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“It’s very important because Dorval has very few heritage houses, or maisons patrimoniale. That’s one of them, even though it’s a relatively small house.”
The gardener’s home was built between 1874-’76, as part of the Bel-Air estate of Alfred Brown, head of the Grand Trunk Railroad. The estate was comprised of the main house (now the Forest and Stream Club) the carriage house (now the Dorval Museum of Local History and Heritage) and the gardener (or caretaker’s) home.
Despite its modest size, Hébert said the 728-square foot gardener’s home once housed a large Scottish family.
“The original caretaker was Frank Roy who had 13 kids, and we believe most of them were born and raised in that house. I’ve been in the house and I don’t know how he did it. It was quite an accomplishment.”
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