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Duncan McPherson House - Digital Archive
The Digital Archive and complementary Interactive Heritage Register Map are initiatives to provide historical information regarding properties included on the Township’s Heritage Register. The Digital Archive only includes properties which have consented to include their heritage property on this archive.
The lands we know today as the Township of Puslinch have been home to
Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. We acknowledge that we are on the
traditional territory of the Hatiwendaronk, as well as the treaty lands and traditional
territory of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee.
With increasing encroachment by non-Indigenous settlers in the Township of Puslinch, the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee could not continue their traditional lifestyle and settled in their villages along the Credit River and in the Grand River Valley. These Indigenous nations uphold their Treaty Rights within our jurisdiction.
Today, the Township of Puslinch remains home to Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island. We are grateful to have the opportunity to share and respect Mother Earth and are committed to building constructive and cooperative relationships with Indigenous nations.
Duncan McPherson House
Biographical Info
The Duncan McPherson House was completed around 1870 to 1885. The 1861 Census records a log house on the property, later constructed with stone. The limestone Victorian villa had an addition placed at the rear of the residence later in the 1880s. The unusual design is notable in Puslinch for the mid-1800s. The Duncan McPherson House still has the original ruby glass over the front entrance, as well as original porch and gingerbread trim.
The property is historically associated with Scottish immigration from Inverness Shire, Clan McPherson, and the settlement of Crieff.
Categories: Decade Built – 1870s, Decade Built – 1880s, Decade Plaqued – 2000s, Historical Association – Scottish/Scotland, Materials – Stone, One-and-a-half storeys, Ontario House Style, Victorian Style