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William Hume 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.
William Hume House
Biographical Info
The William Hume House was built in 1861. The Hume House, as well as the stone barn on the property are fine examples of Georgian architecture. The two-storey residence has 9-over-9 paned windows around a central door, and a stone single-storey wing. Stonemason Peter Hume made the stonework of the William Hume House random, giving it unique appearance and character. Unfortunately, the stone barn, shown below, fell into disrepair and collapsed by the end of the twentieth century, and the rubble was removed. The house remains in good condition.
The Hume farm and house became known as “Greystone.” William Hume’s son David took over the property, followed by his son Boyd Hume.
The William Hume House and property are historically associated with agriculture and stone barn construction in Puslinch and Arkell.
Categories: Decade Built – 1860s, Decade Plaqued – 2000s, Georgian/Neoclassical Style, Historical Association – English/England, Historical Association – Scottish/Scotland, Materials – Stone, Two-storeys