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My favourite building built in Canada to give the appearance of
a castle.
By: @SweetGlowPixie Date: February 29, 2016, 10:24 pm
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[center]Casa Loma
Spanish for Hill House, a Gothic Revival style house and gardens
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Now a museum and landmark.
It was built as a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill
Pellatt.
Casa Loma was constructed from 1911 to 1914.
The architect was E. J. Lennox, who several other city
landmarks. Casa Loma sits at an altitude of 140 m.
In 1903, financier Henry Pellatt purchased 25 lots from
developers Kertland and Rolf. Pellatt commissioned architect E.
J. Lennox to design Casa Loma with construction beginning in
1911, starting with the massive stables, potting shed and
Hunting Lodge (a.k.a. coach-house) a few hundred feet north of
the main building. The Hunting Lodge is a two-storey
4,380-square-foot (407 m2) house with servants' quarters.
The house cost about $3.5 million and took 300 workers three
years to build.
During the depression that followed the war, the City of Toronto
increased Casa Loma's property taxes from $600 per year to
$1,000 a month, and Pellatt, already experiencing financial
difficulties, auctioned off $1.5 million in art and $250,000 in
furnishings. Pellatt was able to enjoy life in the castle for
less than ten years, leaving in 1923.
The city seized Casa Loma in 1933 for $27,303 in back taxes. The
castle was extremely run down and the city was motioning for the
castle to be demolished.
In 1937, however, it was leased by the Kiwanis Club of West
Toronto, later the Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma (KCCL), which began
operating the castle under a sole-source contract as a tourist
destination.
In January 2014 the city entered a new long-term lease and
operating agreement with Liberty Entertainment Group, led by
President and CEO Nick Di Donato, which agreed to spend $7.4
million to continue the castle's restoration, installing air
conditioning, enhancing the special events and dining experience
and integrating new technology for school and cultural
programming. The company's plans also include a fine dining
facility.
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Re: My favourite building built in Canada to give the appearance
of a castle.
By: pryzmsticv Date: March 1, 2016, 4:57 am
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Lady sweetglow, good to have back. I luv history in many ways,
no matter how betrayed. Thank you very much my dear. Please
again my dear friend. Greatly enjoyed.😚
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Re: My favourite building built in Canada to give the appearance
of a castle.
By: Divine Metamorphoses Date: March 7, 2016, 1:45 am
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Lady Sweet Glow Pixie
Thank you for the lesson of Casa Loma
Being a Torontonian I've had the pleasure of
Enjoying it's beauty!
Love and light
Divine
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