Oakville Images

Sprucedale Farm, Home Of John Dixon Sr.

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Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
This photograph shows "1861" carved into the brick, the year the house was built.

"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. 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.
Subject(s)
Local identifier
TTOIIRT0033
Collection
Trafalgar Township Historical Society
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.526892368814 Longitude: -79.8633276876831
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Recommended Citation
Sprucedale Farm, Home of John Dixon Sr.
Contact
Trafalgar Township Historical Society
Email:michelle@tths.ca
Website:

Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
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