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The Tour 1. Stirling’s“\ ime hi .” Every Canadian ci i i these squarish squat homes, War-time houses were built. atan average cost of $3,5 ing from active duty after World War II. Originally rented to servicemen, eventually most were offered to occupants on a lease-to-own basis. Almost all the homes originally shared identical features. However, subsequent owners have added to the small houses and each now has story of the and li id t 2 feet thick. Th it f the building was given as £1000. The Parish hall attached at the west end of the church was added in 1936. 11. St. John’s Anglican Church rectory 1 St Ackers’ Boardi electricity installed, 22. The Empire Block is one of the most interesting business blocks s rather Mr. Ackers was, among other things, a cooper, a person who made barrel, i ition, he built it his Canadian streetscape. 2. St. James the Minor Roman Catholic Church was built in 1875 and isa fine example of small town church architecture. . 3. Thisii i H 1880s or’90s. Atone time it d Doctor Alger, occupied the house. The home has since reverted to a single- family dwelling. Recently the home has seen much restoration work and although the original porches weren’t quite so ornate, the recon- structions certainly add to the overall effect. 4, This an excellent example of a small town barn. Its upper storey would have served as storage space for hay, a carriage or two and hi for winter travel. bl would have aie its finest. Original Stencilling still hall and ii ini babl: station in life. 14, In 1852 William Baker built a flour mill and woollen factory on roughly the same site Edward Fidlar’s mill once occupied. The flour mill was gutted by fire in 1866, was rebuilt in 1868 and outfitted as a foundry. In 1909 the building became Stirling’s fire hall and hydro- electric substation. The original date stone is still in the facade. 15, Stirli This hasb it is ‘Mr. A.D. Mcintosh, the Hastings County Agriculture representative was in this building as well. The home at 40 Front Street West is thought to have been built before 1855. It was at one time owned by Mr. James Ralph who had a blacksmith shop nearby; he was also an undertaker. I. The C it ice Building, which al: Stirling 927. The front of the building was ty Servi Theatre, was constructed in igin ply inside are of poured concrete. The interior retains much of its original charm and is used often by school groups and on special performance occasions. An active performing arts group is restoring the theatre to reflect its former glory. Offices presently used by the Stirling Police were at one time the Stirling Hydro Offices, agi ac 4 1889 when the Warren family had this building constructed. The Warrens had operated a tinsmithing business on the Opposite side of Mill Street and this would have been a natural Progression for them. Theh J.ClintonM E. We served as home for the family horse and perhaps a cow of two. The milkman didn’t make house calls in the 1880s, 5. The present St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Chi between 1906 and 1909. The gable/chimney combination is unusual manse was built” James in 1907. This partnership lasted until 1938 when Mr. Lagrow retired. In 1957 the business was sold to the Mouck family who operated it successfully until Mr. Mouck’s passing. Jim and Mary Lindsay con- diti hard and are proud 25, The Stirling Library (older: ly opened in 1914, It was built with the assistance of the Camegie Corporation of New York City. Prosperous businessman, banker, a reeve of the village and Hastings County Warden. The three-storey front section of the house served as the Dr. Faulkner's home and office, the central Part was reserved for tinue the fin gt hat would locally otherwise have been a rather tall. chimney. \drew’s Presbyterian Church. Th. St. An i was erected in 1856. The present building replaced it in 1893, 7. Thisis th Andrew’s Pre ian Church manse. It was built in 1862 and has been lovingly restored by the Reid family, ling’s fi tery was located is si i i ii over 100 years but has seen only four different owners. 16. The name Stickle embedded in the sidewalk here has to be associated with C.F. Stickle who was a Prominent local businessman and owned the house which is Number 27 on this tour. 17. This site is where the McKee Block once stood. Thomas McKee had ak b: . Stirl servants and the rear section served as carriage house. 27, This still-is i . F. Stickle, a merchant. d f the di Stores. Most of his later years were spent working from this house. It is still known as the Zwick House. the cemetery was moved to its present site at Stirling’s north end, underneath the water tower. The only stone left at this location is the one belonging to Nicholas Lake, one of Stirling’s first prominent residents, His stone house is number 30 on this tour. 9. This is another fine example of an elegant small-town building. upper floor the 49th Volunteer Infantry, The S ign Bank is | in 1902. The Bank of Montreal took over the Sovereign Bank in 1908 but that same. year the buildi h Thel: school. There iginally four f use as school aren’ tk 1860-61 Directory of the: ‘County of Hastings does make mention of “a grammar school.” 29, The house at 77 Front Street West had a person named Cam pbell as its original owner, and was built in 1842 of 8" by 8" hewed pine structure which now occupies the site was built shortly thereafter. 19, The Masonic Hall stands on the former site of a Mr. J. Green’s fore Ttwas th in 188 Dating to circa 1890, the home was the residence of Mrs. Elsie Boyce i Mrs. B 42 babi this buildi the space of two years. “Kerhaven” closed in 1948, & architect who designed the building, Mr. Fuller, was also responsible for designing the first parliament buildings in Ottawa. The walls of red brick inside 20. Thi i thi of use by a hardware business. Mr. Lindsay Mieklejohn opened his hardware store here in 1880. 1. Thi pine apart. These were lined with a9" brick wall and then covered with 1/2" clapboard siding. A bent is one of the sections of uared timbers which formes the frame. 30. This building is an impressive tribute to the stonemason’s art. It was built in the 1840s and was the home of Nicholas Lake, Stirling’s first reeve. At one time iron grillwork decorated the peaks of the roof as well as the peak of the gable roof. It is believed the house was built in two stages: a one-storey building to begin with and as the owner 1 Regardk i i been the first brick h built i 4 = uilt, ‘one can’t help but agree it remains a fine building.