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      Built by John Snider in 1864; then Tweed Estate until early 1940s when it was the head office for the Canada Health and Accident Assurance Company. In the mid-1950s it became Sunbeam Home until 1973 when it was sold and demolished.

      Reverend Vincent Philip Mayerhoffer was born in the city of Rabb, Hungary, on January 22, 1784. When his father died when he was 11 he went to work as a grocer's apprentice. He was a Roman Catholic and entered the Order of St. Francis at the age of 19. At …

      This is the Coat of Arms for Reverend John Pentland. Reverend John Pentland was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1804 and was educated at Kilkenny, Ireland, Trinity College, Dublin; and Cambridge University in England. He served in the British Army from 1824 until he married in 1830 and served in …

      See reverse image for promotional text. Vernon Directory for 1899-1901 lists an A.O. Boehmer and Company Limited on King Street in Kitchener. Vernon Directory for 1907 lists a Boehmer & Erb Company Limited at the same address in Kitchener. Vernon Directory in 1913 lists a Boehmer Brothers (A. and O.) …

      A.H. Bieber not listed in 1901, 1907, 1913, 1927 Vernon Directories. Berlin became Kitchener in 1916.

      This building was located at 101 Brock Street North. It was built in 1866 and demolished in 1964. It was built for Lowes and Powell, a dry goods company, and called the "Dominion Warerooms." In 1914,the Standard Bank refinished the outside of the building and moved in. The Standard Bank …

      This photograph was taken at Bassett's Jewellery Store's first location at 106 Dundas Street West. It was the first store on the south side of Dundas Street, west of the Post Office at Brock Street. Around 1921 the store was relocated to 106 Brock Street North. The store was operated …

 Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     George Hopkins built a music hall on the south east corner of Brock Street and Colborne Street, 201 Brock Street South, in 1877. In 1879 the building became Whitby's town hall and served as such until 1960. The building was demolished at the end of 1960. The window at left …

      This library was created through a Carnegie grant and was known as a Carnegie Library. Construction for the Carnegie Library began in early 1913 and the building was opened in 1914 at the north east corner of Dundas and Byron Streets. The building housed approximately 5,000 books and served as …

      This library was created through a Carnegie grant and was known as a Carnegie Library. Construction for the Carnegie Library began in early 1913 and the building was opened in 1914 at the north east corner of Dundas and Byron Streets. The building housed approximately 5,000 books and served as …

 Unknown, Centenary and Jubilee History of Whitby United Church (19260901), 1926, unknown page     This house at the south west corner of Byron Street and Colborne Street was built in 1864 as the residence of Dr. Robert John Gunn. After Mrs. Gunn's death in 1911, the house served as the United Church parsonage from 1912 to 1963 has served as the church house and …

 Unknown, Presbyterian Centennial book, 1933, 1933     This building was constructed as a Canada Presbyterian Church in 1869 at 300 Colborne Street West. In 1875 the congregation amalgamated with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. From 1876 to 1967 it served as the Whitby Baptist Church. In 1968-1969 it was a restaurant and then the building was abandoned until …

 Unknown, The Catholic Church Guide and Directory, 1908-1909, c.1908     St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church was built in 1902-1903 at the north east corner of Palace Street and John Street. It served as a church from 1903 to 1959, as a public hall (known as the Amber Room) from 1959 to 1974 and as a private residence from …

 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 …

      A colour scan of Miss Donaldson's library card at the Whitby Public Library.

      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     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 …