Rosedale is a neighbourhood in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance. It is located north of Downtown Toronto and is one of its oldest suburbs. In 2013, Rosedale was ranked the best neighbourhood in Toronto to live in by Toronto Life. According to Today’s Senior Magazine, it is known as the area where the city's 'old money' lives, and is home to some of Canada's richest and most famous citizens including Gerry Schwartz, founder of Onex Corporation, Adrienne Clarkson, the 26th Governor General of Canada, and her husband, the author John Ralston Saul, as well as David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet of the Thomson Corporation, the latter of whom is the richest man in Canada.
View of Rosedale from Rosedale Park
The fourth Government House for Ontario's Lieutenant Governor was located in Rosedale. Built in 1915, it was demolished in 1960, with the area redeveloped to Chorley Park
Glen Road bridge at Dale Avenue over the Rosedale valley (circa late 1800s)
Ravines surround the neighbourhood of Rosedale.
William Botsford Jarvis was an important member of the Family Compact and Sheriff of the Home District. His estate in what was then York, Upper Canada, gave its name to Rosedale, Toronto. Jarvis Street was named for his cousin, Samuel.
William Botsford Jarvis
Veterans of the War of 1812 at "Rosedale", Jarvis' estate, on 23 October 1861