Castle Frank Brook

Castle Frank Brook is a buried creek in Toronto, Canada, that has its source in the Lawrence Avenue and Dufferin Street area. It flows through Cedarvale Park and the Nordheimer Ravine and eventually through the Rosedale Ravine. However, a short section of the creek is exposed in the Cedarvale ravine. Vaughan Road curves because it is parallel to this creek. The TTC's Spadina subway line passes under this creek from Eglinton West station to south of St. Clair West station. The creek also flows under Rosedale station.

The creek is named for the summer residence of Sir John Graves Simcoe. It was built either on the west side of the Don River near where the Prince Edward Viaduct was built or the east side of Cabbagetown near the Don River. The building's façade was built in a Georgian architectural style. It was abandoned when Simcoe returned to England in 1794 and it burned down in 1829. Castle Frank was named after Francis Gwillim Simcoe, Simcoe's son. Additionally, there is a community in that area, as well as a subway station. A second home of the same name was built north of this site by Sir Edward Kemp. It was demolished in 1962 and replaced with the current Rosedale Heights Secondary School. The site of the original summer home can be seen from aerial photos as a partially cleared area with a ring-like shape.

Cedarvale Park

The Nordheimer Ravine, named after Samuel Nordheimer, who was a piano importer who lived nearby

The Russell Hill Emergency exit located in Winston Churchill Park

Historical marker, located south of Bloor Street adjacent to Castle Frank station, was placed on the approximate site of the historic Castle Frank residence in 1957

External links

• Castle Frank Brook
• Mayers, Adam (2007-03-08). "The Real Castle Frank". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/article/189220.