Rosedale

By Bess Crawford

Book Overview

This appropriately large and lavish collection of photographs looks at the origins and evolution of Toronto's most prosperous neighborhood, from its beginnings in the mid-1850s to the protection of its heritage homes within the modern mega-city. Features chapters on the subdivision plans of 1854-1910, the Jarvis family, a who's who of Rosedale's first century, the origins of street names, the first landowners, early estates, Rosedale's architects, and such well-known properties as Rosedale House, Drumsnab, Chestnut Park, Caverhill, Idlewold, The Dale, Lorne Hall, Denbrae, Hollydene, Thom House, Guiseley House and North Rosedale.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550463233
• ISBN13: 9781550463231
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Boston Mills Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 10.0"