Mount Vernon
Description
- Creator
- Hazel Chisholm Matthews
- Media Type
- Image
- Description
- History of Mount Vernon as written by Hazel Chisholm
- Notes
- Built about 1901 by John A. Chisholm for a summer home, Mount Vernon stood facing the lake between Navy and Thomas Streets. The barn, cow shed (everyone kept their own cow at that time), gardener's cottage (now 143 Front Street and originally the home of the McCorquodales (see Oakville and the Sixteen)), and barn were north of Front Street which divided the property. The wide hall with its large fireplace was panelled in oak and the walsl hung with the heads of elk, mountain goats, etc., shot by John when on hunting trips in the Canadian Rockies. The third floor, designed as a ball room, made a grand play room for the children. When John died the walls had never been papared and Emelda, who continued to occupy it as a summer home, left them that way for as long as the house stood. The fmaily living at Erchless having died out the property, which had been rented for some years, was finally put up for sale and bought, about 1920, by Emelda to keep it in the family. Mt. Vernon was sold, the house burned and the land was taken by the town for taxes and added to what little remained of Lakeside Park. The gardener's cottage, barn and garden were bought by Hugh Pullen as a wedding present for his daughter Gwynneth upon her marriage to Ralph Young.
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Oakville Museum at Erchless
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.4473682625124 Longitude: -79.6665048808289
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Reproduction Notes
- Photocopy available at Oakville Museum
- Contact
- Oakville MuseumEmail:oakvillemuseum@oakville.ca
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