Eaton Hall (King City)

Eaton Hall
In the foreground is a mowed lawn to the left and a paved road to the right. The road branches to circle an island of grass containing a large tree and a small fountain. A three-storey grey stone building with a brown roof is prominent behind them. Its entrance is partially obscured by the tree, and a three-storey rotunda is clearly visible fronting the right side of the building.
Eaton Hall (King City) is located in Ontario
Eaton Hall (King City)
General information
TypeHouse
Architectural styleChâteauesque
LocationKing City, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°57′41″N 79°31′14″W / 43.9615°N 79.5206°W / 43.9615; -79.5206
Construction started1938
Completed1939
Governing bodyPrivate
Technical details
Floor area33,000 sq ft (3,100 m2)[1]
Other information
Number of rooms60[1]

Eaton Hall is a large house in King City, Ontario, Canada, built in the Norman style for Lady Eaton in 1938–39 on a 700-acre (2.8 km²) parcel of land (partly the Ferguson farm). Lady Eaton and her husband, Sir John Craig Eaton acquired the land in 1920 and 1922 on recommendation from their friend Sir Henry Pellatt, who owned the nearby Mary Lake property.[2] Lady Eaton moved into Eaton Hall three years after selling her city mansion, Ardwold. The house is adjacent to a body of water named Lake Jonda (a combination of the first three letters of her son John David Eaton's first and middle names), and nestled within the temperate forests of King Township. Upon completion, it contained 72 rooms. It became a beloved gathering place for the Eaton Family, owners of the Eaton's department stores based in Toronto.

  1. ^ a b Hanes 1997.
  2. ^ Township of King Heritage Committee 2006.