Why Was Canada's Biggest House Abandoned in Less Than 10 Years? | Casa Loma in Toronto

Why Was Canada's Biggest House Abandoned in Less Than 10 Years? | Casa Loma in Toronto

Artifact Archives
Artifact Archives
Aug 24, 2026

Canada's largest mansion sat empty less than a decade after it was finished. Today we tour Casa Loma, the 98 room castle Sir Henry Pellatt raised above Toronto, and follow the story of the man who lit the city's streets, harnessed Niagara Falls, and then lost nearly everything he owned.