Cramahe Archives Digital Collection
Fires in Colborne
Kelwood 1911
Pages
IntroductionColborne Fire Department and Old Betsy hand pumpMain Street 23 September 1906Kelwood 191110 May 1915
Links
Colborne Fire Department, Women's Institute Scrapbook, p.111The Houses the Keelers Built - How Firm a Foundation by Eileen ArgyrisCanadian Fire Fighters MuseumFirefighters Museum of Nova Scotia
The two and a half storey building possessed a sense of permanence with its size, stone foundation and brick construction.
The two and a half storey building possessed a sense of permanence with its size, stone foundation and brick construction. Details
A lightning strike in 1911 laid waste to this grand home.
A lightning strike in 1911 laid waste to this grand home. Details
The ruined walls attracted many picnickers to the site.
The ruined walls attracted many picnickers to the site. Details
Sightseers often posed for a photograph beside the ruins.
Sightseers often posed for a photograph beside the ruins. Details
Eight years after the fire, the estate sold off approximately 100,000 bricks as well as established trees such as spruce, oak, elm and beech which surrounded the property.
Eight years after the fire, the estate sold off approximately 100,000 bricks as well as established trees such as spruce, oak, elm and beech which surrounded the property. Details
Mr. & Mrs. Geo Pearce, Mrs. Geo. Gummer Sr., George Gummer and Jay Post at Keeler House ruins, Colborne, Ontario
Mr. & Mrs. Geo Pearce, Mrs. Geo. Gummer Sr., George Gummer and Jay Post at Keeler House ruins, Colborne, Ontario Details
Funded by the Government of Ontario and the Township of Cramahe
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