page_title: Clairville, Toronto
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Clairville, Toronto / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Guardhouse family estate, Rexdale and Indian Line (Hwy 27) in 1878
context_page_description: Clairville is a neighbourhood and former village in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the northwest corner of Toronto, in the former city of Etobicoke. Today Clairville is almost wholly industrial/commercial.
context_section_description: The town of Clairville was established in 1850 at the intersection of Albion Road and Steeles. It was built on a land owned by Jean du Petit Pont de la Haye (1799-1872), a French teacher at Upper Canada College. He developed the community on his estate which he named after his daughter Claire Elizabeth (later Berthon b. 1831-d. 1903). A private street was built diagonally across northern Etobicoke as a shortcut to Albion Township through Toronto Gore Township (now part of Caledon and Brampton), with a toll at Clairville.  The street was originally named Clairville but was also called the Albion Road (the current name for this street).
caption: Guardhouse estate at top of Rexdale Blvd, 1878
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