Fool's ParadiseDoors Open Toronto

  • Self-guided tours available
  • Site has blue and gold provincial plaque
  • Site is protected by the Ontario Heritage Trust
  • Washrooms
Fool's Paradise

The former home of Canadian landscape painter Doris McCarthy (1910-2020), Fool’s Paradise is a charming cottage on the spectacular Scarborough Bluffs. McCarthy donated the property to the Ontario Heritage Trust so it could remain an inspirational space for future generations of artists. Today, the Doris McCarthy Artist-in-Residence program has welcomed over 60 artists to live and create by the Lake. (Photo: David Lee)

Contact info

1 Meadowcliffe Drive
Toronto, Ontario

https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/dmair

Architecture

Year built: 1940
Building type:Private residence
Architect: Forest Tefler/Doris McCarthy
Architectural style:Modernism

Dates/hours open

May 23, 10:00am - May 23, 05:00pm

Saturday only: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.