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Crandell built his home on the hill in 1873 Continued from page 34 framed window and a red cross and red keystone in the brickwork above, contrasting with the yellow brick used for the rest of the house. The south side of the house originally had a verandah stretching from window to window around the elaborate front entrance. Dianne Hogg remembers a couple of Crandell descendents dropping by when she lived in the house, and relayed a story about how the red brick cross came about in the south peak. They told her at the time Caleb Crandell was having the house built, he had to go away for a few days, and the brick layers decided to play a trick. They inserted the red brick cross into the yellow bricks near the peak of the house, giving it the look of a church rectory. But the joke was on the brick layers, because when Caleb returned from his trip and saw the design, he liked it so much, he decided to leave it there. Doug and Dianne Hogg lived in the home for about 13 years. Here they raised their family before selling it in June 1985 to David and Arlene Noonan. P The Noonans sold the house in August 1996 to Two views of the large, impressive kitchen and sunroom of this historic home. The Guido's took Roland and Collen Marian, who lived there for only great care to retain the orginal bricks and use them in the reconstruction of the addition. a few years before selling to Matthew and = i _ Stephanie Anderson. The current owners of this historically significant home are Brandon and Janna Guido. Since purchasing it in February 2004 they have performed extensive repairs and renovations to the interior and exterior of the home. One of the most impressive changes was the removal of one wall in the kitchen and the addition of a bright sunroom. Bricks removed from the exterior were used on the addition to retain the look of the original house. The Guidos have also removed a large old cedar hedge which concealed the house and replaced it with an attractive new fence. Plans for the future include re-creating the original porch, which was located on the south side of the house. By J. Peter Hvidsten Focus on Scugog E 905-985-6665 For. All Your Window Needs 182 North Port Plaza, Unit #7 - Reach St. at North Port Rd. website: www.focusonscugog.com FOCUS - MAY 2008 35