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Highlands Area Edmonton homes for sale range from early 1900 character houses to million dollar mansions along ADA boulevard. Real estate listings in the Highlands Area come in a price range for everyone! The Highlands area is most famous for its historical houses along Ada Boulevard which overlooks the river valley and is one of the most desirable communities in the northeast Edmonton. Highlands real estate listings are constructed in every era since the early 1900s. Depending on condition and location, house prices in the Highlands Area range vastly in price.
There are several attractions in the Highlands and one of the reasons people tend to stay for generations. Some of these are the Goldbar-Highlands Footbridge where you can walk across the river, historical houses, the scenery along Ada boulevard, Highlands golf club with a 75-seat dining area, and a full-service bar, and all of the friendly mom & pop shops. The most famous house in Highlands is the Magrath Mansion, a historical landmark located at 6240 Ada Blvd.
The Highlands Area is located in central northeast Edmonton, Alberta in real estate zones 6 and 9. It is bordered by the Yellowhead, 50 street, Wayne Gretzky Drive and the Capilano River Valley.
The Highlands area is one of Edmonton's most architecturally diverse communities. Originally, the Highlands area was homesteaded by HBC employees then later purchased by John A. McDougall who was a well-known businessman and also actively involved in Edmonton politics. In 1910 McDougall sold the land to the Magrath-Holgate Company in 1910 for $150,000.
Magrath and Holgate envisioned the Highlands area community as a high-class enclave catering to elite Edmontonians. the land was subdivided into 66 foot lots and sold to buyers on the condition that a house valued at $2500 or more was built on the land. Land in the Highlands area was annexed by the City in 1911, making it formally a part of Edmonton. When a major recession hit Edmonton in 1913, Highlands development slowed, then with the population explosion following the end of the Second World War the remainder of the empty lots in Highlands sold .