Summerhill neighbourhood is named after the CP transport baron Charles Thompson's mansion Summer Hill which was located on what is now Summerhill Gardens. Originally the grounds of Summer Hill were developed as an amusement park and dance pavillion until an heir subdivided the 200 acre plot of land in the 1860s.
The neighbourhood developed around the famous Summerhill landmark - the railway station which is now an LCBO. When the station closed the area started to decline until the opening of the Summerhill subway station in the 1950s.
Summerhill boasts many attributes that make it a popular and prestigious neighbourhood in which to live. Pretty Victorian and Edwardian houses nestle on tree-lined streets. The stores and restuarants on Yonge are some of the best in Toronto and the Summerhill subway offers a quick communte to downtown.
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Primary Schools
Cottingham Jr School 85 Birch Ave 416-393-1895 please click here for latest report Brown School 454 Avenue Rd 416-393-1560 please click here for latest report Deer Park Jr & Sr School 23 Ferndale Ave 416-393-1550 please click here for latest report
Secondary Schools
North Toronto Collegiate Institute, 70 Roehampton Ave., (416) 393-9180 Jarvis Collegiate Institute, 495 Jarvis St., St Joseph's College 74 Wellesley S W 416-393-5514 please click here for latest report
Private Schools
Branksome Hall, 10 Elm Ave., 416-920-9741 The York School, 1320 Yonge St., 416-926-1325 Linden School 10 Rosehill Ave 416-966-4406 De La Salle College 131 Farnham Ave 416-969-8771
Local Amenities
Public Transport Summerhill is well served by local transport. The Summerhill subway station is on the Yonge line and the 97 bus runs certain times from Steeles & Yonge to Queens Quay.
Parks & Recreation Rosehill reservoir and Park wrap around the north east of Summerhill. This parkland includes trails into the Vale of Avoca and a great park overlooking the city with a wading pool, children's playground and waterfall.
Lionel Conacher park situated on Birch Ave is named after famous hockey player Lionel Conacher who later became a member of the House of Commons.
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