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'''Casa Loma''' was a large mansion, built on bluffs that overlook [[Toronto, Ontario]], that was built for [[Henry Pellatt]] in 1911.<ref name=citynews2023-01-20/> | '''Casa Loma''' was a large mansion, built on bluffs that overlook [[Toronto, Ontario]], that was built for [[Henry Pellatt]] in 1911.<ref name=citynews2023-01-20/><ref name=WindoverBook2023-09-06/> | ||
The mansion was built to look something like a medieval castle, and that look has been exploited as a set for many movies.<ref name=citynews2023-01-20/> | The mansion was built to look something like a medieval castle, and that look has been exploited as a set for many movies.<ref name=citynews2023-01-20/> | ||
Pellatt lost most of his fortune in 1924 | Pellatt lost most of his fortune in 1924.<ref name=citynews2023-01-20/> It then served as a hotel, until 1937. Ownership was then transferred to the [[Kiwanis]] organization, which opened it up for tours.<ref name=CBCNews2014-08-05/> In 2011 it was acquired by [[Liberty Entertainment Group]]. | ||
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| url = | | url = https://carleton.ca/aah/2023/new-book-on-torontos-casa-loma-co-edited-by-michael-windover/ | ||
| title = | | title = New Book on Toronto’s Casa Loma Co-Edited by Michael Windover | ||
| work = | | work = [[Carleton University]] | ||
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| url = | | url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-s-casa-loma-immortalized-on-commemorative-coin-1.2727911 | ||
| title = | | title = Toronto's Casa Loma immortalized on commemorative coin | ||
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| quote = | | quote = Because of a high amount of back taxes the city took procession of the building in 1933 and in 1937 it was leased to the Kiwanis Club until 2011. | ||
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Revision as of 15:37, 19 December 2023
Casa Loma was a large mansion, built on bluffs that overlook Toronto, Ontario, that was built for Henry Pellatt in 1911.[1][2]
The mansion was built to look something like a medieval castle, and that look has been exploited as a set for many movies.[1]
Pellatt lost most of his fortune in 1924.[1] It then served as a hotel, until 1937. Ownership was then transferred to the Kiwanis organization, which opened it up for tours.[3] In 2011 it was acquired by Liberty Entertainment Group.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brandon Rowe. Casa Loma continuing to share over a century of history, City News, 2023-01-20. Retrieved on 2023-12-19. “Construction began on this marvel in 1911 and was completed in 1914 by financier Sir Henry Pellant, who lived there with his wife Mary.”
- ↑ New Book on Toronto’s Casa Loma Co-Edited by Michael Windover, Carleton University, 2023-09-06. Retrieved on 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Toronto's Casa Loma immortalized on commemorative coin, CBC News, 2014-08-05. Retrieved on 2023-12-19. “Because of a high amount of back taxes the city took procession of the building in 1933 and in 1937 it was leased to the Kiwanis Club until 2011.”