# Scadding Cabin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Scadding_Cabin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Scadding_Cabin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scadding_Cabin > Source revision: 1311199022 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Historic site in Ontario, Canada Scadding Cabin Entrance to Scadding Cabin Interactive map of Scadding Cabin 43°37′50.55″N 79°25′26.37″W / 43.6307083°N 79.4239917°W / 43.6307083; -79.4239917 Location Alberta Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada History Built 1794 Site notes Current use Museum Governing body York Pioneers Website York Pioneers **Scadding Cabin** (or **Simcoe Cabin**) is a 1794 [log cabin](/source/Log_cabin) on the grounds of [Exhibition Place](/source/Exhibition_Place) in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada. It was constructed for [John Scadding](/source/John_Scadding)[1] and is now the [oldest surviving building in Toronto](/source/List_of_oldest_buildings_and_structures_in_Toronto).[2] ## History Canadian National Exhibition grounds: Scadding Cabin, 1903, which was moved to this site by York Pioneer and Historical Society, 1903 The cabin was originally built on the property of John Scadding, an immigrant from [Devonshire](/source/Devon), in order to fulfill his settlement duties to the Crown. The cabin stood at the east side of the [Don River](/source/Don_River_(Ontario)) south of [Queen Street](/source/Queen_Street_(Toronto)) East on a 253-acre land grant that stretched north from Lake Ontario to present-day Danforth Avenue. Scadding lived in the cabin until he returned to England in 1796.[3] When Scadding returned to York in 1818, he sold his property, and cabin, to a farmer named William Smith, who used the cabin as an outbuilding. The cabin remained in the Smith family until 1879 when the cabin was offered to the [York Pioneers](/source/York_Pioneers). [Henry Scadding](/source/Henry_Scadding), son of John Scadding, was a founding member of the historical society. Scadding Cabin at its new location in [Exhibition Place](/source/Exhibition_Place), June 1880. In 1879 John Smith, the owner of the Scadding property, gave Scadding Cabin to the York Pioneers. In 1879, the Toronto Industrial Exhibition began (later the [Canadian National Exhibition](/source/Canadian_National_Exhibition) (CNE) ) and the York Pioneers worked with the Exhibition's founders to move the Cabin to its current site to celebrate the Fair's inauguration. The cabin was dismantled, moved and reconstructed by the York Pioneers on the grounds of the first Industrial Exhibition (now Exhibition Place) on August 22, 1879 near the site of [Fort Rouillé](/source/Fort_Rouill%C3%A9).[2] ### Current use The York Pioneers currently operate Scadding Cabin as a museum. The Scadding Cabin is furnished as a pioneer home from the 1830s to early 1840s, although there are artifacts that date back to the 1790s. The oldest item is a baby's cradle, made by Scadding. Furnishings include two spinning wheels and a wool winder, equipment for making bread and butter, a candle mould, and utensils for cooking on an open hearth. Scadding Cabin is open during the CNE, held each year from mid-August to the end of the Canadian Labour Day weekend.[3] The cabin is also open through special arrangements and for community events during the summer months such as Toronto's Doors Open. In the past, the cabin has been open during the Luminato Festival and annual CHIN picnic when these events are held at Exhibition Place. In 2022, rot was found in one of the main log timbers. The York Pioneers raised funds and made repairs to the Cabin in 2023. ## See also - [List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto](/source/List_of_oldest_buildings_and_structures_in_Toronto) - [Fort Rouillé](/source/Fort_Rouill%C3%A9) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Plaques – York Pioneer and Historical Society"](https://www.yorkpioneers.com/plaques/). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pioneers_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pioneers_2-1) ["The Scadding Cabin"](http://www.yorkpioneers.com/scadding-cabin/). York Pioneer and Historical Society. Retrieved 31 August 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-plaque_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-plaque_3-1) ["Scadding Cabin Historical Plaque"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160920192226/http://torontoplaques.com/Pages/Scadding_Cabin1.html). *torontoplaques.com*. Archived from [the original](http://torontoplaques.com/Pages/Scadding_Cabin1.html) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Scadding Cabin](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Scadding_Cabin). - [York Pioneer and Historical Society Website](http://www.yorkpioneers.com) - [John Scadding Cabin on TOBuilt](http://acotoronto.ca/show_building.php?BuildingID=3349) v t e Exhibition Place Buildings Automotive Building Bandshell Carillon Enercare Centre Government Building Horse Palace Horticulture Building Hotel X Toronto Ontario Government Building Queen Elizabeth Theatre Scadding Cabin Sports BMO Field Coca-Cola Coliseum Grand Prix of Toronto OVO Athletic Centre History Exhibition Stadium Fort Rouillé Pure Food Building Stanley Barracks Toronto Maritime Museum Public art Garden of the Greek Gods Princes' Gates Princess Margaret Fountain Shrine Peace Memorial Events Canadian National Exhibition History of CNE International Air Show Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Warriors' Day Parade --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Scadding Cabin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scadding_Cabin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scadding_Cabin?action=history)). 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