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www.toronto.ca:
Originally known as Uplands, this was the summer home for the Cummings family. Built in the Arts & Crafts style, the 14-room, 5000 sq. ft. mansion was completed in 1912. In addition to the main house, there is a gardener's cottage and a stable with attached chauffeur's cottage, now the Carriage House Studios. In 1927, the house was purchased by John Fraser, a Toronto financier who greatly enhanced the surrounding gardens. The property was featured in a 1942 edition of Canadian Home and Gardens magazine. In 1978, Cedar Ridge was acquired by the City of Toronto and has operated as an arts centre and gallery since that time. It is now a vibrant cultural hub offering a variety of arts programming for all ages and features a diverse roster of exhibitions in the gallery from September to June annually. Cedar Ridge was the orphanage in the movie Rent-A-Kid (1995).