Shoreacres, Burlington

Shoreacres Neighbourhood

The Burlington neighbourhood now known as Shoreacres was originally known as Lot 8 – Concession 4 in the former Nelson Township. The British Crown granted this parcel of land to the illustrious Canadian heroine Laura Secord for her service in the War of 1812 and the battle of Lundy’s Lane. Yes this is the same Laura Secord who has an ice cream and chocolate shop named after her. It turns out Secord never actually settled here and the property changed hands many times before being acquired by William Delos Flatt in 1912.

Flatt was a respected real estate speculator who envisioned this prime Lake Ontario waterfront as an exclusive residential community for wealthy families from Toronto and Hamilton. It turns out Flatt’s vision was correct but unfortunately his did not live to see his dream become reality.

Hamilton Steel magnate Cyrus Birge later acquired the Shoreacres property. Birge’s daughter Edythe MacKay inherited Shoreacres from her father and in 1930 built a magnificent mansion on the waterfront that set the standard for the collection of estate homes that would later be built around Shoreacres.

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