Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque

On May 25 2008 the Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity installed a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque in Kensington Market. Later in 2006, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada designated Kensington Market as a site of national historic significance transforming the neighbourhood into a national landmark. Read more here.

22 Kensington Place

The home at 22 Kensington Place still bears hand prints in the cement made by Nico and Fevh, the children of the barber, John Varney, who lived there in the 1890s.

Hand and Footprints of Nico and Fevh, children of barber John Varney, who occupied 22 Kensington Place in the 1890s. Photo by Liz Gallin, 2013.