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      King Street, Little Britain with dirt roads, horses and carts. Inscription on front reads, "This is quite a town." Inscription on reverse reads, "Well here we are in Britain. We called to see the "baby". Were down to Port yesterday. I suppose you are going to the party to-night. Wish …

      The Whitby Junction Station was built at the foot of Byron Street on the Grand Trunk Railway in 1903 near the current GO Transit platform. In 1914, it was the scene of an unsolved murder. It closed in 1969 and in 1970 was moved to the north-east corner of Victoria …

      The Whitby junction Station was built at the foot of Byron Street on the Grand Trunk Railway in 1903. It closed in 1969 and in 1970 it was moved to the north-east corner of Victoria and Henry Streets for use as an art gallery. In 2004 the Station Gallery was …

      Ross Johnston was born near Gretna Green in Dumfrieshire, Scotland on August 3, 1827. His parents died when he was a child and he was brought up and raised by his grandfather. The family moved to the Eastern Townships of Quebec in 1841 and to Whitby in 1848. Mr. Johnston …

      Frederick Samuel Allin was born at Whitby Township on May 16, 1874. He was the first station master at the new Whitby Junction station in 1903. He died at Oshawa on December 28, 1933 and is buried at Union Cemetery, Oshawa.

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This home was located at 401 Dundas Street West, Whitby. It was built in 1877 on the block bounded by Dundas, Henry, Colborne and King Streets. It was demolished in 1958. The owners of the house were G.Y. Smith (a lawyer and later a judge) and Samuel Trees (owner of …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This brick house was built about 1881 at the north east corner of King and St. John Streets. This home was originally designed for Judge George H. Dartnell (who died in 1899) by Henry Langley (Toronto architect).

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     Inverlynn house is a house which is currently located at 1300 Gifford Street in Whitby, Ontario. The former address for this property was 816 Gifford street. Inverlynn house was built at the intersection of Raglan and Giffard Street in 1860 for William Laing (1818-1891). In 1870, the house was purchased …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     Burr Lodge was located at 918 Centre Street South on the block bounded by Centre, James, King and Burns Streets. It was built in the 1850s by James Wallace and in the 1860s and 1870s was the residence of Chester Draper, owner of Whitby Harbour. The verandah around the front …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     Jabez Lynde's house was located at 960 Dundas Street West (at the north west corner of Dundas and D'Hillier Streets). It was built by Jabez Lynde between 1812 to 1815 and remained in the Lynde family until 1895. In 1939 the house was covered with stucco. Later, it was moved …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This frame house was built before 1850 at the north east corner of Brock and Mary Streets (201 Brock Street North) In the early 1850s it was called the Free Church and was a public meeting hall. The Whitby Mechanics' Institute (and library) was founded in this building in 1852. …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This house was located at 114 Byron Street North (on the block bounded by Byron, Dundas, and Centre Streets). It was built before 1850 and is believed to have been the residence of Peter Perry. It was later the residence of Peter Perry's son, Robert, who added an Italianate brick …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This home was located at 117 Gilbert Street West (on the south side of Gilbert Street between Brock and Byron Streets). It was uilt about 1853 by Thomas Dow and was the office of the first bank in Whitby, the Bank of Montreal from 1853 until the 1860s. This building …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This frame house was located on the north east corner of Green and Dunlop Streets (at 225 Green Street). This home was demolished in 1977.Mr. Walters operated a dry goods store in Whitby from 1887 until his death in 1933.Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This home was located at 601 Dundas Street West at the south west corner of Dundas and Frances Streets. It was built about 1836 by Ezra Annes. In June 1960 it was moved in two sections to the east side of Wellington Street south of Lynde Creek. Whitby’s house numbering …

      This is a black and white print of judicial and county officers for Ontario County. There are prints of George W. Dryden, Registrar; J.E. Farewell, K.C. Clerk; J.F. Paxton, Sheriff; Donald McKay, Treasurer; L.T. Barclay, Registrar Surrogate Court; His Honor Judge McCrimmon; G.Y. Smith, Judge Surrogate Court; His Honor Judge …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     George W. Dryden, Registrar George William Dryden was born on Maple Shade Farm, lot 19, concession 7, Whitby Township on February 3, 1844. After entering business in port perry he was appointed Ontario County Registrar of Deeds in 1897. He served in this position until his death at Whitby on …

      The Evangelical Association's first building was a constructed by Samuel Burkholder in 1849 at 7 Central Street. In 1871 a new church was built on Cedar Street (later Bridgeport Road). In 1906 a new structure was completed on the same site. In 1946 they joined with the United Brethren in …

      The original foundry and machine shop was built in 1850 by Buehler, Booth and Company. Within ten years it was taken over by Jacob Bricker, his sons and E.W.B. Snider and called Bricker and Company. In 1888 the company amalgamated with Merner and Company of Waterloo and Elmira Agricultural Works …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This house was built about 1889 at the north-west corner of Dunlop and King Streets (at 404 Dunlop Street West), for George A. Ross, a Whitby dry goods dealer.