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Dr. Robt. Archer The exterior structure of the McCaw home looks much the same today as it did when it was built in 1878. seven years after he moved from John St. that the beloved and respected doctor died in his new home. At the time Harold Archer took over ownership of the family home, he operated a hardware business on Queen St., Port Perry. He sold his hardware business in 1923 to the Carnegie brothers, then opened a garage and took on the Pontiac dealership. In 1928 he moved to the Willard Block (Royal Bank building), remodelled the building into a modern business and added gas pumps on Queen St. Operating as Harold R. Archer Motors, in 1931 he added Chevrolet, Oldsmobile & Buick to his Pontiac dealership. Mr. Archer and his wife raised two children in their John St. home before sell- ing the property in November 1945 to Blanch Glenn. Less than a year later, ownership was changed once again, this time going to Norman and Elsie Tease, who operated. Tease Knitting Mills. Mr. Tease died in 1955 but his wife continued to live in the com- fortable home. Mrs. Tease re-married Ralph Wilbur and the couple made this their home for much of the remainder of the century. Mr. Wilbur passed away a number of years ago, and Mrs. Wilbur sold the home in 2002 to Cathy and Robert Mitchell, who began to renovate and remodel the century old home. Two years later the Mitchells disposed of the home, selling to Ian and Louise Smith. In Harold Sept. 2006 the Smiths sold the house to its current owners, Peter and Lisa Wokral. Archer Take advantage of the “Home Renovation Tax Credit” «Windows + Doors *Sidina « WINDOW STORE Siding * Sunrooms 905-985-6665 the WINDOW STORE Free Estimates, All Work Guaranteed = i rit snsasa the For Serving Port Perry, Uxbridge & Surrounding Area 182 North Port Plaza, Unit #7 - Reach St. at North Port Rd. FOCUS - JANUARY 2010 25