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O'Keefe House is the former mansion owned by Eugene O'Keefe, which serves as a residence for Ryerson University. The house became a residence in 1963, and holds 33 residents on three floors. It is located at 137 Bond St. in Toronto, Canada.
The land at what is today 137 Bond Street was sold to a dry goods importer by the name of William Mathers on April 14, 1855. Along with the land, Mathers received the not yet completed, golden bricked house. The building would host its most prominent proprietor in 1879 when it was purchased by Eugene O’Keefe. He was attracted to the house at the corner of Bond and Gould because he could keep tabs on his neighbouring brewery and reside within a block of St. Michaels Cathedral. To accommodate his growing family, O'Keefe had the third floor added in 1889. O'Keefe lived at 137 Bond Street until his death on the night of September 30, 1913 in his second floor bedroom.
The house eventually was purchased by Longman's Publishing and converted to administrative space. The layout that can be found at today’s residence can trace its origin to these offices. The Canadian Congress of Labour, the United Mine Workers and the Canadian Railroad Employees all utilized the Bond Street house at one point or another.
On March 6, 1963, S.E. Lyons and Son Realty Limited sent a letter to Ryerson Principal Howard H. Kerr offering the premises at Bond and Gould for $85,000. Kerr struck a deal at $80,000, a stark contrast from its $6,000 value in 1880 or the $677,000 price-tag for a summer 2004 renovation. In time for the fall semester of 1964, Ryerson opened “The Bond Street Annex” along with other new residencies on Church Street and Oakham House, then known as Kerr Hall. From 1963 through to the construction of Pitman Hall in 1991, O’Keefe was Ryerson’s only official residence space. 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of O'Keefe House as a Ryerson residence.
In 2018, with the opening of the new HOEM residence on Jarvis St, Ryerson announced that the building will no longer house students from the 2018-19 academic year. Instead, the building will be used by the University for non residential purposes.
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