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Eaton Hall is a Norman chateau in King City, Ontario, Canada built for Lady Flora McCrea Eaton in 1937 on a 700 acre (2.8 km²) parcel of land, which had been acquired by Lady Eaton and her husband, Sir John Craig Eaton. Lady Eaton moved into Eaton Hall following the demolition of 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. Norman architecture is: a term still applied by writers in English to the buildings erected by the Normans, in the various lands that fell under their dominion in the 10th and 11th centuries; a term applied to architecture in Normandy. ... King City is a small, affluent town in King Township, Ontario, Canada, located just north of Toronto. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) • Land 917,741 km² • Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Lady Flora Mcrea Eaton was the wife of Toronto department store president and heir Sir John Craig Eaton. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir John Craig Eaton (1876 - 1922) was a Canadian businessman, and member of the prominent Eaton Family. ... Ardwold was the residence of Sir John Craig Eaton and Lady Flora Mcrea Eaton of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search John David Eaton was the second son of Sir John Craig Eaton and Lady Flora McCrea Eaton of Toronto. ... Jump to: navigation, search A dense growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). ... King (2001 population 18,533)[1] is a township in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search Eaton (disambiguation). ... Eatons was once Canadas largest department store retailer. ...


After Lady Eaton's death in 1970, the land was sold to Seneca College, which was then a provincially-funded community college. It established its King Campus operations on that land in 1971, using Eaton Hall as its administrative facility. In 1977, a new facility was built for the expanding college, and Eaton Hall became a Management Development Centre until 1991, at which time it was converted to a public hotel and conference centre. Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology has approximately 90,000 part-time and 17,000 full-time students. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Jump to: navigation, search In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a junior college, is an educational institution providing post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associates degrees. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. ...


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Eaton Hall is a Norman chateau in King City, Ontario, Canada built for Lady Flora McCrae Eaton in the 1930s on a 700 acre (2.8 km²) parcel of land.
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