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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, and the building fell into public hands.  It then served as a hotel, until 1937.   
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]].
Since then it has served as a museum.<ref name=citynews2023-01-20/>


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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.[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. 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.”
  2. New Book on Toronto’s Casa Loma Co-Edited by Michael Windover, Carleton University, 2023-09-06. Retrieved on 2023-12-19.
  3. 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.”