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Hollydene (mansion)

1879 establishments in OntarioBuildings and structures in TorontoCity of Toronto Heritage PropertiesGothic Revival architecture in TorontoHouses completed in 1879
Houses in TorontoNeoclassical architecture in CanadaOntario Heritage TrustRosedale, TorontoRyan familyUse Canadian English from October 2026Victorian architecture in Canada
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Hollydene, also known as the Hugh Ryan House and John Blaikie House, is a Gothic Revival mansion at 10 Elm Avenue in the Rosedale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by the Toronto architectural firm Langley, Langley & Burke, it was constructed in 1879–1880 for businessman John Lang Blaikie. The three-storey residence is associated with Canadian industrialist Hugh Ryan (1832–1899), who owned and renovated the property in the later years of his life. Ryan died at Hollydene in 1899, and the residence was bequeathed to his eldest son, John Thomas Ryan. The property was subsequently acquired by Edith M. Read in 1912, who intended it to be the new location of her independent girls' school, originally founded in 1903 by Margaret Scott and located at 102 Bloor Street East. Hollydene was renamed Branksome Hall and is now the centre of the school's expanding campus. Hollydene incorporates elements of High Victorian, Gothic Revival, and Neoclassical architecture. The property was added to the City of Toronto Heritage Property Inventory on 10 December 1975, and was subsequently included in the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, approved in 2003 and designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act.

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Hollydene (mansion)
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