At one time, the farms at the corner of Don Mills and York Mills Road were owned by two brothers, David and Henry Duncan, and the intersection was known as Duncan's corner. David Duncan operated a prosperous dairy farm here and bred the first Jersey cows in the province of Ontario, then known as Canada West. David and his family also operated a water-powered sawmill on the Don River north of York Mills Road.

About 1865, Davud Duncan commissioned a new farm house to be located at the site of the present Pan Pacific Toronto. He called his new home "Moatfield". The house is a fine example of the Gothic-revival style. The original plan was L-shaped and featured an angled bay window and elaborate "gingerbread". In technical terms the "gingerbread" consists of eaves decorated with bargeboards in the drop tracery style and porch and the bar window elaborated with lacey turned wood and fretwork. The result is whimsical and charming.

"Moatfield". Was relocated to its present location in 1986 and an addition was added to facilitate its new function. In its new setting it is evocative of North York's rural way of life in the prosperous days just prior to Confederation when Ontario was young and Toronto's urban homes ended south of Collage Street