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A 1984 Toronto Historical Board plaque, located at 320 Kingston Road, on the north side just east of Woodbine Avenue, tells us a bit about the early settlement of Norway.
On this site, at 320 Kingston Road, stood the Norway Post Office. The building and a companion cottage at 322 Kingston Road were built about 1825 of board and batten construction. The settlement began with the establishment of the Norway steam saw mill, built in 1835. A toll gate, hotels and blacksmiths' shops followed as the community, known as Norway, grew. In 1866 its population reached 100 and the Post Office was opened with John E. Winnett as Postmaster. In 1907 the Norway Post Office was renamed Toronto Sub Office No. 4. Two years later the settlement was annexed to Toronto. The building ceased to be used as a post office in 1955 and was demolished on October 10, 1982.
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I remember that the building, shortly before its demolition was owned by Harry and/or Fidelia Mort, who lived around the corner on Woodbine Avenue. The developer of the current building offered the building to anyone who might want to preserve it, but there were no takers. My recollection is that the post office was one half of a single storey semi-detached building.
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