Plaqued Houses and Buildings

A History of the Cottages
2020.61.0
110 King Street - Oakville Historical Society
The cottages at 110 King Street house the offices of the Oakville Historical Society... View Full Record
Allan Street #070
2020.61.56
70 Allan Street - Fred Wiffen House
The house was constructed in 1921.... View Full Record
Allan Street #155
2020.61.57
155 Allan Street - Shaw Brothers House
Photographed in 2019. The house was built in 1914.... View Full Record
Allan Street #175
2020.61.84
175 Allan Street - William J. Shaw House
William J. Shaw built this house in 1910 and it remained in the family until 1984.... View Full Record
Allan Street #183
2020.61.128
183 Allan Street - The Joseph Lawrence and Edith Burdett Lawrence House
Joseph founded a successful cartage business which originally operated from this property.... View Full Record
Allan Street #187
2020.61.15
187 Allan Street - Parrick House
The house was built in 1912 by George Parrick, a bricklayer. He lived there with his family until 1931, at the beginning of the Great Depression. This property is in the Brantwood Survey which is bounded by Lakeshore Road, Allan Street, Macdonald Roa... View Full Record
Allan Street #213
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213 Allan Street - Thomas Conder House
Photographed in 2019.... View Full Record
Allan Street #247
2020.61.134
247 Allan Street - the Malcolm McCarthur & Dorothy McDonald McCarthur House
The McCarthurs lived here from 1948 - 1950... View Full Record
Allan Street #251
2020.61.85
251 Allan Street - O. Norman Carlson and Rosalind Parnaby Carlson House
Norman Carlson was born in Saskatchewan and served in the Second World War... View Full Record
Allan Street #436
2020.61.6
436 Allan Street - The Arthur Brown and Gladys Tyrell Brown House
The house was built in 1928, and owned by Arthur Brown, a mechanic.... View Full Record
Balsam Drive #114
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114 Balsam Drive - William and Mary Wass House
The house was built in 1878, and is connected to the house on the corner, 457 Lakeshore Road East. ... View Full Record
Bath Street #111
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111 Bath Street - G. K. Chisholm House
The house was built in 1850, by George King Chisholm. ... View Full Record
Bath Street #126
2020.61.99
126 Bath Street - William Cantley and Percy Bath Home
Two families are featured on the plaque for 126 Bath Street. William Cantley and his wife Christian Ord Cantley and Percy and Ruth Bath... View Full Record
Burnet Street #038
2020.61.64
38 Burnet Street - Michael Quinn House
The house was built in 1855. ... View Full Record
Burnet Street #050
2020.61.65
50 Burnet Street - James C. Morgan House
Photographed in 2016. The house was built in 1865. ... View Full Record
Carson Lane #530
2020.61.66
530 Carson Lane - Cyrus Anderson and Margaret Hall Anderson House
Photographed in 2010. The house was built in 1900. ... View Full Record
Chancery Lane #076
2020.61.67
76 Chancery Lane - William and Phoebe Baker House
The house was built in 1860. ... View Full Record
Chisholm Street #114
2020.61.69
114 Chisholm Street - Capt. John Andrew House
The house was built in 1875. ... View Full Record
Chisholm Street #124
2020.61.70
124 Chisholm Street - William McCraney House
The house was built in 1878. ... View Full Record
Chisholm Street #168
2020.61.26
168 Chisholm Street - Robert and Mary Jackson House
The house was built in 1857, and was owned by Robert Jackson, a carpenter.... View Full Record
Deane Avenue #117
2020.61.21
117 Deane Avenue - Perkins House
The Perkins family moved to Oakville from Toronto in 1916, building this house in 1917.... View Full Record
Deane Avenue #133
2020.61.25
133 Deane Avenue - John Wylie and Alta Vira Sarah Wilson Wylie House
The house was built in 1916, and it was where John Wyllie resided.... View Full Record
Douglas Avenue #123
2020.61.7
123 Douglas Avenue - Alexander Dymock & Margaret Ferguson Dymock House
Built in 1915, 123 Douglas Avenue was owned by Alexander Dymock (1877-1963), a butcher, until 1927.... View Full Record
Douglas Avenue #337
2020.61.86
337 Douglas Avenue - Edmund Killer and Marion Dorthea Davis Killer House
Edmund and Marion's house at 337 Douglas Avenue was built in 1916... View Full Record
Douglas Avenue #359
2020.61.10
359 Douglas Avenue - Jacob Irving and Marjorie Lamb Irving House
The house was built in 1913, and bought in 1914, by Jacob Aemilius Homfray Irving (1887-1963) and his wife, Marjorie Lamb.... View Full Record
Douglas Avenue #376
2020.61.141
376 Douglas Avenue - The Thomas P. Thornton House
Mr. Thornton founded a publishing company in Toronto... View Full Record
Douglas Avenue #382
2020.61.137
382 Douglas Avenue - The Ronald Reid Hart & Edna Juanita Cromarty Hart House
Ronald Hart met his end in a most unfortunate accident... View Full Record
Douglas Avenue #383
2020.61.77
383 Douglas Avenue - Alexander Peake and Ada Bell Peake House
Alexander Peake was born in 1877 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England and was the son of Henry Peake, a chemist and druggist who ran a shop in town.... View Full Record
Dundas Street East #0005
2020.61.143
5 Dundas Street East - Munn's United Church
Established in 1823 as the Munn's Methodist Chapel... View Full Record
Dundas Street West #2521
2020.61.144
2521 Dundas Street West - Palermo United Church
Established in 1812, the building dates to 1867... View Full Record
Dundas Street West #3114
2020.61.145
3114 Dundas Street West - St. Luke's Anglican Church, Palermo
The church was established in 1842, the building dates to 1845... View Full Record
Dunn Street #043
2020.61.42
43 Dunn Street - Cecil and Agnes Marlatt House
This house was built by Cecil Gustavus Marlatt in 1888m as a Marlatt family home.... View Full Record
Dunn Street #69
2020.61.168
69 Dunn Street - The home of Samuel Jull Sr. and Mary
William Chisholm initially owned the lot at 69 Dunn St., which eventually passed through several owners, before being purchased by Samuel Jull Sr. in 1853, who lived at 65 Dunn St. with his wife Mary.... View Full Record
Felan Avenue #236
2020.61.147
236 Felan Avenue - Home of Maurice Felan and Margaret L. Williams Felan
Maurice Felan was a Master Mariner.... View Full Record
First Street #040
2020.61.22
40 First Street - The William Romain and Esther Ann Chisholm Romain House
also known as the William Romain House- was built in 1855. ... View Full Record
Forsythe Street #142
2020.61.100
142 Forsythe Street - Henry and Marie Gullege
Henry Gulledge, a saddler, lived at this home in the mid-1800s... View Full Record
Fourth Line #609
2020.61.130
609 Fourth Line - Alexander Page and Catherine MacMillan Page House
This home was previously located at 17 Stewart Street and was moved to its present location in 1966... View Full Record
Front Street #143
2020.61.34
143 Front Street - McCorquodale House
The Peter McCorquodale House was built by the mariner McCorquodale family in 1834 and remained in the family until 1899.... View Full Record
Front Street #154
2020.61.135
154 Front Street - The Old Post Office
This building served as Oakville's first post office, 1835-1856... View Full Record
Front Street #176
2020.61.29
176 Front Street - The McDonald House
The James McDonald House was built in 1837. James McDonald was a Scottish immigrant, and a carpenter.... View Full Record
Front Street #212
2020.61.27
212 Front Street - The Worn Doorstep
Also known as "The Electric Light Cottage." It was built in 1870. The house has a beautiful view overlooking Lake Ontario.... View Full Record
Inglehart Street South #422
2020.61.87
422 Inglehart Street S - Stanley Chamberlain & Bertha Hannah Chamberalain House
Stanley Chamberlain likely built this house himself in 1922.... View Full Record
Inglehart Street South #417
2020.61.9
417 Inglehart Street South - Marsell House
Constructed in 1915 by Walter Inglehart. Later home to Allan Marsell, an engineer at the Oakville Pressed Brickworks Factory.... View Full Record
Inglehart Street South #426
2020.61.88
426 Inglehart St. S - Jackson Chamberlain & Annette Cordelia Tuck Chamberliain House
William Jackson Chamberlain likely built this home together wiith his brother Stanley Chamberlain, who lived next door and sold him this lot.... View Full Record
Inglehart Street South #429
2020.61.132
429 Inglehart St. S. - Joseph Cherrington and Edith Barnes Cherrington House
Joseph and Edith Cherrington were originally from Yorkshire, England.... View Full Record
King Street #155
2020.61.125
155 King Street - Victoria Hall
Victoria Hall was added onto St. Jude's Church in 1887... View Full Record
King Street #213
2020.61.160
213 King Street - Stable of John Barclay, later home of Gordon Poole and Elaine Neefus Poole
Once the barn for the property at 214 William St, owned by the prominent John Barclay, the property was purchased in 1950 by Gordon and Elaine Poole who converted the barn into their family home.... View Full Record
King Street #222
2020.61.159
222 King Street - Home of Matthew Butler and Loretto Shibley Butler
King Edward VII appointed Matthew Butler as companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George.... View Full Record
King Street #230
2020.61.13
230 King Street - Thomas Thomas Sr. House
The house was constructed in 1869, and bought a few years later by Thomas Thomas Sr., a shipbuilder.... View Full Record
King Street #262
2020.61.36
262 King Street - The Marlatt Estate Coach House
This property was purchased by Wilbur Marlatt in 1892 and the coach house was built the same year and is located across the street from the Marlatt House.... View Full Record
King Street #295
2020.61.37
295 King Street - Justus Wright Williams and Nancy Aikman Williams House
The Justus Wright Williams house was built shortly before 1850, when Justus Wright Williams and his wife Nancy Aikman moved in.... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road East #0145
2020.61.101
145 Lakeshore Road East - James Reid Store
The James Reid store is still a fixture on Lakeshore Road.... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road East #0389
2020.61.89
389 Lakeshore Road E - Walter Ecclestone & Martella Carrique Ecclestone House
This home was built as a summer home for the Ecclestone family... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road East #0390
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390 Lakeshore East - Captain William Wilson
Captain William Wilson was a very successful mariner and major land owner.... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road East #0395
2020.61.90
395 Lakeshore Road E - The Percy Demold & Ethel Keogh McGee Demold House
Percy Detmold purchased 395 Lakeshore Road East from Arthur Gibson in 1919... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road East #0492
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492 Lakeshore Road E - The Luther Symmes & Caroline Jackson Symmes House
Luther Richardson Symmes purchased this property in 1909... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road East #1399
2020.61.142
The Barn at 1399 Lakeshore Road East
The barn on the property was built circa 1920 when the property was owned by the Cox family... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road West #0037
2020.61.136
37 Lakeshore Road West - The Turner Chapel
The Turner Chapel served the Black community in Oakville... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road West #0307
2020.61.24
307 Lakeshore Road West - Morden House
The house was built in 1895, and owned by several members of the Morden family.... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road West #0335
2020.61.92
335 Lakeshore Road W - The William Morden and Christina McKay Morden House
William Morden was the founder of the Morden Fuel and Ice Co.... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road West #0489
2020.61.158
489 Lakeshore Road West - Home of John Howell and Hannah Smith Howell to 1877; later the home of Captain Edward Morden and Mary Jane McVittie Morden
Most likely built circa 1863, this house was originally home to the Howell family until 1877. Changing ownership a few times thereafter, it was purhcased in 1900 by the Morden family, becoming their family residence until 1950.... View Full Record
Lakeshore Road West #2489
2020.61.129
2489 Lakeshore Road West - Walton Memorial United Church
At its founding, the church was known as "Bronte Methodist Episcopal Church"... View Full Record
Lawson Street #279
2020.61.23
279 Lawson Street - Mariner's Home
This house was known as "Mariner's Home" and was first owned by Captain Robert Wilson. It was built in 1862.... View Full Record
Lawson Street #280
2020.61.102
280 Lawson Street - Samuel Lawson House
At one time, the most northerly house in town... View Full Record
Lawson Street #280
2020.61.163
280 Lawson Street - The home of Samuel Lawson and Winifred Brown
This property traces back to Samuel Lawson's pioneering spirit in 1839, obtaining Park Lot K from William Chisholm.... View Full Record
Macdonald Road #279
2020.61.18
279 Macdonald Road - John McDuffee and Mary Lawrence McDufee House
This home was acquired by John McDuffee, a retired farmer in 1912.... View Full Record
Macdonald Road #283
2020.61.11
283 Macdonald Road - Gerald Williamson and Helen Cross Williamson House
THe house was built in the late 1940s, and bought in 1950 by Gerald Williamson (1902-1977) and his wife, Helen Cross (1904-1988).... View Full Record
Macdonald Road #293
2020.61.103
293 Macdonald Road - Donald Campbell and Jane Laing Campbell House
Donald Campbell was a collector of road tolls... View Full Record
Maple Avenue #327
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327 Maple Avenue - Robert Adam Beattie Hall and Helen Calder Hall
Robert Hall was a dairyman and a long-time volunteer in the Town.... View Full Record
Maple Avenue #371
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371 Maple Avenue - Byron Secord and Annie Groves Secord House
In June of 1920 Byron Secord purchased the lot at 371 Maple Avenue. He began construction on his house sometime afterwards, likely with his son.... View Full Record
Maple Avenue #407
2020.61.20
407 Maple Avenue - William Galley and Gertrude Hood Galley House
The house at 407 Maple Avenue was under construction in 1916 when its owner, William Galley, shipped off to serve in the First World War.... View Full Record
Maple Grove Drive #457
2020.61.133
457 Maple Grove Drive - James Wesley Hill and Adeline Shipley Hill
James Wesley Hill was an escaped slave and a "Conductor" on the Underground Railway.... View Full Record
Morrison Road #115
2020.61.5
115 Morrison Road - Graham House
The house was built in 1916 for Isabella Graham, a widow. It was later owned by Frank Chisholm (1863-1925) .... View Full Record
Navy Street #008
2020.61.3
8 Navy Street - The Custom House
The Custom House was built in 1856, and owned by Robert Kerr Chisholm.... View Full Record
Navy Street #008
2020.61.8
8 Navy Street - The Erchless Estate
Erchless was built in 1858, by William Chisholm. Today, after six Chisholm generations, it has been converted into the Erchless House Museum and is operated by the Town of Oakville.... View Full Record
Navy Street #019
2020.61.28
19 Navy Street - David and Agnes Patterson House
The Patterson House - was built in 1834 by David Patterson, a shipwright and carpenter.... View Full Record
Navy Street #029
2020.61.30
29 Navy Street - Frontier House
Also known as the "John Moore House," it was built in 1838. The house remained in the Moore family until 1870.... View Full Record
Navy Street #041
2020.61.55
41 Navy Street - Robert Wilson and Louise Miles Wilson House
Captain Robert Wilson (1806-1888) was a mariner and sailor.... View Full Record
Navy Street #045
2020.61.54
45 Navy Street - William Wilson House
William Wilson acquired this house in 1859 near those of his brothers. It later became a general store and a hardware store.... View Full Record
Navy Street #054
2020.61.138
54 Navy Street - Civic Park - Town Hall and Lock-Up
This land was set aside for public use by William Chisholm in the original plan for the town.... View Full Record
Navy Street #065
2020.61.47
65 Navy Street - Sumner House
This house was built by William Sumner a year after his house next door on William Street.... View Full Record
Navy Street #075
2020.61.48
75 Navy Street - The Murray House Hotel
The Murray House Hotel, known at different times as the Canadian Hotel, has passed through the ownership of John Williams, James Teetor, other proprietors, and then to Murray Williams.... View Full Record
Navy Street #085
2020.61.49
85 Navy Street - Glen Prossen
This house was built about 1849 by George King Chisholm where he lived with his wife Isabella Land Chisholm and their family.... View Full Record
Neyagawa #2441
2020.61.164
2441 Neyagawa - The home of Amos Biggar and Margaret Pettit
Dundas Street, initially named 'The Governor's Road,' was envisioned by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1793 to safeguard against potential southern invasions. It now stands as a preserved landmark.... View Full Record
Palmer Avenue #301
2020.61.104
301 Palmer Avenue - Dr. Charles Lusk
Dr. Lusk originally lived in the house on the corner of Trafalgar and Palmer... View Full Record
Pine Avenue #403
2020.61.161
403 Pine Avenue - The property of Charles Beauchamp and Alice Mary Ingrouille
Charles Beauchamp purchased the lot for this house on November 26, 1912 for $150. The property, with an unfinished house on it, was sold on April 1, 1915 to Charles Haddlesey, who married Helen Inglis in 1920.... View Full Record
Postville Street #3041
2020.61.165
3041 Postville Street - The home of James Appelbe and Jemima McDuffy
James Appelbe's historic brick house was relocated in 2016 and was purchase by someone passionate about historical preservation and restoration.... View Full Record
Regency Court #021
2020.61.93
21 Regency Court - King's Castle
"King's Castle" is an Oakville landmark... View Full Record
Reynolds Street #022
2020.61.157
22 Reynolds Street - Home of Henrry Ernest Moore and Harriet Roach Moore
The house was built in 1905. Harriet died at 27 and after her death, Henry married Laura O�Neill... View Full Record
Reynolds Street #027
2020.61.156
27 Reynolds Street - Home of Lt. Col. Morris Hayne Austin Drury and Dorothy Farwell Drury
Acquired Dorothy Farwell Drury, wife of Lt. Col. Morris Hayne Austin Drury, on October 1, 1943. Morris served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War... View Full Record
Reynolds Street #041
2020.61.38
41 Reynolds Street - St. Andrews Catholic Church
The church was built in 1840 for Catholic dock labourers in Oakville, on land supplied by William Chisholm. It is the oldest church in Oakville still in its original form.... View Full Record
Reynolds Street #075
2020.61.109
75 Reynolds Street - The James and Catherine O'Connor House
James O'Connor, or James Connor, was a carpenter and a joiner from Ireland.... View Full Record
Reynolds Street #207
2020.61.105
207 Reynolds Street - The James Freestone and Elizabeth Ann Wake Freestone house
A number of Freestone brothers lived in this immediate area... View Full Record
Reynolds Street #213
2020.61.106
213 Reynolds Street - The George Freestone house
A number of Freestone brothers lived in this immediate area... View Full Record
Reynolds Street #322
2020.61.123
322 Reynolds Street - Frances "Elena" Savage House
Frances Savage was a nurse.... View Full Record
Reynolds Street #334
2020.61.94
334 Reynolds Street - James McDonald and Mary Austin Lawrie McDonald House
James McDonald owned a planing mill and built Knox Presbyterian Church... View Full Record
Reynolds Street #384
2020.61.146
384 Reynolds Street - The home of Sidney Copeland and Veta Louise Barham Copeland
Sidney Copeland was a "Fagan Child," coming to Canada as a young boy together with his brother. He was a soldier in the First World War.... View Full Record
Reynolds Street #452
2020.61.154
452 Reynolds Street - Walter Inglehart
This house was built by Walter Inglehart in 1913 He leased the property to various tenants and families before selling the property to Jack Lush in 1946.... View Full Record
Robinson Street #105
2020.61.50
105 Robinson Street - The Granary
The Granary was built about 1855 on the site of an earlier warehouse. It is the only Ontario stone warehouse still standing in its original location.... View Full Record
Second Street #025
2020.61.16
25 Second Street - Charles Page and Sarah Williamson Page House
The house at 25 Second Street was constructed in 1907 for the Page family.... View Full Record
Second Street #070
2020.61.124
70 Second Street - James Grout and Helen Kinney Grout house
James Grout was the manager of the Toronto Bank on Lakeshore Road... View Full Record
Sixth Line #1105
2020.61.162
1105 Sixth Line - The home of Jeremiah Hagaman and Maria Speer
The history of 1105 Sixth Line traces back to 1838 when the Crown granted 100 acres to Owen. In 1867, Jeremiah Hagaman took ownership, a pivotal figure in Oakville's development.... View Full Record
Smith Lane #457
2020.61.167
457 Smith Lane - The home of Hiram Smith and Hannah Philipse Chisholm
457 Smith Lane traces back Lot 21, Third Concession South of Dundas Street. Hiram Smith, continuing his father's legacy, erected the iconic Ontario Gothic house in the mid-19th century, until its eventual transformation.... View Full Record
Spruce Street #363
2020.61.12
363 Spruce Street - Taylor House
363 Spruce Street was developed in 1910, and bought in 1924 by Henry C. Taylor and his wife, Marie Louise Taylor.... View Full Record
Sumner Avenue #294 and #298
2020.61.107
294 and 298 Sumner Avenue - Captain William Wilson
Two properties owned by Captain William Wilson... View Full Record
Sumner Avenue #330
2020.61.139
330 Sumner Ave. - The Wm. Wilson & Margaret Miles & Jane Atkinson Wilson house
William Wilson was married first to Margaret Miles until her death in 1838. He married Jane Atlinson in 1847.... View Full Record
Sumner Avenue #338
2020.61.122
338 Sumner Avenue - The Samuel and Elizabeth Busby House
Smauel Busby was a labourer whol likely built this home himself.... View Full Record
Sumner Avenue #345
2020.61.166
345 Sumner Avenue - The home of Sherman Gilmore Powley and Eilishia Loftia
345 Sumner Street was home to the Powley family, headed by Sherman Gilmore Powley, who ran the Sherman Powling Hauling Business and owned Oakville Dairy adjacent to their residence.... View Full Record
Thomas Street #024
2020.61.95
24 Thomas Street - Duncan Chisholm Houses
The three workmen's cottages at the foot of Thomas Street were built by Duncan Chisholm, a nephew of the founder of Oakville.... View Full Record
Thomas Street #029
2020.61.111
29 Thomas Street - "Glenorchy" - Peter and Mary McDougald
Peter MacDougald gave his home the name "Glenorchy." The River Orchy flows into Loch Awe in Scotland.... View Full Record
Thomas Street #032
2020.61.153
32 Thomas Street - Home of Hugh Martin and Anne McGregor Martin
This house was the Martin family home from 1835 until 1880, swtiching ownership multiple times up until the modern day.... View Full Record
Thomas Street #068
2020.61.127
68 Thomas Street - the Daniel Bray and Eliza Pitcher Bray House
The census records that Daniel Bray was a "Yeoman."... View Full Record
Thomas Street #076
2020.61.1
76 Thomas Street - The John and Margaret Williams House
The house was buiilt in 1866. Originally owned by Mr. John Williams, Proprietor of the Canadian Hotel... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #043
2020.61.152
43 Trafalgar Road - Henry Chadwick Scholfield and Alexandra Sutherland Scholfield
While owned by Henry Chadwick Scholfield, it was primarily lived in by his mother-in law, Maria Sutherland and two of her daughters Irene & Grace.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #164
2020.61.110
164 Trafalgar Road - The Charles Pettit and Christina Kate Chisholm House
This was one of the last great houses built in the 19th century in Oakville.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #167
2020.61.112
167 Trafalgar Road - THe Henry Gulledge House
The property was purchased by Mr. Gulledge in 1875.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #205
2020.61.113
205 Trafalgar Road - The Robert Farley House
This house has had a number of prominent medical owners... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #213
2020.61.114
213 Trafalgar Road - The Moses McCraney and Sarah Thompson McCraney House
The McCraney family were very important in the early settlement of Oakville... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #235
2020.61.32
235 Trafalgar Road - Melancthon Simpson and Esther Terry Simpson House
The Melancthon Simpson House was built in 1839.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #241
2020.61.115
241 Trafalgar Road - Potter's Folly
John Potter never lived here, despite the traditional name for the home.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #247
2020.61.116
247 Trafalgar Road - The John Porquin House
John Porquin was a millwright.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #289
2020.61.117
289 Trafalgar Road - The Captain Francis Brown and Hannah Heiter Brown House
Francis Brown was a master mariner and a world traveller.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #328
2020.61.140
328 Trafalgar Road - The Meek's Home
The Meeks lived in this home from 1922 to 1927.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #337
2020.61.118
337 Trafalgar Road - Kerosene Kastle
Kerosene Kastle is now occupied by MacLachlan College, a private day school.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #348
2020.61.151
348 Trafalgar Road - Home of Edward Bull and Helen M. Young Bull
This house was built in 1914 and was purchased by the Bull's in 1920. By1925 it was sold to Roy Smith and Meta Klemm.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #356
2020.61.150
356 Trafalgar Road - Home of George E. Perdue and Jennie Wallace Perdue
This property was orignially owned by George King Chisholm, later being bought and was the original location of the Oakville Basket Factory. In 1947 the land was bought by Gordon E. Purdue, becoming their family residence by the early 1950s.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #385
2020.61.119
385 Trafalgar Road - The William Bigger Chisholm & Mary Rebecca Howse House
William Bigger Chisholm was the co-founder of the Oakville Basket Factory... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #407
2020.61.120
407 Trafalgar Road - The John A. Chisholm and Sarah Pettit Bigger Chisholm home
John A. Chisholm (1816-1874) was a son of the Town's founder and managed the family's mills... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #411
2020.61.2
411 Trafalgar Road - The George Burton Nesbitt and Marion Moore Nesbitt House
The house was first owned by George "Burton" Nesbitt (1922-1991).... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #420
2020.61.131
420 Trafalgar Road - Home of Herbert A. Ashbury & Lottie Lusk Ashbury
Herbert Ashbury operated the grist mill on SIxteen Mile Creek.... View Full Record
Trafalgar Road #423
2020.61.149
423 Trafalgar Road - Home of William Cecil Lorne Ashbury and Ethel McKenzie Ashbury
The Ashbury family owned a mill on Sixteen Mile Creek between 1900 and 1927.... View Full Record
Water Street #056
2020.61.51
56 Water Street - The Oakville Club
The Oakville Club began as a warehouse belonging to William Chisholm in 1828.... View Full Record
Watson Avenue #330
2020.61.96
330 Watson Avenue - John Robertson and Agnes Dingwall Robertson House
The Robertson family owned this home for at least 55 years... View Full Record
Westside Drive #133
2020.61.169
133 Westside Drive - The home of Loron W. Laing and Kathleen Dryland
Sold to Loron W. Lang and wife Kathleen Dryland, although were not the first owners, were the first occupants of 133 Westside Drive.... View Full Record
William Street #115
2020.61.52
115 William Street - Ship's Chandlery
This house began life as a general store, and then a home for Captain James Andrew and his sisters.... View Full Record
William Street #145
2020.61.46
145 William Street - Sumner House
The Sumner House was built in 1831 by William J. Sumner, where he lived with his wife Phoebe Butts Sumner and their family... View Full Record
William Street #148
2020.61.45
148 William Street - Anderson House
Built around 1835 and first occupied by Edward Anderson and his family.... View Full Record
William Street #160
2020.61.97
160 William Street - St. Jude's Church
St. Jude's Church as been an important part of Oakville since 1839... View Full Record
William Street #214
2020.61.4
214 William Street - Barclay House
214 William Street was also known as "Barclay House" or "Ferndale" and was constructed in 1855 by John Barclay. He lived here with his wife, Jean (sometimes Jane) Scotland Arnott Barclay. ... View Full Record
William Street #226
2020.61.148
226 William Street - St. Jude's Rectory
This house served as the Rectory for St. Jude's Church from 1887 - 1979 and was originally owned by Joseph Howse and his wife Zylpha Pollard.... View Full Record
William Street #288
2020.61.121
288 William Street - The Joseph and Suzannah Boon House
Both Joseph Boon and his brother, Isaac, were stone masons from England.... View Full Record
William Street #295
2020.61.40
295, 297 and 301 William Street - The Scotch Kirk
These three houses were originally a Presbyterian church, later replaced by Knox Presbyterian Church.... View Full Record
William Street #296
2020.61.98
296 William Street - The Lindsie Bedlington and Winnifred Delamare Bedlington House
Lindsie was born in Hamilton and Winnifred was born in Toronto... View Full Record
William Street #308
2020.61.39
308 William Street - Rose Cottage
The land on which the cottage was built passed between many hands before settling with Isaac Clark, who built the house and lived in it until his death in 1862.... View Full Record
Front Street #176
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176 Front Street - The home of James McDonald and Catherine Randall
picture of a white house on 176 Front Street, Oakville. The owners are James McDonald and Catherine Randall.... View Full Record