Wychwood Park
Wychwood Park was named after Wychwood Forest in Oxfordshire, England, by Marmaduke Matthews, a landscape painter. He built the first house in the park in 1874 hoping to establish an artists' colony. In 1891 a subdivision plan was registered and a park reserve, including Taddle Creek and its pond, was vested in trust for the use of property owners. Many of the early houses are by Toronto architect Eden Smith and they reflect the English Arts and Crafts Movement - simple composition and traditional English house forms, blended with the natural landscaped site. In its origins, development and operation, the park is a unique and early example of a planned community in Toronto. Wychwood Park was designated as a Heritage Conservation District under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1985.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Toronto Plaques. Full page here.