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Alexander McKay House - Digital Archive
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Alexander McKay House
Biographical Info
The Alexander McKay House was built around 1860 of granite and limestone. Built by Alexander, the McKay family, and possibly mason Angus McDonald, the one-and-a-half storey Ontario style house has a central gable and limestone trim around the windows and doors. The McKay House also has double-arched Gothic windows above the front door, a unique architectural feature seen in one other house in the area.
The Alexander McKay family had arrived in Puslinch and settled onto Lot 19 in 1841.
The property is historically associated with Scottish masonry in Puslinch as well as “The Third” Schoolhouse (School Section #5).
Categories: Decade Built – 1860s, Decade Plaqued – 2000s, Historical Association – Scottish/Scotland, Materials – Stone, One-and-a-half storeys, Ontario House Style