Wychwood Park was founded as an artists colony in the late nineteenth century. Bracondale Hill, also known as Hillcrest, is an upper-middle-class neighbourhood in this area. Annexed by the old City of Toronto in 1909 and developed in 1911 from the Turner estate, Bracondale Hill is home to mostly large, early-20th-century, single-family homes surrounding Hillcrest Park that overlook the city. Many multicultural restaurants and shops are located nearby on St. Clair West to the north, and on Davenport Road/Ossington Avenue to the southwest of the neighbourhood.