further east from the Fort York location, close to Toronto's protected harbour.