Located in a historic neighborhood north of downtown Toronto, Wychwood Park was established in 1874 as an experimental space for an artists’ colony. In the 1890s, housing expanded across the neighborhood, designed by the Toronto architect Eden Smith. With strong Commonwealth ties in place between Canada and the United Kingdom at the time, the houses were built to reflect the popular Arts and Crafts movement of the British Isles. The Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan resided at 3 Wychwood Park beginning in 1968, when he was teaching at the University of…
