- 2025 - Spring Art Show 2025

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About The Foundation

The Thornhill Heritage Foundation was founded in 2009 to own and maintain assets deemed to be of significant heritage, historic, cultural importance, or of major financial value. Our current proerty is:

Robert West Heritage House

7780 Yonge Street (entrance off Old Yonge Street) L4J 1W3

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About The Robert West House

The Robert West Heritage House, as 7780 Yonge Street is known, is the only house in Thornhill to be continuously inhabited by the same family since it was built. Robert Arthur West (1816 - 1884), an English immigrant, came to Upper Canada in the 1830s.

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About Mrs. Keith

Katherine Louisa Keith (nee West) was born in Toronto in 1912. She was the great grandaughter of Robert West and became his last living descendent.

In 2008, with her advancing age, she decided that the best way to ensure that the house was preserved was to donate it
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Spring 2025

You are invited to our latest exhibit:

The opening artists' display at "Thornhill's Red Door Gallery:

at the

Robert West Heritage House, 7780 Yonge Street, Thornhill.

The event runs on Saturays and Sundays

11 am to 5 pm.

Our previous events included:

100th Anniversary of the Group of Seven Display & Art Contest
Rock, Paper and Wireless (Means of Communication)
Thornhill West Side Stories (History of the West Family, Store & House) and a
Co-sponsored the THS Mystery Bus Trip to Prince Edward County.
Time, Travel & Rulers of the 20th Century

THF's exhibits/events are created and organized by volunteers and Board Members of the Thornhill Heritage Foundation being established in 2008. It is our aim to be known as a Thornhill Community learning and exhibit centre.

If your family or friends participated in our "Pick a Picket" fund raising program, you can now view your name plaque on the rebuilt white picket fence. It's not too late to purchase a "Pick a Picket" plaque in honour of your family or loved ones.

Under the guidance of Daphne Van Ginkel, our Head Gardener, the existing gardens surrounding the heritage house are coming to life again. Come and see for yourself.