Parkwood

Parkwood is a National Historic Site of Canada in Oshawa, Ontario.

Ontario · 270 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario · location approximate

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PARKWOOD A rare surviving example of the grand estates of the inter-war years, Parkwood consists of a richly decorated house set in 12 acres of grounds. The house, originally constructed in 1916-1917 to the designs of the Toronto firm of Darling and Pearson, was the home of Colonel Robert Samuel McLaughlin, President of General Motors of Canada. His wife, Adelaide, took a particular interest in the gardens designed by H.B. and L.A. Dunington-Grubb in the 1920s and in the magnificent formal garden constructed in 1935-1936 to the designs of John Lyle.

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Résidence richement décorée située sur un terrain de douze acres, Parkwood est l'un des rares grands domaines de l'entre-deux-guerres qui subsistent encore. La maison fut construite en 1916-1917 d'après les plans du bureau d'architectes Darling and Pearson, à l'intention du colonel Robert Samuel McLaughlin, président de la compagnie General Motors du Canada. Sa femme, Adelaide, s'intéressait particulièrement aux jardins conçus par H.B. et L.A. Dunington-Grubb dans les années 1920 et au magnifique jardin classique aménagé en 1935-1936 d'après les plans de John Lyle.

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