Newman Centre, Toronto

Name: Newman Centre
Address: Toronto, Canada

#568 among attractions in Toronto

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Newman Centre is the Roman Catholic university chaplaincy for the University of Toronto. It is housed in what was the home of Wilmot Deloui Matthews. It is located at the corner of Hoskin Avenue and St. George Street, across from the Robarts Library on the University of Toronto campus. It is under the direction of the Archdiocese of Toronto and is associated with the neighbouring St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church. ()

Architectural style: Romanesque revivalCoordinates: 43°39'52"N, 79°23'54"W

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Downtown Toronto (University of Toronto)Toronto Canada

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Newman Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Philosopher's Walk, Bata Shoe Museum, University College, Hart House.

~1230 ftNE
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.
~1150 ftNW
Footwear exhibits and the history of shoes
Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto
6 min walk • The Bata Shoe Museum is a museum of footwear and calceology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum's building is situated near the northwest of the University of Toronto's St. George campus, in downtown Toronto.
~1040 ftSE
Museum
University College, Toronto
6 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.
~1060 ftE
Museum, Art museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Hart House, Toronto
6 min walk • 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.
~530 ftSW
Church
St. Thomas's Anglican Church, Toronto
3 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.
~870 ftE
Gothic Revival architecture, Tower
Soldiers' Tower, Toronto
5 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.
~1330 ftE
Universities and schools
University of Toronto Faculty of Music, Toronto
7 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.
~1310 ftSW
Shopping, Bookshop
Bakka-Phoenix Books, Toronto
7 min walk • Bakka-Phoenix Science Fiction & Fantasy Bookstore is an independent bookstore in Toronto, Ontario, which specializes in science fiction and fantasy literature.
~1350 ftSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto
7 min walk • Knox Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
~200 ftE
Universities and schools
Massey College, Toronto
1 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.
~970 ftE
Theater
Hart House Theatre, Toronto
5 min walk • Hart House Theatre is a 454-seat theatre in Toronto, Ontario located on the campus of the University of Toronto in the Hart House Student Centre. The theatre serves the university and the Toronto community at large.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Newman Centre?

Nearby attractions include St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Toronto (1 min walk), Massey College, Toronto (1 min walk), Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto (2 min walk), Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, Toronto (2 min walk).

How to get to Newman Centre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Newman Centre:

Bus

St George Street • Lines: 94A (1 min walk)
Tower Road • Lines: 94A (4 min walk)

Tram

Harbord Street • Lines: 510A, 510B, 510C (6 min walk)
Sussex Avenue • Lines: 510A, 510B, 510C (6 min walk)

Metro

St. George • Lines: 1, 2 (8 min walk)
Museum • Lines: 1 (8 min walk)