Hoggs Hollow

Hoggs Hollow is named after James Hogg, a Scotsman who settled here in 1824. Hogg operated a whisky distillery and a grist mill, and was viewed as the most successful of all the millers in the valley. The name is usually written without the apostrophe as Hoggs Hollow, but sometimes appears as Hogg's Hollow.

 

In 1856 John and William Hogg, sons to the late James Hogg, subdivided their father's estate under the name "Hoggs Hollow". The Hoggs Hollow subdivision included one hundred and forty-one lots. Only a few houses were actually built at this time, however.

 

The present day Hoggs Hollow neighborhood started to be subdivided in the 1920's. The neighborhood grew in stages and was finally completed in the 1960's.

 

The Jolly Miller tavern, circa 1857, located at the bottom of Hoggs Hollow Hill,

3885 Yonge Street

, was closed for many years, and has just re-opened in 2003 after many battles between developers, the city and groups that wanted to preserve the history. The George S. Pratt House, circa 1886, located at

17 Mill Street

, is another example of a historic landmark in Hoggs Hollow.