Burlington in Halton Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Paletta Mansion

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 27, 2025

1. Paletta Mansion Marker

Inscription. Edythe MacKay, following the death in 1929 of her father, the prominent Hamilton industrialist Cyrus Birge, used her inheritance to replace the old Zimmerman farmhouse on her Shore Acres Estate. The design for her mansion, by Hamilton architect Stuart McPhie in association with William Somerville, integrates traditional motifs with modern concepts. Built by local contractors and craftsmen with the finest imported and local materials, the mansion is a showpiece of 1930s construction. Edythe's daughter, Dorothy McNichol, maintained it as a summer residence. In 1990 the City of Burlington purchased the estate for park development. The mansion was threatened with demolition, but popular support for its restoration led to a successful fundraising campaign and to its renaming in recognition of a major donor, the Paletta family. Restored and renovated, it reopened in December 2000. The entire estate is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.

Erected 2001 by Heritage Burlington LACAC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 43° 21.165′ N, 79° 45.192′ W. Marker is in Burlington, Ontario, in Halton Region. It can be reached from Lakeshore Road 0.1 kilometers east of Walkers Line. The marker is on the grounds of the park, on the west side of the mansion at the end of Shoreacres Road, approx. 180 metres from the entrance on Lakeshore Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4250 Lakeshore Road, Burlington ON L7L 1A6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paletta Lakefront Park (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); World Championship Wheat 1954 (approx. one kilometer away); Port Nelson (approx. 3 kilometers away); Knox Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.6 kilometers away); The Hamilton Radial Electric Railway (approx. 4.7 kilometers away); William Bunton Esq. 1820-1881 (approx. 4.7 kilometers away); Spencer Smith Park (approx. 4.7 kilometers away); 125th Anniversary Clock, 1999 (approx. 4.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Paletta Mansion Marker (centre of photo) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 15, 2025

2. Paletta Mansion Marker (centre of photo)

Paletta Mansion, the marker is immediately to the right of the building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 27, 2025

3. Paletta Mansion, the marker is immediately to the right of the building.

Paletta Mansion from the lakeshore image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 27, 2025

4. Paletta Mansion from the lakeshore

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. 2. submitted on August 15, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.