HISTORY
Playter Estates is named after the Playter family who held the original land grants 
on both sides of the Don River near Bloor Street. Captain George Playter, the 
patriarch of the family, was an United Empire Loyalist who emigrated to Canada 
from Pennsylvania in the 1790's. George's son James Playter, owned the land where 
Playter Estates is today. However, it was James' eldest brother John who actually 
settled on this land. John's grandson, John Lea Playter, erected the Playter Homestead 
at 28 Playter Crescent in the mid 1870's. This charming brick home is still owned 
by members of the Playter family. The property around the homestead was used for 
farmland up until 1912, when the current neighbourhood was developed.