In 1964, "Imperial Tobacco Company's" Hamilton operations are moved to Guelph, Ontario. Originally it was known as the "Tuckett Tobacco Company" which was started up by George Elias Tuckett, (1835–1900), who was also Hamilton's 27th Mayor in 1896. Today the property is the site of two high-rise apartment buildings, "Queen's Terrace" and "Oxford Heights". Tuckett's home was the "Scottish Rite Castle", also on Queen Street, remains as one of Hamilton's most magnificent structures. At its peak the "Tuckett Tobacco Company" employed 600 workers and products were sold throughout the world. The first factory opened up in the 1860s near the intersection of King and Bay Streets. The Queen Street North factory opened up 28 February 1891 and stayed opened until 17 September 1966.