The experience of walking through a park can be so complete that your home itself can come upon you as a surprise as you make your way back around to it. But it's at moments like these, rising out of a revelry, that the particular charms of your uniquely conceived and designed home, so skillfully attuned to its surroundings, are most transparent. A century-old Japanesse Teahouse, a keeper's lodge and stable house are just a few of the amenities residence will enjoy in this 1,000 acre estate.
Edgemere Private Residences are situated on 1,000 feet of shoreline on Lake Ontario. From your private terrace, sailboats are seen racing with paired geese along the vast waterfront horizon, while few have the opportunity to enjoy such beauty, Edgemere Residents live within this waterfront environment everyday.
Defining the edges of Wedgewood Creek is the original stone wall designed by Charles Ernest Woolverton. At the north end of the property the creek walls connect to a stone barrel vault that allows the creek to pass beneath Lakeshore Road.
About 300 feet south of Lakeshore Road, Wedgewood Creek widens into a seasonal pond and has been preserved in it's natural state as a woodland park.
As you walk Edgemere's footpaths, you'll see a century-old Japanese Teahouse, a testament to James Ryrie's pioneering interest in Japanese culture. This structure is among the first of its kind in North America. To the world, it's an historical landmark, for you, it's a private daily pleasure.
Near Lakeshore Road are the remnants of the conservatory that once provided bedding plants, perennials, vegetables and herbs for the estate. As part of the development the principal greenhouse will be refurbished as a conservatory overlooking the lawn.
There's also the original Keeper's Lodge on the property, which is being remodelled as a three-bedroom guest house situated on the private drive into the estate - a picturesque sentry between Edgemere and the outside world. The peaked roof and subdued Arts and Crafts detailing of the carriage house was an inspiration for the architect's tastefully restrained contemporary variations on 100 years of tradition.
With professional property management and concierge service, Edgemere offers everything you'd expect from condominium ownership, including gardening, grounds keeping and co-ordinated home maintenance. In the midst of refined, elegant, traditional living, you'll have access to amenities and services that are at the very forefront of today's integrated technologies.
