Douglas MacDonald Homes, also known as MacDonald Homes, was a significant builder in Ottawa during the mid-20th century.  During this time the builder constructed homes in the following neighbourhoods: Manordale (see  Manordale Part 1 ) Crestview Crestview West Lakeview Long Island (Manotick) Merivale on the Green Glen Cairn (see  Glen Cairn ) Alta Vista/Riverview Woodvale Beacon Hill Arlington Woods Below is just a tiny sampling of their advertisements between 1960-1970: The Ottawa Citizen, January 13, 1961 The Ottawa Journal, September 15, 1961 The Ottawa Citizen, December 1, 1961 The Ottawa Citizen, March 8, 1962 The Ottawa Journal, September 8, 1962 The Ottawa Citizen, March 2, 1963 The Ottawa Journal, July 9, 1963 The Ottawa Citizen, September 7, 1965 The Ottawa Citizen, August 19, 1967 The Ottawa Journal, May 3 1969 The Ottawa Citizen, September 9, 1970 Unfortunately, I do not have any of their early brochures, aside from Glen Cairn, but fortunately the company incl...

The Sheahan Estates neighbourhood is located west of Greenbank Road, beside the Trend Village neighbourhood (see the plans for that area here:  Assaly Trend Homes ), and north of Arlington Woods. Begun around 1973, the area has large homes on generous lot sizes. The original builder and the neighbourhood had the same name - Sheahan Estates.  This post also includes the adjacent areas built north and west of the area, but under the names of Banner Creek and Guildwood West. The homes on the northwest corner of Banner Road and Greenbank Road were built by Assaly Homes as Greenbank Village and the plans can be found on this post:  Assaly Homes . The southwest portion of the neighbourhood has the Assaly Villas plans, shown on this post:  Assaly Villas The Ottawa Journal. April 21, 1973. The map on this ad is interesting as the Sheahan Estates neighbourhood is actually on the south side of Banner Road. The Ottawa Journal. September 8, 1973. The Ottawa Citizen. March 2, 197...