Casa Loma - House on the Hill 🇨🇦

Casa Loma and the Pellatts. Of all the houses built on this escarpment, Casa Loma is the Grandest meaning "House on the Hill". It was the romantic vision of the industrialist Sir Henry Pellatt (1859-1939). Pellatt made a fortune harnessing the power of Niagara Falls electrifying the streets and homes of Toronto. A flamboyant enterpreneur, he was fascinated by the middle ages. Pellatt was knighted as patron and commander of the Queen's won Rifles, a Canadian militia regiment. His towered mansion designed by Architect E.J. Lennox in 1909 is an extravagant Medieval Fantasy. At 98 rooms, It is Canada's largest house. The Pellatts moved to the house in 1913 and lived there for eleven years. In 1924, faced with severe setbacks, Pellatt was forced to sell his cherished home. After an unsuccessful attempt as an apartment-hotel, this landmark was taken over by the West Toronto Kiwanis Club who continue to manage the castle as a popular tourist attraction. (carved on stone) #passionpassport #urbanexplorer #summervacation