The Historic Homes Walking Tour is a relaxing, enjoyable way to view some of Collingwood's finest mansions in Collingwood's historic neighbourhoods. These magnificent homes were built in a time when a young town was enjoying the wealth and prosperity brought on by a thriving harbour, shipbuilding industry and quickly expanding downtown retail district. For example, Third Street in Collingwood is our town's version of "Fifth Avenue," including Tornaveen (1893), now the Collingwood Ski Academy, Armadale, #375 (1890), the site of a gala reception for the Governor General of Canada in June, 1918, and Elmwood/Dundurn Hall at #241, a beautiful home once described as "the finest building in town." As your walk continues east en route to the downtown Heritage District, you'll pass by houses with names such as "The B.C. Cottage" at #147, "The Charles Pitt House" at #242, a lovely Greek revival home, boasting magnificent stone columns in the ionic order, "Stewart Villa" #217 (1883) followed closely by two other architectural beauties, "Thurso," now Thurso House Bed & Breakfast and "The Beild," a lovely Eden Smith House dating to 1909, which is now a delightful Country Inn and spa.