St. Michael's College, U of T1852 St. Michael’s College is founded by the Basilian Fathers with a mandate toprovide high-school and university education to young men.
1856 The First Collegiate Building is erected (Clover Hill - pictured right). It was home to the first residence at St. Mike’s and remains the only residence for many years.
1872 Clover Hill is expanded to include more classrooms and residence space (the Bay Street Wing)
1920 SMC acquires the property now occupied by the Historic Houses and the Queen’s Park Building. Many of the old homes in this neighborhood were demolished to make way for College Buildings, specifically Carr Hall and the Queen's Bark Building.
Queen's Park Building - 1930
1935 Laying of the cornerstone for the Queen’s Park Building’s, modeled after the architecture of Oxford and Cambridge.
1939 Opening of Brennan Hall, including the Canada Room Residence Dining Hall.
1950 The Residence begins to house University students exclusively when the high school operations for St. Michael’s are moved to St. Claire and BathurstStreets.
1958 Opening of Elmsley Hall, which would become known as “the bunker” because of its 16 inch walls.
1968 A disastrous fire destroys much of the Clover Hill buildings (pictured right). The area basically ceases to be part of the residence operations. The Bay Street Wing of the Building is eventually torn down.
1970 -- Appointment of Rick Hayward as Dean of Residence, the first lay person to hold the position. He would later go on to work in the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science Office and Student Information Systems.
Sullivan House - 1978
1980 -- Inaugural year of the Dean’s Cup Sports Tournaments wherein the various houses of residence compete in a year-long sports tournament in hockey, basketball, soccer, volleyball, hockey, ultimate Frisbee, ping-pong and pool.
2001 Opening of Sorbara Hall Residence Buildings under the Dean of Students Duane Rendle. This effectively doubles the residence population to over 450.
2005 St. Michael’s College begins operating as a co-ed residence with 75 women in the inaugural year.
Paul Martin Sr. Former Minister of External Affairs and Health and Welfare in governments of Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent, Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Trudeau.
Paul Martin Jr. Former Minister of Finance in the government of Jean Chretien and Prime Minister of Canada (2003-2006)
Tim Horton During the early 20th century, several hockey players who went on to play with the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL club lived in residence at St. Mike's. This was due mainly to the association between the St. Michael's Majors Hockey Club (now based out of St. Michael's College School - St. Claire/Bathurst) and the Leafs.