Oakham House

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Oakham House is a Gothic Revival style brick house at 322 Church Street, at the southwest corner with Gould Street, in the Garden District of Toronto, on the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University. It was built in 1848 as the private residence of its architect, William Thomas. Originally the residence of Thomas, it was the residence of the McGee family following Thomas' death in 1860. The building was sold to the City of Toronto in 1898, and until 1958 the building housed a working boys' home, sheltering boys aged 14‍–‍18. In 1958, the building was sold to the Ontario government, who subsequently granted the building to the Ryerson Institute of Technology (now Toronto Metropolitan University). The institute initially used the building as a dormitory until 1978, after which it became a dedicated student centre.