Oakville Part 2: Historic house district (beautiful)

Most people know Oakville as a large wealthy suburb, but Old Oakville dates back to the early 1800's and features a significant collection of historic homes. Some of these homes date to the 1830s to 1850s. There are quite a few Georgian homes here, probably one of the best collections in Ontario.

Oakville total population: 165,516
Population of Old Oakville: 17,655



The George Freestone House, 1887

The Peter McCorquodale House, 1834

Erchless and the Custom House, 1835-56

The David Patterson House, 1835

The Robert Wilson House, 1833

Justus Williams House, 1850

Just Williams' previous house, 1838

The Marlatt House, 1888

The Old Lind House, 1953

William Bond House, 1874

James McDonald House, 1837

Both of these Duncan Chisolm, shipbuilder, 1852

The Thomas House, 1829

Captain William Wilson, 1830

Jeremiah Hagman House, 1855

Robert Hanna House, 1877

Captain William Wilson moved top this house in 1870

The Worn Doorstep, 1870

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Rose Cottage, 1856

James O'Connor House, 1852

James Freestone House, 1887

The Joseph Boon House, 1878

The Scotch Kirk, 1850

John Gallie House, 1854

Built in 1835

This one built in 1834

Charming place, thanks flar.

Oh my word, fantastic! Thanks!!

i'm always impressed by these threads!

i love this house: http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/oakville_2/00192.jpg

Prometheus The Supremo said:

i love this house: http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/oakville_2/00192.jpg

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If I remember correctly, my grandparents had the chance to buy the house back in the 70s. At the time it was a funeral home and was selling for relatively cheap. They decided not to buy the house because it freaked out my mom and her siblings. The people who did end up buying it fixed it up really beautifully though.

I love the plaques they put up on the old buildings in Old Oakville. I wish they would expand that programme to include old buildings across the town especially in Bronte and Palermo.

lesouris said:

If I remember correctly, my grandparents had the chance to buy the house back in the 70s. At the time it was a funeral home and was selling for relatively cheap. They decided not to buy the house because it freaked out my mom and her siblings. The people who did end up buying it fixed it up really beautifully though.

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you may get a deal due to people's superstitions but it's still kinda weird. i can only imagine what kind of nasty things took place in the basement (in regards to the methods for preparing bodies).