Plaqued Houses
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1. 70 Allen Street - Fred Wiffen
The house was constructed in 1921.
Fred Wiffen worked as a Master Builder and carpenter. He was the husband of Lydia Jones (1880-?), and the father of Harry Wiffen. He was also the…
2. 155 Allan Street - Shaw Brothers House
Photographed in 2019. The house was built in 1914.
The Shaw brothers (Fred, George and Sam) were popular builders and contractors in Oakville throughout the 1920s and 1930s.William John Shaw was born…
3. 175 Allan Street - William J. Shaw
William J. Shaw built this house in 1910 and it remained in the family until 1984.
William John Shaw was born on 24 July 1863 in Liverpool, England, the fourth of nine children of Joseph and Elizabeth Shaw. Joseph was an engineer.In…
4. 183 Allan Street - Joseph Lawrence and Edith Burdett Lawrence
Joseph founded a successful cartage business which originally operated from this property.
Joseph Lawrence was born in Oakville in 1887 to parents James and Elizabeth Lawrence. He was one of 9 children and his family once owned a farm on Lot…
5. 187 Allan Street - George Parrick
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…
George Parrick was born in Essex, England in 1877 and arrived in Canada in 1907. He settled in Oakville with his wife Hattie and son Edwin, eventually…
6. 213 Allan Street - Thomas Conder
Photographed in 2019.
Thomas Conder lived at 213 Allan Street (originally built in 1912). Like his father, Alfred Conder, Thomas worked as a basket maker.
7. 247 Allan Street - Malcolm McCarthur & Dorothy McDonald McCarthur
The McCarthurs lived here from 1948 - 1950
Malcolm MacArthur was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1915 to parents John & Bella. He eventually made his way across the country and settled…
8. 251 Allan Street - O. Norman Carlson and Rosalind Parnaby Carlson
Norman Carlson was born in Saskatchewan and served in the Second World War
This lot is part of the Brantwood Survey which was approved in 1907 and developed by the Cumberland Land Company. That year the lot was purchased by…
9. 436 Allan Street - Arthur Brown and Gladys Tyrell Brown
The house was built in 1928, and owned by Arthur Brown, a mechanic
Arthur Brown was born in Trafalgar Twp. in 1880 and grew up on the family farm with his parents and seven siblings. By 1901 the family had made their…
10. 114 Balsam Drive - William and Mary Wass
The house was built in 1878, and is connected to the house on the corner, 457 Lakeshore Road East.
William Wass (1817-1892) was born in Lincolnshire, England, and immigrated to Canada in 1852. He was the husband of Mary Wass and the father of…
11. 111 Bath Street - George King Chisholm
The house was built in 1850, by George King Chisholm
George King Chisholm (1815-1874) was the son of William Chisholm (1788-1842) and his wife Rebecca Silverthorn (1795-1865) and the husband of Isabella…
12. 26 Bath Street - William Cantley and Percy Bath
Two families are featured on the plaque for 126 Bath Street. William Cantley and his wife Christian Ord Cantley and Percy and Ruth Bath
The land this house stands on was known as Park Lots A and B. Such lots ran north from the lake up to Bond Street and from Kerr Street to St. Jude's…
13. 38 Burnet Street - Michael Quinn
The house was built in 1855.
Michael Quinn (1824-1901) was an Irish immigrant who came to Canada in his forties and worked as a shoemaker. He lived on 38 Burnet Street with his…
14. 50 Burnet Street - James C. Morgan
Photographed in 2016. The house was built in 1865.
James Choppin Morgan (1845-1922) worked as Headmaster of the Oakville Grammar School, and lived on 50 Burnet Street.He was head of the school from…
15. 530 Carson Lane - Cyrus Anderson and Margaret Hall Anderson
Photographed in 2010. The house was built in 1900.
Cyrus W. Anderson (1836-1920) was the son of Joseph Brant Anderson. He was born in Oakville on the "old homestead", and worked as a banker. He opened…
16. 76 Chancery Lane - William and Phoebe Baker
The house was built in 1860.
William Baker (1800-1869) worked as a butcher and a fruit farmer. His first house was at 55 Navy Street. He and his wife, Phoebe Baker, immigrated…
17. 55 Chisholm St - George Brown and Caroline Walker Brown
55 Chisholm was owned by George Brown, Milton's first mayor, and rented to tenants
The lot on which this house stands is on the west side of the town plot that was laid out by Deputy Surveyor H.J. Castle, dated 20 July 1833, and…
18. 114 Chisholm Street - Captain John Andrew
The house was built in 1875.
Captain John Andrew (1846-1918) worked as a shipbuilder. Originally from Dundonald, Scotland, John immigrated to Canada with his family as a young…
19. 124 Chisholm Street - William McCraney
The house was built in 1878.
William McCraney (1831-1911) was a son of Hiram McCraney (1801-1878), and the father of James McCraney. He lived on 124 Chisholm Street.William was a…
20. 168 Chisholm Street - Robert and Mary Jackson
The house was built in 1857, and was owned by Robert Jackson, a carpenter.
Robert Jackson purchased this property from William Chisholm in 1857. Robert was born in England approximately 1831. His wife, Mary was born in Wales…
21. 117 Deane Avenue - Charles E. Perkins
The Perkins family moved to Oakville from Toronto in 1916, building this house in 1917.
The property in this area was purchased by Wm. Albert Deane, a farmer, in 1913, who later sold various lots for houses.Mr. Perkins also appears as the…
22. 133 Deane Avenue - John Wylie and Alta Vira Sarah Wilson Wylie
The house was built in 1916.
John Wyllie (1887-1948) was the son of Alexander Wylie (1844-1909) and Ann Leach (1869-1928). He was the husband of Alta Vira Sarah Wilson (?-1988).…
23. 123 Douglas Avenue - Alexander Dymock & Margaret Ferguson Dymock
Built in 1915, 123 Douglas Avenue was owned by Alexander Dymock (1877-1963), a butcher, until 1927.
123 Douglas Street was constructed in 1915, and belonged to Alexander Dymock, a butcher.Alexander Dymock (1877-1963) was born in Alexandria, Scotland…
24. 337 Douglas Avenue - Edmund Killer and Marion Dorthea Davis Killer
The house was built in 1916
Edmund N. Killer was born on December 4th, 1876 to parents John and Lizzie Killer in Waterloo, Ontario. After attending school there, he started out…
25. 359 Douglas Avenue - Jacob Irving and Marjorie Lamb Irving
The house was built in 1913, and bought in 1914, by Jacob Aemilius Homfray Irving (1887-1963) and his wife, Marjorie Lamb.
359 Douglas Avenue was built in 1913, and bought in 1914, by Jacob Aemilius Homfray Irving (1887-1963) and his wife, Marjorie Lamb.Jacob Aemilius…
26. 376 Douglas Avenue - Thomas P. Thornton
Mr. Thornton founded a publishing company in Toronto
The first owner of this house at 376 Douglas Street, Thomas P. Thornton, was born in 1857 in Woolwich, Kent, England. He arrived in Toronto in 1883…
27. 382 Douglas Avenue - Ronald Reid Hart & Edna Juanita Cromarty Hart
Ronald Hart met his end in a most unfortunate accident
In 1913 The Cumberland Land Co. sold several lots to Blanche P. Hurst, wife of Langford S. Hurst. In 1915, she sold part of that to Ronald R. Hart for…
28. 383 Douglas Avenue - Alexander Peake and Ada Bell Peake
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.
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.…
29. 5 Dundas Street East - Munn's United Church
Established in 1823 as the Munn's Methodist Chapel
The land on which Munn's Church stands is part of the original 200-acre Lot 15, Concession 1, North of Dundas Street (NDS) as surveyed by Samuel…
30. 2521 Dundas Street West - Palermo United Church
Established in 1812, the building dates to 1867
Palermo United Church stands on part of what was Lot 30, 1st Concession North of Dundas Street, Trafalgar Township. Dundas Street was surveyed in 1793…
31. 3114 Dundas Street West - St. Luke's Anglican Church, Palermo
The church was established in 1842, the building dates to 1845
St. Luke's Anglican Church sits on parts of what were Lots 31 and 32, Concession 1, South of Dundas Street. Dundas Street was surveyed in 1793 and…
32. 43 Dunn Street - Cecil and Agnes Marlatt
This house was built by Cecil Gustavus Marlatt in 1888 as a Marlatt family home.
Cecil Gustavus Marlatt (1854-1928) who had this elaborate house built in the 1880s was the son of Stafford Dean Marlatt.Stafford Marlatt, born in…
33. 69 Dunn Street - Samuel Jull Sr. and Mary Jull
William Chisholm initially owned the lot at 69 Dunn St., which passed through several owners, before being purchased by Samuel Jull Sr. in 1853.
The lot on which the house at 69 Dunn St. sits was initially owned by William Chisholm. In 1834 he sold Lots D and E, Block 16 to George Avery who was…
34. 236 Felan Avenue - Maurice Felan and Margaret L. Williams Felan
Maurice Felan was a Master Mariner.
The tract of land on which this house stands was once owned by John Terry, a watchmaker from London, England. He acquired the property from his…
35. 40 First Street - William Romain and Esther Ann Chisholm Romain
Built in 1855.
William Francis "Frank" Romain (1818-1911) worked as a grain merchant and contractor. Originally from Montreal, Que, he apprenticed with William Ayers…
36. 142 Forsythe Street - Henry and Marie Gullege
Henry Gulledge, a saddler, lived at this home in the mid-1800s
Henry Gulledge of Somerset, England came to Upper Canada in 1835 at the age of 21 and cast about for a place to ply his trade of saddlery and…
37. 609 Fourth Line - Alexander Page and Catherine MacMillan Page
This home was previously located at 17 Stewart Street and was moved to its present location in 1966
The first owner of the house, Alexander Page, was born in 1890 in Colchester, Essex, England. He lived a rather precarious life as a youngster,…
38. 143 Front Street - Peter McCorquodale
The Peter McCorquodale House was built by the mariner McCorquodale family in 1834 and remained in the family until 1899.
The McCorquodales were a family of mariners. Peter was born in Scotland in 1807 and came to Canada in 1830. He arrived in Oakville in 1832 and…
39. 154 Front Street - The Old Post Office
This building served as Oakville's first post office, 1835-1856
The Old Post Office, which was built in 1835, first stood at the southwest corner of Navy Street and Lakeshore Road (at the time it was Colborne…
40. 176 Front Street - James McDonald and Catherine Randall
Built in 1837. James McDonald was a Scottish immigrant, and a carpenter.
This house sits on Lots 1 and 2, Block 78, Plan 1. In 1834 both lots were sold by William Chisholm to James McPherson and James McDonald. In 1837,…
41. 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.
The Worn Doorstep was built in 1870 and has been the home to a variety of businesses.It was originally built as a paint factory in the 1870s.During…
42. 417 Inglehart Street South - Allan Marsell
Constructed in 1915 by Walter Inglehart. Later home to Allan Marsell, an engineer at the Oakville Pressed Brickworks Factory.
The property was owned by Walter Inglehart until 1937, but he built a house on it in 1915, and rented it out to various people. Fortunately, the…
43. 422 Inglehart Street South - Stanley Chamberlain & Bertha Hannah Chamberlain
Stanley Chamberlain likely built this house himself in 1922.
This property was part of the Lot 13, 3rd Concession South of Dundas Street (SDS) which was part of the farm of John Alexander Chisholm, son of…
44. 426 Inglehart Street South - Jackson Chamberlain & Annette Cordelia Tuck Chamberlain
William Jackson Chamberlain likely built this home together wiith his brother Stanley Chamberlain, who lived next door and sold him this lot.
This property was part of the Lot 13, 3rd Concession South of Dundas Street (SDS) was part of the farm of John Alexander Chisholm, son of William…
45. 429 Inglehart Street South - Joseph Cherrington and Edith Barnes Cherrington
Joseph and Edith Cherrington were originally from Yorkshire, England
Inglehart Street is part of the Inglehart Survey, which was initially laid out in 1909 and owned by Walter Inglehart. Several years ago Inglehart St…
46. 108 & 110 King Street - The Cottages
The cottages at 108 & 110 King Street house the offices of the Oakville Historical Society.
These cottages on the north side of the Erchless grounds were designed by sisters Hazel Chisholm Mathews and Dr. Juliet Chisholm, great-granddaughters…
47. 155 King Street - Victoria Hall
Victoria Hall was added onto St. Jude's Church in 1887
The main part of St. Jude's Church was completed in 1883, replacing the original church situated at the northwest corner of Colborne Street (now…
48. 213 King Street - John Barclay
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…
This house was once the barn for the property at 214 William St. which was owned by John Barclay. John Barclay was a very important figure in the…
49. 222 King Street - Matthew Butler and Loretto Shibley Butler
King Edward VII appointed Matthew Butler as companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George.
This property once had an earlier house on its lot which was occupied by several people before being sold on 1 June 1910 to William Sinclair Davis, a…
50. 230 King Street - Thomas Thomas Sr.
The house was constructed in 1869, and bought a few years later by Thomas Thomas Sr., a shipbuilder.
Thomas Thomas Sr. was born in the south of Wales c1795 and first appears in Oakville in the 1850's. He was a ship's carpenter, a busy trade in…
51. 262 King Street - 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…
This house was built four years after the Marlatt House, across the street, at number 17 Dunn Street. It was first owned by Wilbur Marlatt, then Cecil…
52. 295 King Street - Justus Wright Williams and Nancy Aikman Williams
The house was built shortly before 1850, when Justus Wright Williams and his wife Nancy Aikman moved in.
Justus Williams and his wife, Nancy Aikman, came to Oakville in 1831. Her sister was the wife of Egerton Ryerson. They bought two lots on Colborne…
53. 145 Lakeshore Road East - James Reid Store
The James Reid store is still a fixture on Lakeshore Road.
James Reid was born in Scotland in 1817 and came to Oakville in 1832 as a young man of 15. He got into business and lost money on the Oakville…
54. 389 Lakeshore Road East - Walter Ecclestone & Martella Carrique Ecclestone
This home was built as a summer home for the Ecclestone family
The first owner of this home, Walter Valentine Ecclestone, was born on Valentine's day 1863 into a large family in Hamilton, Ontario. While he was…
55. 390 Lakeshore Road East - Captain William Wilson
Captain William Wilson was a very successful mariner and major land owner.
William Wilson and his 9 siblings came to Canada from Ireland with their widowed mother in 1817. William was 8 years old at the time. They originally…
56. 395 Lakeshore Road East - Percy Detmold & Ethel Keogh McGee Detmold
Percy Detmold purchased 395 Lakeshore Road East from Arthur Gibson in 1919
Percy George Detmold was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1869. He spent his formative years there before becoming a Private with the Queensland…
57. 492 Lakeshore Road East - Luther Symmes & Caroline Jackson Symmes
Luther Richardson Symmes purchased this property in 1909
The lot on which 492 Lakeshore Road East stands became plan 105 in 1905 and was known as the "Carson Survey". It was sold to Thomas Miller along with…
58. 509 Lakeshore Road East - William H. Speers and Christina Bray
William Speers had a fine fruit farm on his property and was once president of the Trafalgar Agricultural Society.
The lot on which this house stands is on the west side of the town plot that was laid out byDeputy Surveyor H.J. Castle, dated 20 July 1833, and owned…
59. 1399 Lakeshore Road East - Cox Family Barn
The barn on the property was built circa 1920 when the property was owned by the Cox family
The property located at 1399 Lakeshore Road East has had several owners and is well documented in the Town of Oakville Heritage Impact Assessment…
60. 37 Lakeshore Road West - The Turner Chapel
The Turner Chapel served the Black community in Oakville
Turner Chapel was an African Methodist Episcopalian Church located at 37 Lakeshore Road West in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It was established in…
61. 307 Lakeshore Road West - William H. Morden
The house was built in 1895, and owned by several members of the Morden family.
William Hardy Morden was the son of George Hardy Morden.The 200 acre Lot 18, Concession 3, South of Dundas Street, was acquired by Andrew Lebarre in…
62. 335 Lakeshore Road West- William Morden and Christina McKay Morden
William Morden was the founder of the Morden Fuel and Ice Co.
W. William Hardy Morden was born in 1862, the son of George Hardy Morden and Johanna Doherty. George was a Lake Captain who founded the Morden Line of…
63. 489 Lakeshore Road West - John Howell and Hannah Smith Howell & later 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…
The land on which this house sits is located on the southwest 50 acre portion of Concession 3, Lot 19 south of Dundas St. It was initially Crown Land,…
64. 1110 Lakeshore Road West - The farm manager's home and gatehouse to Lisonally Farm
Lisonally Farm was the summer estate of Sir Frank Baille and his wife Lady Edith Baille.
Those who have travelled along Lakeshore Road west of Fourth Line over the years are likely familiar with a brown shingled cottage with a large green…
65. 2489 Lakeshore Road West - Walton Memorial United Church
At its founding, the church was known as "Bronte Methodist Episcopal Church"
Tracing the history of the property on which this church stands is challenging. It's now known as Lot 65, Plan M10. The 1877 Halton Atlas shows no lot…
66. 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.
Robert Wilson and his two brothers, William and George came early to Oakville. Their mother brought her ten children to Canada in 1817 from Ireland…
67. 280 Lawson Street - Samuel Lawson
At one time, the most northerly house in town
When the original plan, still known as Plan 1, was created for Oakville, most of the building lots were in blocks. Several larger Park Lots were…
68. 279 Macdonald Road - John McDuffee and Mary Lawrence McDufee
This home was acquired by John McDuffee, a retired farmer in 1912.
John McDuffee was born in Trafalgar Twp. in 1857. He was from a farming family and spent most of his life there farming the land. He married Mary…
69. 283 Macdonald Road - Gerald Williamson and Helen Cross Williamson
The house was built in the late 1940s, and bought in 1950 by Gerald Williamson (1902-1977) and his wife, Helen Cross (1904-1988).
Gerald was born in 1902 in Hemmingford Que. In 1934 he married Helen Cross in Beeton, Ontario and in 1950 they acquired the property on Macdonald…
70. 293 Macdonald Road - Donald Campbell and Jane Laing Campbell
Donald Campbell was a collector of road tolls
Oakville was built on the vision of William Chisholm as a port with "a rich and densely settled back country for 40 miles, of which Oakville must…
71. 327 Maple Avenue - Robert Adam Beattie Hall and Helen Calder Hall
Robert Hall was a dairyman and a long-time volunteer in the Town.
Robert Adam Beattie Hall was born in 1893 in Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in 1913 and settled in Oakville. On 27 December 1919 he married Helen…
72. 371 Maple Avenue - Byron Secord and Annie Groves Secord
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.
Byron Bowman Secord was born in 1858 in Trafalgar Township into a family of farmers. Byron's great grandfather Solomon Secord was a United Empire…
73. 407 Maple Avenue - William Galley and Gertrude Hood Galley
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.
William Galley was born in 1884 in Norfolk, England and emigrated to Canada in 1907. In 1909 he married Gertrude Hood in Toronto. They purchased the…
74. 10 Maple Grove Drive - James Ryrie and Catherine McLean
James Ryrie merged his jewelry store, Ryrie Bros, with Henry Birks & Sons of Montreal in 1905 and James became the president of the merged company.
Edgemere EstateConcession IV Lot 6 was once Crown Land which was granted to Barnett Griggs in 1824 after his successful Land Petition. Griggs was a…
75. 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.
James Wesley Hill was an escaped slave who crossed the Potomac River into Pennsylvania and then across the border in a packing box. He sent his first…
76. 115 Morrison Road - Isabella Graham
The house was built in 1916 for Isabella Graham, a widow. It was later owned by Frank Chisholm (1863-1925) .
Isabella Graham was a widow with the last name Singlehurst when she bought this property (1916), and the census shows her occupation as "Income" which…
77. 8 Navy Street - The Custom House
The Custom House was built in 1856, and owned by Robert Kerr Chisholm.
The Custom House (8 Navy Street) was first built in 1856. Home of Robert Kerr Chisholm (1819-1899), the son of William Chisholm and brother of George…
78. 8 Navy Street - The Erchless Estate
Erchless was built in 1858, by Robert Kerr Chisholm. Today, after six Chisholm generations, it has been converted into the Erchless House Museum and…
Erchless Estate is located on 8 Navy Street. Most of the main house was built in 1858 by Robert Kerr Chisholm (1819-1899), who named it "Erchless"…
79. 19 Navy Street - David and Agnes Patterson
The Patterson House - was built in 1834 by David Patterson, a shipwright and carpenter.
In July 1834, William Chisholm sold the ½ acre lot D, Block 21, Plan 1 to David Patterson. In 1864 Esther Thomas, widow of Merrick Thomas after whom…
80. 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.
John Moore was born in County Armagh, Ireland, and was schooled to be a Presbyterian Minister. During his passage to Canada he developed an interest…
81. 41 Navy Street - Captain Robert Wilson and Louise Miles Wilson
Captain Robert Wilson (1806-1888) was a mariner and sailor.
Upon the death of her husband, a linen manufacturer in Ireland, Mrs. Wilson brought her ten children to Upper Canada in 1817. In 1820, at the age of…
82. 45 Navy Street - Captain William Wilson
William Wilson acquired this house in 1859 near those of his brothers. It later became a general store and a hardware store.
William Wilson was a younger brother of Robert Wilson who lived next door at 41. Both William and their brother George followed Robert into marine…
83. 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.
The Lock-up and Town HallAn act to incorporate the Town of Oakville was assented to on May 27th, 1857. The first council members were:Mayor: G.K.…
84. 65 Navy Street - William J. Sumner
This house was built by William Sumner a year after his house next door on William Street.
65 Navy Street as well as the adjoining lot on William Street were bought from William Chisholm by William Johnson Sumner (1797-1841) in 1831 for 20…
85. 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…
The Murray House Hotel stands on the site of a home of Captain Nicholas Boylan, second master of the "Trafalgar", the first schooner built in 1857 by…
86. 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.
George King Chisholm was born in 1815 at Nelson Township. In 1840, he married Isabella Land, granddaughter of Robert Land, the founder of Hamilton.…
87. 2441 Neyagawa - Amos Biggar and Margaret Pettit
The house is considered to be a fine example of a Loyalist farmstead. It now stands as a preserved landmark.
Dundas Street, originally known as 'The Governor's Road', was the inland route proposed by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1793, for…
88. 301 Palmer Avenue - Dr. Charles Lusk
Dr. Lusk originally lived in the house on the corner of Trafalgar and Palmer
This house was built in 1910 by Dr Charles Lusk who lived next door on Trafalgar Road. In 1920 he sold 205 Trafalgar to the Wilkinson family and moved…
89. 403 Pine Avenue - 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,…
This house, located at 403 Pine Ave., is at the very north end of what was first known as the subdivision of "Tuxedo Park". It is part of a large lot…
90. 3041 Postville Street - James Appelbe and Jemima McDuffy
The original brick house was built around 1866. It was moved about 95 meters from its original location in 2016.
James Appelbe was descended from a family of French Huguenots who left for Ireland during the religious persecutions of the seventeenth Century. He…
91. 21 Regency Court - King's Castle
"King's Castle" is an Oakville landmark
This property was originally part of the 200 acre Lot 16, Concession 2, South of Dundas Street which ran up the west side of Sixth Line from the Lower…
92. 22 Reynolds Street - Henry 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
This piece of property is connected with 312 King St. (Block 30, Lot C), and was purchased by Father Jeremiah Ryan on 1 October 1874. The King St.…
93. 27 Reynolds Street - Lt. Col. Morris Hayne Austin Drury and Dorothy Farwell Drury
Acquired by Dorothy Farwell Drury, wife of Lt. Col. Morris Hayne Austin Drury, on October 1, 1943. Morris served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force…
This property has had several owners in the past, such as George K. Chisholm, Inglehart Bones who lived in the house at the present day 31 Reynolds…
94. 47 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…
St. Andrew's Parish has a rich parish history. In fact it is a major part of the history of Oakville. Following early work by Father Gordon at…
95. 75 Reynolds Street - James and Catherine O'Connor
James O'Connor, or James Connor, was a carpenter and a joiner from Ireland.
James Connor (also known as James O'Connor) was born in Wexford in the south of Ireland in 1814 and arrived in Oakville before the middle of the…
96. 207 Reynolds Street - James Freestone and Elizabeth Ann Wake Freestone
A number of Freestone brothers lived in this immediate area
James, George, Robert and John Freestone were four of the seven children of Mary and John Freestone, a plasterer from Northamptonshire, and they all…
97. 213 Reynolds Street - George Freestone
A number of Freestone brothers lived in this immediate area
George, James, Robert and John Freestone were four of the seven children of Mary and John Freestone, a plasterer from Northamptonshire, and they all…
98. 322 Reynolds Street - Frances "Elena" Savage
Frances Savage was a nurse.
This house stands on part of Park Lot L, Plan 1. In 1837 William Chisholm sold Park Lot L to Robert Willson. In 1892, Willson's estate sold it to John…
99. 334 Reynolds Street - James McDonald and Mary Austin Lawrie McDonald
James McDonald owned a planing mill and built Knox Presbyterian Church
James McDonald Jr. was born December 1, 1841 in Oakville to parents James McDonald & Catherine Randall. He, his parents and seven siblings grew up…
100. 384 Reynolds Street - 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.
Sidney Copeland was born in Streatham, England, south of London on Oct 1, 1893 to Charles Copeland & Mary Drew. He had an older brother named…
101. 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…
This semi detached house is part of the Inglehart Survey which was planned in 1909 by Walter Inglehart. It is located between Trafalgar Rd. &…
102. 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.
The Granary was built in 1855 as a simple grain warehouse with two types of stones. The white limestone came as ballast from Kingston, Ontario and the…
103. 25 Second Street - Charles Page and Sarah Williamson Page
The house at 25 Second Street was constructed in 1907 for the Page family.
Charles Page was born on 13 Nov 1849 in England. He emigrated to Canada in 1857, and married Sarah Williamson from Smiths Falls, Ontario, circa 1874,…
104. 70 Second Street - James Grout and Helen Kinney Grout
James Grout was the manager of the Toronto Bank on Lakeshore Road
Second Street was built as an access road through the Thompson Smith Survey of the 1850s.James Bell Lundy Grout was born 11 March 1876 in Carleton…
105. 1105 Sixth Line - 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…
The parcel of land on which this house stands is on the Lot 15 in the 2nd Concession South of Dundas Street, Trafalgar Township. In 1838 the 100-acre…
106. 457 Smith Lane - 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…
457 Smith Lane sits pretty much in the centre of what was the 200-acre Lot 21, Third Concession South of Dundas Street (SDS). The third concession ran…
107. 363 Spruce Street - Henry C. Taylor
363 Spruce Street was developed in 1910, and bought in 1924 by Henry C. Taylor and his wife, Marie Louise Taylor.
The lot was purchased by Henry C. Taylor, a commercial traveller, and wife Marie Louise Taylor on 30 Apr. 1924. This is in the area known as Tuxedo…
108. 399 Spruce Street - Robert Hobbs and Alice Lyon Hobbs
Robert Hobbs was a carpenter and likely was involved in the actual construction of the house.
The Information below is derived from the Heritage Research Report prepared by the Town of Oakville in June 2024:In 1808, the Crown granted Lot 12 to…
109. 294 and 298 Sumner Avenue - Captain William Wilson
Two properties owned by Captain William Wilson
William Wilson and his 9 siblings came to Canada from Ireland with their widowed mother in 1817. William was 8 years old at the time. They originally…
110. 330 Sumner Ave - Captain William Wilson
William Wilson was married first to Margaret Miles until her death in 1838. He married Jane Atkinson in 1847.
Since its founding in 1827 by Col. William Chisholm, Oakville had been well populated with ship's captains, builders, carpenters and artisans whose…
111. 338 Sumner Avenue - Samuel and Elizabeth Busby
Samuel Busby was a labourer who likely built this home himself.
The write-up below includes parts of a document originally prepared by a former owner of the house, Terry Murphy, in 1985.This property is part of Lot…
112. 345 Sumner Avenue - 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…
Erected in 1918, 345 Sumner Street was once inhabited by Sherman Gilmore Powley, married to Elishia Powley and father to Warren Powley.S. G. Powley…
113. 24 Thomas Street - Duncan Chisholm
The three workmen's cottages at the foot of Thomas Street were built by Duncan Chisholm, a nephew of the founder of Oakville.
In September 1833 William Chisholm sold Lot F, Block 21 of Plan 1 to Robert Thompson. In November 1833 it was sold again to William Earls "and wife"…
114. 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.
Contrary to the way this impressive house appears today, it was actually built in stages over a ninety-year period. The wing with the lower roof that…
115. 32 Thomas Street - 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.
Hugh Martin purchased Block 21 Lot C from William Chisholm on 14 March 1835, just twoyears after the laying out of the townsite by Deputy Surveyor H.…
116. 68 Thomas Street - Daniel Bray and Eliza Pitcher Bray
The census records that Daniel Bray was a "Yeoman."
On 4 October 1834 William Chisholm sold the quarter-acre Lot F, Block 13, Plan 1 to Daniel Bray. The purchase document lists him as Yeoman. The sale…
117. 76 Thomas Street - John and Margaret Williams
The house was buiilt in 1866. Originally owned by Mr. John Williams, Proprietor of the Canadian Hotel
John Williams (1817-84) came to Oakville in the early days. In his youth he was a mariner on the lakes and was very popular with sailors and farmers.…
118. 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.
This property was initially owned by William Chisholm & sold to Justice W. Williams in 1837. In 1872, upon Williams's death, the property was…
119. 164 Trafalgar Road - Charles Pettit and Christina Kate Chisholm
This was one of the last great houses built in the 19th century in Oakville.
This property was purchased in 1839 from William Chisholm by his son John Alexander Chisholm who lived farther north on a large farm. John's wife was…
120. 167 Trafalgar Road - Henry Gulledge
The property was purchased by Mr. Gulledge in 1876.
This property, officially known as Lot 1, Block 90 in the original Plan of Oakville drawn by Edward Palmer, was sold by William Chisholm to James…
121. 205 Trafalgar Road - Robert Farley
This house has had a number of owners prominent in the medical field.
John Wood purchased the property on which this house stands from William Chisholm in 1839. He was a mason and tavern keeper in Fergus. On his death it…
122. 213 Trafalgar Road - Moses McCraney and Sarah Thompson McCraney
The McCraney family were very important in the early settlement of Oakville
The McCraney family was very important in the development of Oakville. Moses was the eldest of 10 children born to William Payne McCraney and Rebecca…
123. 235 Trafalgar Road - Melancthon Simpson and Esther Terry Simpson
The Melancthon Simpson House was built in 1839.
Lot 1, Block 44, Plan 1 was purchased from William Chisholm by William Dolby in 1838 and the house was built about a year later, probably as one of a…
124. 241 Trafalgar Road - Potter's Folly
John Potter never lived here, despite the traditional name for the home
John Potter was born in 1811 in Nova Scotia and arrived in Oakville as a young man to work on construction of the harbour piers. He settled here with…
125. 247 Trafalgar Road - John Porquin
John Porquin was a millwright.
About this house George Sumner in his diary entry of 20 June 1869 says: "This afternoon Molly (her last name was Manear) and Potter's old place burned…
126. 289 Trafalgar Road - Captain Francis Brown and Hannah Heiter Brown
Francis Brown was a master mariner and a world traveller.
Francis Brown was born in England 1842 and went to sea at an early age and earned his Mate's papers. Drawn by news of the discovery of oil in the…
127. 328 Trafalgar Road - Frank W. Meek
The Meeks lived in this home from 1922 to 1927.
Frank W. Meek purchased the lot on April 1, 1915 but the land remained vacant until 1921 when construction began. The house was completed the…
128. 337 Trafalgar Road - Kerosene Castle
Kerosene Castle is now occupied by MacLachlan College, a private day school.
This house, Kerosene Castle, was built about 1856 by Richard Shaw Wood, owner of The Oakville Oil Refinery which stood across the street. The refinery…
129. 348 Trafalgar Road - 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.
This house is one of two brick houses built side by side by the Blakelock Brothers who were builders in Oakville. At the time, there were few houses…
130. 356 Trafalgar Road - 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…
This piece of property situated along the east bank of 16 Mile Creek was once owned byGeorge King Chisholm. The 1910 Fire Insurance Plan labelled this…
131. 385 Trafalgar Road - William Bigger Chisholm and Mary Rebecca Howse
William Bigger Chisholm was the co-founder of the Oakville Basket Factory
This house was built in 1881 by William Bigger Chisholm, a grandson of the founder of the town. He was a brother of Charles Pettit Chisholm who lived…
132. 407 Trafalgar Road - John A. Chisholm and Sarah Pettit Bigger Chisholm
John A. Chisholm (1816-1874) was a son of the Town's founder and managed the family's mills
John Alexander Chisholm (1816-1874) was the third son of the founder, Colonel William Chisholm. He was married to Sarah Pettit Bigger (1821-1903).…
133. 411 Trafalgar Road - George Burton Nesbitt and Marion Moore Nesbitt
The house was first owned by George "Burton" Nesbitt (1922-1991).
George Burton Nesbitt was born on January 8, 1922 in Richmond, Ontario, close to Ottawa. He married Marion Moore and together they had 4 children. In…
134. 420 Trafalgar Road - Herbert A. Ashbury and Lottie Lusk Ashbury
Herbert Ashbury operated the grist mill on SIxteen Mile Creek.
In 1914, Herbert Ashbury purchased a small piece of land owned by the Oakville Basket Factory where his house was built the same year. The factory was…
135. 423 Trafalgar Road - William Cecil Lorne Ashbury and Ethel McKenzie Ashbury
The Ashbury family owned a mill on Sixteen Mile Creek between 1900 and 1927.
This house is another one owned by the Ashbury family who operated the mill located on the river bend down the slope from what is now Cornwall Rd. The…
136. 56 Water Street - The Oakville Club
The Oakville Club began as a warehouse belonging to William Chisholm in 1828.
The Oakville Club, situated at the foot of William Street, close to the Sixteen, stands where two or more warehouses once served the trade of…
137. 330 Watson Avenue - John Robertson and Agnes Dingwall Robertson
The Robertson family owned this home for at least 55 years
John Alexander Robertson was born on 14 October 1855 in Liverpool, England to parents John and Helen Robertson. His father was a joiner (woodworker)…
138. 133 Westside Drive - Loron W. Laing and Kathleen Dryland
Loron W. Lang and wife Kathleen Dryland, although they were not the first owners, were the first occupants of 133 Westside Drive.
Westside Drive is part of the Glendoveer Park survey which comprises Deane, MacDonald (now called Westside Dr.) and Herald Avenues and the west side…
139. 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.
James Andrew came from Scotland as a youth and took up a career on the lakes, becoming a master mariner. He switched to shipbuilding about 1861 and…
140. 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
William Sumner was a neighbour of William Chisholm in Nelson Township. He was proprietor of the Grove Inn, at Hannahsville, as that part of Nelson was…
141. 148 William Street - Anderson House
Built around 1835 and first occupied by Edward Anderson and his family.
The lot on which the house at 148 William Street stands was purchased by mariner Edward Anderson in January of 1834. He and his family resided in the…
142. 160 William Street - St. Jude's Church
St. Jude's Church as been an important part of Oakville since 1839
The first mission of the Church of England and Ireland at Oakville began in 1839. Their first church building, St Jude's, was a frame building with a…
143. 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…
John Barclay was a very important figure in the development of Oakville. He was born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1820, a son of Matthew Barclay. Matthew…
144. 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.
This house, well known as St. Jude's Rectory, was built c1874, and its first owner was Joseph Howes who operated a grocery, shoe and bookmaker's…
145. 288 William Street - Joseph and Suzannah Boon
Both Joseph Boon and his brother, Isaac, were stone masons from England.
This lot was sold to Justus Williams, a local shopkeeper, in 1837 by William Chisholm. It was sold two years later to Reverend James Musgrove. It was…
146. 295, 297 & 301 William Street - The Scotch Kirk
These three houses were originally a Presbyterian church, later replaced by Knox Presbyterian Church.
The Canadian Presbyterian Church, a branch of the Free Church of Scotland, began to form a congregation in 1836. Later that year they acquired their…
147. 296 William Street - Lindsie Bedlington and Winnifred Delamare Bedlington
In 1906 W. S. Davis built two brick houses on the lot, which he leased to two separate families.
This lot was initially owned by William Chisholm and had passed through several hands before being purchased in September of 1903 by William Sinclair…
148. 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…
The land on which Rose Cottage stands passed back and forth in its early years between many owners. It was bought from William Chisholm in 1839 by…