- CA BWGPL PH23748
- Item
- 1958
Front view of the Williams farm house.
Mary (Williams) Lisk
Front view of the Williams farm house.
Mary (Williams) Lisk
Thompson Fisher House and Fred C. Cook Senior Elementary School
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of the Thompson Fisher House with the previous Fred C. Cook Senior Elementary School/ Bradford High School in the background. The Thompson Fisher House was built in the 1880s. Thompson Fisher was an insurance agent in Barrie and Alliston, and live to the age of 91 in 1944.
Part of Local History Collection
View of The Pines, a stately home built by Mark Scanlon in 1850 on the corner of Church and Queen Streets. Viewing from Queen Street
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Dorothy Cilipka fonds
"The Pines" a few years later. It is still well maintained.
Dorothy Cilipka
Part of Oral History Collection
An interview with Miriam Swan by Joe Saint. They discuss the Jeff's Homestead, which is Miriam's home, and the Strafford's home.
Joe Saint
Part of Dorothy Cilipka fonds
Description : See "Davis Stoddart / Frank Ritchie farm house" for more information on the home.
Dorothy Cilipka
Small Most Attractive Home Trophy
Part of Local History Artifacts
A metal and wood trophy. The trophy's engraved with:
"Bradford Board of Trade Trophy Most Attractive Home in Bradford"
Bradford Board of Trade
Part of George Jackson fonds
"There was quite a moving experience on Holland Street, Bradford, last week. An Ontario Hydro worker on the roof lifted low-hanging electrical wires as a home was moved to Bathurst Street, disrupting traffic temporarily along the way."
Ken Kerr
Part of Local History Artifacts
A red building brick with "ONTARIO" printed on it. Possibly recovered during demolition of The Lukes House/The Convent in August 1994.
Plaster Decorative Moulding from Convent
Part of Local History Artifacts
A piece of plaster decorative moulding recovered during demolition of The Lukes House/The Convent in August 1994. This house had various owners throughout its history. Most notably, Reverend Egerton Ryerson, Samuel Lukes and the Ursuline Order of the Diocese of London (Catholic sisters).