Little Trinity Anglican Church in Toronto's Corktown neighbourhood is in the midst of a small but significant heritage project. Facing onto King Street just east of Parliament are—or at least were—the long disused Trinity Church Workmen's Cottages. Decades of deterioration meant that the interiors were rotten, and now only their facades remain preserved behind scaffolding, and replacement structures are built behind. The cottages once housed workmen during the early days of Corktown, one of Toronto's earliest blue-collar neighbourhoods.

Trinity Church Workmens Cottages, image by anonymous0024

Trinity Church Workmens Cottages, image by anonymous0024

Meeting rooms, a reception area, and administrative offices are to be features inside the two-storey building. The church itself is also benefitting from important interior renovations, while the outdoor space behind the workmen's cottages will feature a new enclosed lawn and hard surfaced courtyard. Thanks to photos from UrbanToronto Forum member anonymous0024, we can see that a new foundation is in place and that the development is ready to rise.

Trinity Church Workmens Cottages, image by anonymous0024

Consulting Heritage Architects on the project are E.R.A. while the new spaces behind the north and east facades are the work of DTAH, or duToit Allsopp Hiller Architects. ERA, DTAH and Little Trinity have kindly provided us with the following renderings that show how the project will appear when complete.

399 King Street East restoration, image courtesy of DTAH

399 King Street East restoration, image courtesy of DTAH

Check out the UrbanToronto Projects & Construction thread to learn more about the Little Trinity Church Workmens Cottages.