- CA BWGPL WEG-Chu-OS8700
- Stuk
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Remodelling of the Convent when Mr. Oscar Lukes moved into it. Pictured are: Peters, Lorne Church, Oscar Lukes, Gib Lukes, Tom Saint, Len Saint, Bill Davey, Fred Collings
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Remodelling of the Convent when Mr. Oscar Lukes moved into it. Pictured are: Peters, Lorne Church, Oscar Lukes, Gib Lukes, Tom Saint, Len Saint, Bill Davey, Fred Collings
Part of Local History Artifacts
A pink building brick. Possibly recovered during demolition of The Lukes House/The Convent in August 1994.
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.
Part of Local History Collection
The Durham House - built circa 1860. Photographed here circa 1920. It was actually originally two houses joined together.
Part of Local History Collection
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Part of Local History Collection
When this photo was first printed, the negative was flipped (so the fence would be on the right side of the photograph). We have corrected the photograph here to show how the house was meant to look.
Dorothy (Reeves) Marks is in front of the house, located at 89 Holland Street East. Additions have since been added on to the house, and the trees no longer exist.
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Part of Local History Collection
Gordon, Trudy, Frances, and Auke Ellens in front of their home in the Holland Marsh. They are standing beside their cookstove, which was used outside the house until the chimney was installed (the chimney pictured was newly installed). Auke Ellens had immigrated from the Netherlands.
Zonder titel
Part of Local History Collection
Old house, old road east of railroad known as the Durham house in Amsterdam.
Part of Local History Collection
Dan MacDonald's log house on the Scotch Settlement.
Samuel Lukes' House / The Convent
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
This home was most known for the Lukes' residents, Samuel and his son, Gilbert. It was originally built by John MacLean Stevenson in 1876. It was sold, first to Robert Bingham in 1877, then to James Boddy in 1893 who named it "Fairview". After less than a year of ownership, Charlotte Jeffs sold the property to Rev. Egerton R. Young in 1903, and was renamed "Algonquin Lodge". Rev. Young in turn sold it to the Lukes family in 1910. The Lukes family, who owned the Bradford Flour Mill, made several repairs and alterations to the house under their ownership. In 1949, the house and property was sold to the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Toronto, but they soon sold the house to the Ursuline Order of the Diocese of London. In the years since, the building has been sold, re-sold, had court cases fought over ownership until, late in the 1980's, the building was torn down and the "Common Roof" facility was built.