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The
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The Grange is located
just south of the Art Gallery of Ontario on Dundas St. at Beverley. The Grange has a
beautiful approach from the south of a long driveway through the front lawn of the
original estate, which is now Grange Park. The historic plaque reads as follows: "The
Grange was built about 1817 for D'Arcy Boulton Jr. At one time the town of York (now
Toronto) was surrounded by residential estates belonging to prominent citizens and The
Grange is one of the few to survive. Its symmetrical five-bay facade and central pediment
reflect the conservative influence of the British classical tradition of the 18th century.
The west wing represents two later additions. Given to the Art Museum of Toronto in 1911
The Grange is now owned by the Art Gallery of Ontario and is restored to the 1835-1840
period." .   |
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