Originally constructed as an inn, it now serves as a living history museum and is owned by the City of Toronto.

He was an Irish immigrant to Upper Canada who amassed 400 acres of land to the northwest of the original city of Toronto, in what is now Etobicoke.

In 1856, shortly after the death of his wife, Montgomery closed the inn but continued to live in the residence.

[1] Once in danger of demolition, Montgomery's Inn is now a cherished remnant of colonial times in Upper Canada.

Although most of its current artifacts are not original to the building, they are still period pieces, and a few belonged to the Montgomery family and chronicle a chapter in Canadian history.