M. Collis Building

The M. Collis Building was constructed almost 100 years ago, designed by Oshawa architect C. C. Stenhouse. It features a date stone, set inside a simple parapet, which reads, “1928 / M. Collis Bldg.”

The Oshawa Daily Times-Gazette reported on its August 22, 1928 edition, writing:

(W)ork is rapidly advancing on the new Collis Block, King Street West, where within the next month three fine new stores will open to constitute another addition to Oshawa’s rapidly growing business section…one store, that to the extreme west, is expected to be ready for M. Collis, the owner of the building, to occupy by September 1.

From the time it was built until the late 1980s, this was where the M. Collis Furniture Company operated from. This furniture business was established by Max Collis.

After the closure of the Collis Furniture Company, King’s Flooring and Drapes moved into this location and continue to operate today as King’s Flooring Limited. Berry Hill Cafe has been at this location since around 2013.