User:Geo Swan/Yonge Blockhouse



The Yonge Blockhouse, alternately, the Yorkville Blockhouse was one of a ring of seven blockhouses built in 1838 to guard the approaches to Toronto, following the Upper Canada Rebellion. These small blockhouses were all built to the same star-shaped design. The blockhouses were square, and two stories tall, with the upper story built at a 45 degree angle to the lower story. This resulted in an eight-point star-shaped structure, with the offset allowing for better vision of all approaches.