In 1860, Sir Hugh Allan purchased fourteen acres on the slopes of Mount Royal for $10,000 from the estate of the late Simon McTavish, then considered in the countryside, outside the confines of Montreal.
Sir Hugh Allan purchased fourteen acres on the slopes of Mount Royal for $10,000 from the estate of the late Simon McTavish outside the confines of Montreal. This was in 1860. The slopes of Mount Royal for $10,000 from the estate of the late Simon McTavish were then considered in the countryside.