Henry Farm
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, Ontario
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, Canada
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. It is located in the north central part of town within the district of North York.
Henry Farm is bounded on the north by Sheppard Avenue
Sheppard Avenue
Sheppard Avenue is an east-west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A small portion of a continuation of the road in Pickering, Ontario is also called Sheppard Avenue.-History:...
East, on the east by Don Mills Road, on the south by Highway 401, and on the west by the Don River
Don River (Toronto)
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(East Branch). The Don Mills
Don Mills (TTC)
Don Mills is the eastern terminus station of the Sheppard line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is also a "Vivastation" on the Viva Green line of York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system...
subway station and the Fairview Mall
Fairview Mall
Fairview Mall is a major shopping centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada of about 80,000 m² , located at the northeast corner of Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue in the former borough of North York...
shopping centre are located just to the north of the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood also encompasses a smaller neighbourhood, Parkway Forest
Parkway Forest
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, between Don Mills Road and Highway 404.
Henry Farm was settled in 1806 by Henry Mulholland, a native of Clones
Clones
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, County Monaghan
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, Ireland
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. He later sold the farm, but his great grandson, George Stewart Henry
George Stewart Henry
George Stewart Henry was a farmer, businessman and politician in Ontario, Canada.Born in Township of King, York County, Ontario, the son of William and Louisa Henry, Henry was educated at the public schools of Toronto, Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto where he received a B.A. and...
, reacquired it in 1898. Henry was the tenth Premier of Ontario from 1930-34. One day before his death in 1958, Henry sold his farm for C$
Canadian dollar
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2,000,000 to the developers of the present day neighbourhood. Henry's house, called Oriole Lodge, still stands as a private residence at 17 Manorpark Court.
Henry Farm was developed into a housing subdivision in the 1960s. Most of the neighbourhood is low density suburban housing. Along the northeast and southeast are townhouse developments. The latter are primarily social housing. There are also two high-rise apartment buildings Havenbrook Towers at the southeast corner.
There is one church, located at 80 George Henry Boulevard, which houses the St. Matthew the Apostle, Oriole Anglican Church of Canada
Anglican Church of Canada
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congregation. The church was built in 1969 and dedicated on January 25, 1970. The site was shared with the Covenant United Church
United Church of Canada
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. Covenant United Church amalgamated with Donway United Church in 1992, and moved out of Henry Farm.
Henry Farm is home to Shaughnessy Public School of the Toronto District School Board
Toronto District School Board
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Children who live in Henry Farm Neighbourhood attend the following local schools:
- Public elementary schools (Grades 1-6): Shaughnessy Public School,
- Public elementary schools (Grades 1-6): Forest Manor Public School,
- Public junior high school (Grades 7-9): Woodbine Junior High School (in The Peanut)
- Public high schools (Grades 9-12): George S. Henry Academy, Georges Vanier Secondary SchoolGeorges Vanier Secondary SchoolGeorges Vanier Secondary School is a public high school located in Toronto, Ontario.The school was selected by the Canadian Education Association as one of 21 exemplary schools across Canada. There are many specialized courses offered in the school...
(in The Peanut) - Catholic school: St. Timothy's Catholic School (in Don Valley VillageDon Valley VillageDon Valley Village is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located north of Highway 401, and is bounded by Sheppard Avenue to the south, Leslie Street to the west, Finch Avenue to the north and Highway 404 to the east...
).