Sprucedale Farm, Home Of John Dixon Sr.
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- "Sprucedale" was the family name for the 200 acre home farm on Lot 14, Concession 4, Trafalgar Township. John Dixon, sometimes spelled Dickson, first built a log home, then a frame house and then in 1861, the beautiful brick home seen in this record.
The farm had its own shops: blacksmith, carpentry, machinery. Two large windmills and a large bank barn. Machinery and wooden water pumps were manufactured on site.
Attempts to designate and save this historic house failed and it was demolished in 1991. This is one of the photographs taken to show the lovely interior of the house. To see more interior and exterior photos of the home, click on the "Groups of Related Records" "Sprucedale Farm, Dixon Family" link under the image in this record.
This photograph shows the corner windows with wood frames in the dining room. - Date of Original
- ca1990
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- John Dixon, b.May 1790 d.July 28, 1874. Married Jane Bell, b.1802 d.May 16, 1874. Children: William, b.1829, John b.1830, Isabella b.1832, Absalom, b.1834, Jacob b.1836, George b.1838, Elijah b.1839, Jane b.1841, Thomas b.1843, Sarah b.1845
- Local identifier
- TTOIIRT0021
- Collection
- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.5270479477236 Longitude: -79.8633276876831
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Sprucedale Farm, Home of John Dixon Sr.
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
