This charming and prestigious property has been one of London's landmarks since 1872 when Mr. James Duffield, an owner of the London Oil Refining Company which became Imperial Oil in 1880, had it built.Subsequently, this magnificent residence hosted the Red Cross Blood Clinic during the war, the London College of Bibles and Missions, The Hooper Memorial Chapel, the Saturday School of Music, then became Queens Avenue Manor. In 1978, the Corporation of Chateau Gardens established their operations as a nursing home until May 2002 when they sold the property to Village Partners. Village Partners is a private partnership that owns a few retirement and nursing homes in Ontario.