Weston News Centennial Edition (198101), 1 Jan 1981, p. 8

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{ 4 # 31. 26. 21. 21. 17. 18. 19. 13. 14. 15. 16. 10. 12. 11. 6ba. the CENTENNIAL page 8 2104â€"06 Weston Rd. Circa 1865. 66 George St. Circa 1859. 63 George St. Circa 1844. 51 Church St. Circa 1858. This house had the convenience of a well, reached by a trap door in the dining room floor. 57 Church St. Circa 1860. 54 Church St. Circa 1860. 140 Church St. Circa 1881. 206 Church St. Circa 1881. 176 Rosemount Ave. Circa 1861. 174 Rosemount Ave. Circa 1874. 171 Rosemount Ave. Circa 1870. 168 Rosemount Ave. Circa 1874. 164 Rosemount Ave. Circa 1877. 162 Rosemount Ave. Circa 1863. 149 Rosemount Ave. Circa 1864. 130 Rosemount Ave. Circa 1865. 31 Cross St. Circa 1850. The present owner thinks this house may predate 1844. 7 Cross St. Weston Presbyterian Church. Circa 1881. Presbyterians met in many locations before building their church in 1865. The present building was constructed by William Tyrrell in 1881. 24 Church St. The Oddfellows Hall. Circa 1838. Originally a oneâ€"storey frame church, built in 1838, this building which gave Church St. its name, was owned and used by the Methodist Episcopal Churhc in the morning and loaned to the Presbyterians in the afternoon. The Oddfellows bought the building in 1886, added a second storey, and bricked the building in 1887. 15 Church St. Circa 1854. 2179 Weston Rd. Circa 1865. 2112â€"14 Weston Rd. Circa 1865. = 2125 Weston Rd. St. John‘s Anglican Church. Circa 1859. Originally situated on Rectory Road, this church was called the Capel of Ease. Rev. Johnson of St. Philip‘s church financed its construction and did much of the interior carving himself. A subsequent minister preferred a more central location and before negotiating for a site, had the church put on skids and rolled down Weston Rd., while the frost was still in the ground. A telegraph wire obstructed the move. While arrangements were being made to have it moved, the spring thaw came and the church began to sink into the famous Weston Rd. mud. Dragged to the side of the road and left at an angle, it still sits there. The land was purchased after the fact and the reverend who started its journey was posted elsewhere before the purchase was completed. The original white frame chapel was bricked over in later years, but otherwise remains much the same. 31 St. Philip‘s Rd. St. Philip‘s Anglican Church â€" circa 1828. The congretation formed in 1828 or earlier, was served by ‘"itinerant missionaries and lay people". The first church was constructed on this site in 1831 and burned in 1888. The church was rebuilt in 1894 and enlarged in 1955. 2372 Weston Rd. Circa 1856. Peter Mallaby relocated here after flooding washed away his store in the valley. Peter and his son Arthur, operated a blacksmith shop on the property and in later years, Arthur ran a general store on the site. 2371 Weston Rd. Circa 1841. Headquarters of the Weston Plank Road Company which built and maintained this road by charging tolls of five cents at intervals along its 18 miles from Weston, through Thistletown, Clairville to Coleraine. 2464 Weston Rd. Circa 1875. 2417 Weston Rd. Circa 1878. 6 Humberview Cres. Circa 1845. Miller Joseph Holley replaced his first home, a log cabin with this adobe brick house â€" walls 22" thick. Present owners think the house could have been built as early as 1828. It is puzzling why Holley built with adobe brick in 1845 when superior fired brick was available. The millstone in this parkette is the only physical remnant of Weston‘s milling history. John Countryman, member of a British survey party, was so impressed with the area‘s timber %uality that he constructed the first sawmill in Upper Canada â€" circa 1790, on what is now the ladies‘ third tee of the Weston Golf and Country Club. â€" Wadsworth Mill 1828 â€" 1915. Operated successfully for 87 years by the Wadsworth‘s, the mill‘s foundations were visible until the Hurricane Hazel flood. The Wadsworth farm is now the Weston Golf and Country Club. The family mansion, Pine Hills, was used as the club house until 1967, when replaced by the present structure. Walking Tour of Weston TOUR B TOUR A in 1828 or es and lay n this site rebuilt in 1 r earlier, was seri y people". The fi : in 1831 and burr 1894 and enlarged â€" circa 1828. was served . The first and burned f a; Km 0 k 2 To se a a somege o Sp > 5.e 4 A T =" : 9 6. "% es ~ Ga. rirc Pa Jj = 1881 â€" 1981 14. ta ns â€"x ‘5(1'/6\8_;;m [( y RS iC3 \b\T\O fag 36 5. (® p et 9/ Gm/\ma*\’\ ho "% i IOULT ) “‘,‘ «L. \/ CA {..w B K 1Â¥ o 2A o 4. SR 200 222z P" WALK (< ouUF, Cy® «o l

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