Black Creek Pioneer Village, Open-air museum in North York, Toronto, Canada.

Black Creek Pioneer Village is an open-air museum in North York, Toronto, with over forty 19th-century buildings arranged to show rural Ontario life in the 1860s. A core of Stong family farm buildings stands on its original site, while most other structures were moved from across Southern Ontario. The Taylor Cooperage, built in the 1850s in Paris, has vertical weathered plank siding, a shingled roof, a stone chimney, and a white sign reading "TAYLOR'S - COOPERAGE" and "John Taylor - Proprietor"; barrels rest on its deck.

The site opened in 1960 as Dalziel Pioneer Park, later renamed Black Creek Pioneer Village and, from 2024, the Village at Black Creek. It is run by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. A core of buildings erected by the Stong family, including their farm structures, remain on their original sites; most other buildings were moved from across Southern Ontario, such as the 1850s Taylor Cooperage from Paris and the board-and-batten blacksmith shop from Nobleton.

Staff members dressed in period clothing demonstrate traditional crafts, farming practices, and everyday tasks as people performed them generations ago. Visitors can watch and observe how work and daily routines shaped the community.

The site can be reached via Pioneer Village Station on the TTC subway line, with a short walk to the entrance. Plan to spend several hours walking between the buildings and exploring the grounds at your own pace.

The Taylor Cooperage building, with its weathered vertical plank siding and "John Taylor - Proprietor" sign, was built in the 1850s in Paris, Ontario, and later moved to the village. Six wooden barrels of varying sizes rest on the deck in front, showing the cooper's trade.