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| Alderlea - City of Brampton |
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| Alderlea - Showing the new banquet room addition |
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| Alderlea - Elizabeth Street South Entrance |
From the City of Brampton website:
The estate home of Alderlea was built between 1865 and 1879 by Kenneth Chisholm M.P.P., son-in-law of John Elliott, one of the founding fathers of Brampton. Designed by William Kauffman, one of Canada's leading 19th century architects, Alderlea is one of the finest example of Italianate architecture in Ontario. The original grandeur of this structure included a large front lawn and garden which is currently Gage Park, Brampton's first municipal park.
In 1944, the Royal Canadian Legion purchased Alderlea, which they expanded in 1947, with a two-storey additon called 'Memorial Hall".
The City of Brampton purchased Alderlea in 2002 in order to protect and conserve this significant cultural heritage resource in the heart of the downtown core. Its restoration, expansion and new amenities makes this a landmark with high symbolic value for the City of Brampton.
