Scott 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.

Scott House

6835 Concession 1 Rear Gore, Lot 14 Puslinch, ON
Photo of Scott House

Biographical Info

The Scott House was built in 1877. The Scott House is a one-and-a-half storey Victorian villa, with a central gable and two unique bow-shaped windows at the front. The bow shape goes down to meet the foundation of the residence.

John Scott purchased the deed for Lot 14 in 1857 and commissioned either Dan McQuillan or Duncan McDonald as stonemason for his limestone residence. It is possible that McDonald built the house, while McQuillan built the notable stone barn and silo.

The property is historically associated with Scottish immigration from Perthshire and the settlement of Killean in Puslinch.

 

The Scott House - Exterior and Fence

The Scott House - Exterior from the Road

Categories: Decade Built – 1870s, Decade Plaqued – 2000s, Historical Association – Scottish/Scotland, Materials – Stone, One-and-a-half storeys, Ontario House Style, Victorian Style