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[Site]: Kensington Market
[Date(s)]: 1815 (first development (Bellevue Estate))
[Designated]: 2006
[Location]: Toronto43°39′17.18″N 79°24′02.44″W / 43.6547722°N 79.4006778°W / 43.6547722; -79.4006778 (Kensington Market)
[Description]: A neighbourhood noted for its network of narrow streets and lanes fronted by rows of small houses and shops; since the early 20th century, it has been home to numerous successive waves of immigrant communities, making it a microcosm of Canada's multiculturalism
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[Site]: Old Toronto City Hall and York County Court House
[Date(s)]: 1899 (completed)
[Designated]: 1984
[Location]: Toronto43°39′9″N 79°22′54″W / 43.65250°N 79.38167°W / 43.65250; -79.38167 (Old Toronto City Hall and York County Court House)
[Description]: One of Canada’s finest examples of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and a symbol of Toronto's prosperity and rapid urbanization in the late 19th century
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[Site]: Osgoode Hall
[Date(s)]: 1832 (original wing completed)
[Designated]: 1979
[Location]: Toronto43°39′08″N 79°23′08″W / 43.65222°N 79.38556°W / 43.65222; -79.38556 (Osgoode Hall)
[Description]: Housing the Law Society of Upper Canada, courts of law and, until 1959, the only law school in the province, Osgoode Hall symbolizes the legal profession and court system in Ontario; a landmark on Queen Street West, it is also known for its ornate interiors
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[Site]: Maple Leaf Gardens
[Date(s)]: 1931 (completed)
[Designated]: 2007
[Location]: Toronto43°39′44″N 79°22′49″W / 43.66222°N 79.38028°W / 43.66222; -79.38028 (Maple Leaf Gardens)
[Description]: Built for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the arena is regarded as of the most renowned "shrines" in the history of ice hockey; for 70 years, it was one of Canada's foremost venues for large-scale sporting events, concerts and political events
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[Site]: Massey Hall
[Date(s)]: 1894 (completed)
[Designated]: 1981
[Location]: Toronto43°39′15″N 79°22′44.50″W / 43.65417°N 79.3790278°W / 43.65417; -79.3790278 (Massey Hall)
[Description]: A gift to the City of Toronto from wealthy industrialist Hart Massey, the concert hall has been one of the country's most important cultural institutions and is renowned for its outstanding acoustics
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[Site]: Women's College Hospital
[Date(s)]: 1883 (founded)
[Designated]: 1995
[Location]: Toronto43°39′42″N 79°23′15″W / 43.661686°N 79.387497°W / 43.661686; -79.387497 (Women's College Hospital)
[Description]: Founded at a time when women's access to medical education and hospital practice was extremely restricted, the hospital uniquely emphasizes women's health issues and women as health care providers; symbolic of the struggle and contribution of Canadian women to the medical profession
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