Step back in time and experience the home of the late R.S. McLaughlin, Canadian auto baron and founder of General Motors of Canada. Inspired by early 20th century Beaux-Arts design, this 15,000 square foot, 55-room mansion was built between 1915 and 1917. The art, architecture, gardens, landscaping and original furnishings are all faithfully preserved in this National Historic Site.

Your Support Makes a Difference

Each year, we have the pleasure of welcoming visitors like you from across our country and beyond to experience extraordinary. Whether taking an amazing tour, enjoying a sumptuous meal in our award-winning gardens, or delicious afternoon tea in the mansion, it’s an opportunity to bask in the opulence of Parkwood while learning about the innovative and intriguing R.S McLaughlin, his family and his impact on our community and country.

With your help we can continue the important work of preserving and conserving Parkwood’s Extraordinary elegance. It isn’t easy and it’s costly, but together we can do it. The Parkwood Foundation is a charitable organization and rely on generous donations from individuals and corporate partners.

Parkwood is extremely fortunate in that we have not had to source or collect artifacts for our collection. When the Estate became a National Historic Site, the house was full of items that belonged to the McLaughlin Family when they lived here. As the estate is now 100 years old, signs of time, gravity and wear and tear have begun to emerge. Although quite an extensive and expensive process, in order to properly preserve our artifacts we attempt to conserve the collections, architecture and heritage assets of Parkwood through the careful work of trained conservators.