This historic home was built in the early 1900’s and architecturally reflects the activities in the village of Pointe Claire at the time.
The home is located:
. 5 minute walk to English and French Schools
. 15 minutes from Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport
. 5 minute walk into Pointe-Claire Village and Lake
. 2 minutes from Community Pool, Tennis Club and Park
. 5 minute walk to Beaconsfield Golf Club (cross country skiing)
. 5 minute walk to Stewart Hall Cultural Centre
History of the area: Agriculture was always the center of activity and the area changed little in appearance. Transformations gradually came about with the influx of English-speaking summer vacationers attracted by the area`s natural features. At the turn of the century, several hotels, which no longer exist, were built for vacationers, and a large number of private dwellings were rented. Seasonal cottages were also built which eventually became permanent residences.
In 1893 a 48-year-old Swede named Otto Lilly bought a 200-year-old homestead at the corner of what are now Cedar Avenue and Lakeshore Road. Otto and his wife, Mary, had a vision: to build a permanent community for like-minded English-speaking Protestants. He named it Cedar Park because of the abundance of cedar trees, and built Cedar Avenue, a macadamized road that he lined with apple trees and a wooden sidewalk.
A community needs a school and a church, but in order to establish a Protestant school board Cedar Park needed to “secede” from the Catholic parish of Pointe Claire. Lilly undertook this procedure and also funded the building of Cedar Park`s first school, which opened in 1895.
The important part of the architectural and historical heritage of Pointe-Claire is located in this area; an inventory taken in 1989 at the request of the urban planning division of the Borough of Pointe-Claire counted approximately 150 old buildings of interest.