Mississauga's Largest Collection of Historical Buildings

17. Commercial Building (Late 1800s)

228 Queen Street South

This Commercial Building stands on land originally patented to James Glendenning, Streetsville first settler. He sold part of his property to Dr. John Barnhart in 1826, which sold part of his property to John Graydon in 1885. Graydon then sold the property of multiple owners and it has been said that Howard W. Eaton purchased the portion of land which the Hall House is built. The building was erected by John Graydon around 1886-1887. This two-storey commercial brick building has undergone a number of unsympathetic changes. The present façade has a mid- 20th century store front and its gabled roof was lost in a fire in the 1950’s. However, buff colored brick detailing can still be seen in the quoins and in the segmental arches over the second windows. The original gable was seen facing the street supported by bracketed cornice returns and punctuated with a single key-hole type window and a decorative verge-board united the two slopes at the ridge of the roof.