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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. | '''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/> | ||
The mansion was built to look something like a medieval castle, and that look has been exploited as a set for many movies. | 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 | Pellatt lost most of his fortune in 1924, and the building fell into public hands. It then served as a hotel, until 1937. | ||
Since then it has served as a museum.<ref name=citynews2023-01-20/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url = | | url = https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/01/20/casa-loma-rathnelly-toronto-your-community/ | ||
| title = | | title = Casa Loma continuing to share over a century of history | ||
| work = | | work = [[City News]] | ||
| author = | | author = Brandon Rowe | ||
| date = | | date = 2023-01-20 | ||
| page = | | page = | ||
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| accessdate = 2023-12-19 | | accessdate = 2023-12-19 | ||
| url-status = live | | url-status = live | ||
| quote = | | quote = Construction began on this marvel in 1911 and was completed in 1914 by financier Sir Henry Pellant, who lived there with his wife Mary. | ||
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Revision as of 16:26, 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]
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, and the building fell into public hands. It then served as a hotel, until 1937. Since then it has served as a museum.[1]
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.”