"Agricola Lodge", Lucas Farm, Dunwich Township
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives34634
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Wallacetown Women's Institute fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1945
- Storage Location
- R7 S5 Sh3 B1 F1 78
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm.107
- Storage Location
- R7 S5 Sh3 B1 F1 78
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Black and white photograph showing the exterior of "Agricola Lodge" farmhouse on the property of the Lucas family, near Wallacetown, circa 1940s. According to notes included in the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume 1, "this farm is two miles southeast of Wallacetown on Talbot Road, lot 15...acquired from the Crown in year 1826 by Joshua Bobier for three farthings. Sine 1892 has been in Lucas family....The east, west and south sides of this house were built of stone brought across the lake by boat from Cleveland to pier at Tyrconnell, and hauled by teams and wagons to this spot. The remaining north side was filled in with stones picked up on the farm."
- Subject Access
- Tweedsmuir Histories
- Women
- Women's Institutes
- Website / Street View Notes
- Link directs to the source information for this image, from the Tweedsmuir book.
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