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Donald Stewart House - Digital Archive
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Donald Stewart House
Biographical Info
The Donald Stewart House was built in 1874 by the Ritchie Brothers, who were stonemasons from Clyde. The one-and-a-half storey Ontario House style residence was constructed of granite and limestone. It displays a central gable with a Gothic window. Today, the Donald Stewart House has its original iron treillage, and is the only example of iron treillage in the Township. The ornamental treillage can be seen on the front porch and verandah.
Donald Stewart Sr. and his wife Catherine Cameron had emigrated from Perthshire, Scotland to settle in the Puslinch area in 1843. Stewart Sr. built the house for himself and his son Allan, who later remained on the property.
The property is historically associated with Scottish stonemasonry, Scottish immigration from Perthshire, and the settlement of Killean in Puslinch.
Categories: Decade Built – 1870s, Decade Plaqued – 2000s, Gothic Style, Historical Association – Scottish/Scotland, Materials – Stone, One-and-a-half storeys, Ontario House Style