Hart House, Toronto

Name: Hart House
Address: 7 Hart House Cir, Toronto, M5S 3H3, Canada
Telephone: +1 416-978-1838

#146 among attractions in Toronto

Museum, Art museum, Gothic Revival architecture, Student center, More...

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Facts and practical information

Hart House is a student activity centre at the University of Toronto. Established in 1919, it is one of the earliest North American student centres, being the location of student debates and conferences since its construction. Hart House was initiated and financed by Vincent Massey, an alumnus and benefactor of the university, and was named in honour of his grandfather, Hart Massey. The Collegiate Gothic-revival complex was the work of architect Henry Sproatt, who worked alongside decorator Alexander Scott Carter, and engineer Ernest Rolph, and subsequently designed the campanile at its southwestern corner, Soldiers' Tower. In 1957, the house hosted U.S. President John F. Kennedy. ()

Established: 1911 (113 years ago)Coordinates: 43°39'49"N, 79°23'40"W

Address

7 Hart House CirDowntown Toronto (University of Toronto)Toronto M5S 3H3 Canada

Contact

+1 416-978-1838

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Day trips

Hart House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Philosopher's Walk, University College, Queen's Park, Ontario Legislative Building.

~1220 ftN
Hiking, Park, Quad
Philosopher's Walk, Toronto
6 min walk • Philosopher's Walk is a scenic footpath located in the St George campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. It runs in the north–south direction along the ravine landscape created by Taddle Creek, once a natural waterway that was buried during the Industrial Age and is now flowing underground.
~660 ftSW
Museum
University College, Toronto
4 min walk • University College, popularly referred to as UC, is a constituent college of the University of Toronto, created in 1853 specifically as an institution of higher learning free of religious affiliation.
~620 ftNE
Memorial, Park, National park
Queen's Park, Toronto
3 min walk • Queen's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, it was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
~820 ftSE
Romanesque architecture, Architecture
Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto
4 min walk • The Ontario Legislative Building is a structure in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the viceregal suite of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and offices for members of the provincial parliament.
~1480 ftW
Church
St. Thomas's Anglican Church, Toronto
8 min walk • St Thomas's Church, Huron Street is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in Toronto, Ontario. One of the earliest Anglo-Catholic congregations in Canada, it was established in 1874, moving twice before settling into its present building, adjacent to the Annex on the western edge of the University of Toronto's downtown campus.
~1130 ftS
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Convocation Hall, Toronto
6 min walk • Convocation Hall is a domed rotunda on the grounds of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by Darling and Pearson and completed in 1907, its radially planned interior has been compared to the grand amphitheatre of the Sorbonne and the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford, although no specific precedent is truly known.
~1100 ftSE
Memorial
Ontario Veterans' Memorial, Toronto
6 min walk • Ontario Veterans' War Memorial is a 30-metre-long granite wall located on the front south lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The wall was designed by Allan Harding MacKay and landscape architectural firm Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg.
~210 ftW
Gothic Revival architecture, Tower
Soldiers' Tower, Toronto
2 min walk • Soldiers' Tower is a bell and clock tower at the University of Toronto that commemorates members of the university who served in the World Wars.
~310 ftSE
Universities and schools
University of Toronto Faculty of Music, Toronto
2 min walk • The Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto is one of several professional faculties at the University of Toronto. The Faculty of Music is located at the Edward Johnson Building, just south of the Royal Ontario Museum and north of Queen's Park, west of Museum Subway Station.
~860 ftW
Universities and schools
Massey College, Toronto
5 min walk • Massey College is a graduate residential college at the University of Toronto that was established, built and partially endowed in 1962 by the Massey Foundation and officially opened in 1963, though women were not admitted until 1974.
~1470 ftN
Museum
Institute for Contemporary Culture, Toronto
8 min walk • The Institute for Contemporary Culture is located in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and serves as the ROM’s window on contemporary society.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Hart House open?

Hart House is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 12 pm - 5 pm
Wednesday 12 pm - 8 pm
Thursday 12 pm - 5 pm
Friday 12 pm - 5 pm
Saturday 12 pm - 5 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Hart House?

Nearby attractions include Hart House Theatre, Toronto (1 min walk), Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory, Toronto (1 min walk), Soldiers' Tower, Toronto (2 min walk), Wycliffe College, Toronto (2 min walk).

How to get to Hart House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Hart House:

Bus

Tower Road • Lines: 94A (3 min walk)
Hoskin Avenue • Lines: 94A (4 min walk)

Metro

Museum • Lines: 1 (6 min walk)
Queen's Park • Lines: 1 (9 min walk)

Tram

McCaul Street • Lines: 306, 506 (8 min walk)
Queen's Park • Lines: 306, 506 (9 min walk)