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Whltby Fr.. Proe, Wednesday. May 24, 1995, Page 13 Church, ate homes on LACAC tour The Whitby Local Architectural Conservation Advisory 'Committee (LACAC) will host the third Hleritage Houe. Tour on Saturday, Jupe 10, 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Eight of Whitby's heritage properties will be on display. Four of the eight properlis on ýe tour are designated as heritage properties under the Ontario Heritage Act. The seven homes and one church show early Canadian architecture in southwestern Ontario. Built between 1834 and 1906, they provide an illustration of the social and economie devlopment of the. town ini its early and formative years. Tii. Anderson-Flint Houa. was built in 1834 and is* likely Whitbyls oldest remamning buildigcontaiziing. brick The toralso includes a mid-l9th century church, the oldest church building still in use in Whitby. Trafalgar Castie School is an authentic Elizabethan-style castie budit around 1859 for Nelson G. Reynolds, Sheriff of Ontario County. It had its most prestigious hour in 1869 when it was visited by Prince Arthur, third son of Queen Victoria, and by Sir John A. Macdoiiald. It was .stabliélhed as the Ontario Ladies College in 1874. iie Lewis Houck Houa. is a finea example of a "wealthy man's home," typical of the 1860s. OrigÎnally owned by the Peter Perry family, the home features a massive front porch as well as leaded glass bookcases and mantle in the dimng rom which date from the earlyl1900s. Also on the tour is a Regency cottage style home typical of a stye tatwaa popular at the j bginng of Whitbys involvement in the. grain trade. An interesting feature of the hous are the basement walls constructed with blocks of Kingstoni limestone, cut and quarried by prisoniers of the. Kingston penitenti ary. Other homes on display include the historically designated David Briggs House bMt in 1856-57, an Ontario Vernacular home constructed in 1906, and a home origina]ly owned by a Brooklin phygsician, Dr. John Mre. The. Parent's Guild of Trafalgar Castle Scbool will offer morning coffee and .qfternomei tea. Rfresbments will b. uer',d in Challengej Thosm aged 18 to- 25 who are looking for adventure. and who have an interest in global development are invited to apply and participate in a Youth Challenge International project in CSta Rica i Central America and Guyana in South America. Young people from around the world will work on a variety of community development, health and research' projects for 10 weeks next winter, under the guidance of experienced volunteer group leaders. "Participating on a YCI project provides young Canadians with the chance to earn valuable experience, to gain new skçills, to ernabout a. different culture, and to meet other young people fr-om around the world,", î-says Katherine Gordon, recruitlent and selection director at YCL. The. deadline for Challenger applications for projects taking place next winter is June 2. An Ontario selection weekend will b. held the weekend of June 23-25. To receive an application and more information about Youth Challenge International, cal (416) 971-9846, ext. 300. DR. MICHAEL' GREENGLASS 220 Dundas St. W. #102' (Dundas-Centre Medical Building) Whitby - LiN 2M3 430-4822 Evenlngs & Saturdays Emergencies & New Patients Welcome rr:lfa rElLE- M p LE M a L] r-l [P- m[p E) El 1 m rrl rE R aiLJ<AT(N< In, Tm Y<OO roJ l10 lro [E! M ro1lE M ro! [E! I~j Iro R.. . ..a.i*. rowmnd E ro! the Common Room of the Castie between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tour tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the planning department at*, Whitby municipal buildinge.-ilckets may also b. purchased at The. Quilt Shop, Brass Delights and LaFontaine Trading Post, ail in downtown Whitby. The tour will help LACAC promote heritage conservation. 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