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Yarmon House

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image courtesy of Steven Bodrug

AT RISK INFORMATION

At risk status

This building is at Risk

Information:

Has been recently sold, demolition proposed and replacement with a much larger house, destroying building and many trees.

BUILDING INFORMATION

Name & Location:

Yarmon House
12 Spinney Court
Toronto
Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills

First Owner:

Elliot Yarmon

First Occupant:

Elliot and Charlotte Yarmon

Year Completed:

1957

OTHER IDENTIFICATION

Alternate Name:

Formerly 91 Laurentide Drive

Notes:

- A stunning example of a house designed in the modernist style; arguably the most impressive in Toronto.

- One of about half a dozen custom built homes designed by Henry Fliess in the Donalda area of Don Mills.

-Original house was 2100 square feet with four bedrooms

- The house had been preserved (both inside and out) in its original style, decor and colour palette. It is an interesting, rare and well documented time capsule of 1950s living.

- The house interplays with the natural aspect of the site with the way it was thoughtfully built into the slope of the ravine it rests on. The use of wood (cedar siding) and stone on the exterior pay respect to the notion of being intertwined with nature.

The house has subsequently been stripped of its woodwork and stonework, undermining having it listed or designated. It has been nominated for designation by a private citizen.

Status:

Completed

Map:

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Companies:

The following companies are associated with this building

Architect - Henry Fliess <-- More buildings by this architect.
Architect - Henry Fliess <-- More buildings by this architect.

BUILDING DATA

Building Type:

Detached house

Current Use:

Residential

Former Use:

Residential

Heritage Status:

No heritage status

Main Style:

Modernist <-- More buildings in this style.

Sources:

Click to see 7 Source(s)

Heritage Property Nomination Form submitted to Heritage Preservation Services
Author - Steven Bodrug
Date - April 22 2016
Document - 7df23538.pdf
Drone Video of Property
Author - Steven Bodrug
Date - 2016
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Globe and Mail Article: A friendship built on a solid foundation
Author - Dave LeBlanc
Date - Sept 16, 2010
Notes - Elliot Yarmon wasn't looking for a friend for life.

When a business opportunity presented itself in 1952, Mr. Yarmon left his native New York City for Montreal. Three years later, he relocated to Toronto and set his family up in the award-winning Sout
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The Yarmon House â€“ 4 Bedroom Bungalow on a Slope
Notes - Reprint, posted online, of a 1959 Issue of Canadian Homes and Gardens

When Elliott and Charlotte Yarmon first moved to Don Mills, they rented a row house designed by architect Henry Fleiss. The economy and convenience of its design so impressed them th
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Photo Album
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Development Application
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Hillside Bungalow with an Extra Level Downstairs
Author - Canadian Homes and Gardens
Date - February 1959
Page - 20-22
Notes - Canadian Homes and Gardens article featuring the house, with multiple black and white images of the house and layout.

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