Cathedraltown is a planned neighbourhood with an estimated population of 3,000 in the City of Markham, Ontario. The neighbourhood was named after the Cathedral of the Transfiguration.
Overview The neighbourhood is bordered on the south by Major Mackenzie Drive, on the north by Elgin Mills Road, on the west by Highway 404, and on the east by Victoria Square Boulevard. The neighbourhood is connected by several YRT bus routes.
History Cathedraltown was built on donated land from what was original part of a breeder's farm. It was designed by Donald Buttress, taking inspirations from the architecture of European cathedral towns, with designs resembling Regency and Georgian architectures that are popular in London during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The first residents moved in by 2006.
In July 2017 a statue of the cow Brookview Tony Charity was erected in Cathedraltown to some controversy. The statue is of a prize-winning cow that was owned jointly by Romandale Farms and Hanover Hill Farms, in the nearby town of Port Perry, where the cow resided. Romandale Farms donated the statue to honour Charity. Markham City Council voted to search for a new location for the statue in 2017, and the statue has been taken down and placed in storage since 2018. References