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Mar 31, 2006 - Demolished buildings in MiltonBack
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Old Houses on Main Street opposite Prince Street- Description:
- The two houses on the right of the picture were demolished in 1988. The house on the left was moved to Commercial Street in 1988 (east side of Commercial, by the Restivo family.
- Date Created:
- 1988
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- Notes:
- The space is now occupied by commercial buildings.
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Bruce Street Public School 1857-1972
- Description:
- Mounted Photograph. Black and white photograph, hand-coloured. Stone building with bell tower. Evergreen trees in front to right of picture. Crowd of people in front of building at centre. Building surrounded by lawn. Underneath the picture is printed "Public and Model School, Milton, Ont. This photograph together with three others, form a calendar for the year 1908 with the photographs suspended one above the other by dark red ribbon. The ribbon is in poor condition.
- Date Created:
- c. 1907
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- Notes:
- Bruce Street school was demolished in 1973 and the new Milton Public Library built on that space.
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Lumberyard, Campbellville - later demolished.
- Description:
- Colour. L-shaped redish/brown building. Large chimney from another building rising in the background. Stop sign in the middle at the front of photograph.
- Date Created:
- -- Nov 1992
- Canada - Ontario - Halton - Milton - Nassagaweya Township - Campbellville
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- Notes:
- Building was demolished to facilitate road widening.
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- Lumberyard, Campbellville - later demolished
- Description:
- Colour. Front view of redish/brown building, two storey with balcony at second floor supported by pillars.
- Date Created:
- -- Nov 1992
- Canada - Ontario - Halton - Milton - Nassagaweya Township - Campbellville
- Notes:
- Building was demolished to facilitate road widening.
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Dakota grist and saw mill. Kilbride. Ontario
- Item Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 1978
- Canada - Ontario - Nelson Township - Kilbride
- Notes:
- The mill has now been demolished.
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Bruce St. Public School (1857-1972), Milton, Ont.
- Description:
- Large stone building, car in front
- Publisher:
- Bruce St. School Reunion Committee, 1992.
- Place Of Publication:
- 1992
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- Notes:
- Milton Public School, later known as Bruce St. School, was built in 1857 at a cost of 800 pounds (about $2,000). Its two foot thick walls were of local limestone. It served Milton until 1972. Bruce Street school was demolished in 1973 and the Milton Public Library erected on that space. 13 copies of this photograph. For further information see "An Indelible Imprint" by Jim Dills.
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Demolition of Bonin's gas station.
- Description:
- Bonin's gas station stood at the corner of Main and Bronte prior to the construction of the new Petrocanada station.
- Date Created:
- 1988
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- Notes:
- Photograph was taken from the corner of Mill and Bronte, looking south.
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Demolition of Bonin's gas station. Milton.
- Description:
- Bonin's gas station at the corner of Bronte and Main was demolished to make way for a new Petrocanada gas station.
- Date Created:
- 1988
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- Notes:
- Photograph taken from the corner of Main and Bronte looking north.
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Johnson Bros. Garage. Milton, Ont.- Description:
- Johnson's garage was on the corner of Millside and Main. It was demolished in the late 1980s and replaced by small strip mall.
- Date Created:
- 1989
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Johnson Bros. Garage. Milton, Ont.
- Description:
- Johnson's Garage was on the corner of Millside and Main. It was demolished in the late 1980s and replaced by a small strip mall.
- Date Created:
- 1989
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Johnson Bros. Garage. Milton, Ont.
- Description:
- Johnson Bros. Garage was on the corner of Millside and Main. It was demolished in the late 1980s and replaced by a small strip mall.
- Date Created:
- 1989
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- Johnson Bros. Garage. Milton, Ont.
- Description:
- Johnson's Garage was on the corner of Main and Millside. It was demolished in the late 1980s and replaced by a small strip mall. Grace Anglican Church is in the background.
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- Johnson Bros. Garage. Milton, Ont.
- Description:
- Johnson Bros. Garage was on the corner of Millside and Main. It was demolished in the late 1980s and replaced by a small strip mall.
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- Johnson Bros. Garage. Milton, Ont.
- Description:
- Johnson Bros. Garage was on the corner of Main and Millside. It was demolished in the late 1980s and replaced by a small strip mall. This picture is taken from the back. Grace Anglican Church is in the background at the left-hand side.
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- Store on Main Street adjacent to the Dewar Block.
- Description:
- Empty store adjacent to the Dewar Block on Main Street, Milton, Ontario. The store was demolished c.1989-90. It was replaced by stores similar in style to the store on the right hand side of the picture.
- Date Created:
- 1989
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- Main Street, Milton, Ontario
- Description:
- Row of stores near the corner of Main and Martin. Small store named The Chocolate Box, to the right is an empty store and then further stores. This is part of the Dewar Block.
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- Notes:
- The Chocolate Box and the empty store were demolished c.1989-90. They were replaced by buildings similar in style to the two on the right hand side of the picture.
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- Dakota grist and saw mill. Kilbride, Ontario
- Creator Role:
- Photographer
- Date Created:
- 1978
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- Notes:
- The mill has now been demolished.
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- Christie Lime Kilns
- Description:
- Ruins of lime kilns. They are located at Kelso near the Appleby Line. Production was stopped in the late nineteen-twenties. They are now part of a provincial park and have been preserved.
- Date Created:
- 1978
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- Christie Lime Kilns.
- Description:
- The Lime Kilns are located at Kelso near the Appleby Line. Production was stopped in the late nineteen-twenties. The kilns are now situated in a provincial park and have been preserved.
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- House on Mary Street, Milton, Ont. Demolished 1988 for municipal parking lot.
- Description:
- House was on the south side of Mary Street.
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- House on Mary Street, Milton, Ont. House demolished in 1988 for a municipal parking lot.
- Date Created:
- 1988
- Notes:
- The house was on the south side of Mary Street.
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- Bruce Street School. 1857-1972.
- Description:
- Two storey stone building with two chimney stacks and bell tower. Ladder is propped against bell tower.
- Date Created:
- c.1910
- Notes:
- For further information on Bruce Street School, please consult "An indelible imprint" by Jim Dills. Bruce Street School was demolished in 1973 and Milton Public Library was erected on that lot. 3 copies of photograph.
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- Milton Power House, Milton, Ont.
- Description:
- Brick building with three large windows at the front and large doors down the side. Tall chimney at the back. In front is a tree bare of leaves and snow is on the ground. Top of what appears to be a wagon wheel at front right of picture. In the rear left of the picture is Martin's grist mill.
- Date Created:
- c.1910
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- Notes:
- The building was demolished. It was located on Main Street in approximately the position now occupied by Carriage Square. Three copies of photograph.
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- Metropolitan Bank, Main Street, Milton.
- Description:
- Two storey building with stone frontage and high mansard roof with three part window in the roof. The stone frontage has a window on the left and door.
- Date Created:
- c.1910
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- Notes:
- The building was at 244 Main Street East. The Metropolitan Bank was taken over by the Bank of Nova Scotia. The building was eventually demolished and replaced with the new Bank of Nova Scotia Building. Three copies of photograph.
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- Gordon House, Children's Aid Society property
- Description:
- Large red brick Victorian house, two storey with three storey tower.
- Date Created:
- c.1980s
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- Notes:
- Built by lawyer Duncan McGibbon in 1888. Purchased by the Children's Aid Society in 1918 and in 1919 a legacy allowed a new wing addition. In 1936 the Gordon Home was closed and later used as apartments and the public schools inspector's office. The house, which was at 10 Court St. N. (north-east corner of Main and Court), was demolished c.1970s. The space is now occupied by modern stores with apartments over them.
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- North-west corner of Main and Ontario, Milton
- Description:
- Intersection with traffic lights, greenhouses in the background and blue car and red pick-up truck at the interesection.
- Date Created:
- c.1970
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- Notes:
- Notes from Jack Charlton - 425 Main Street plus Milton Greenhouse. During Bob Brown's ownership he sold off the corner for a gas station. At the front of the property he built a showroom for his flowers. Immediately at the rear of the showroom was his old style brick cottage formerly the first brick school house, No. 5 Trafalgar. The greenhouses are quite noticeable. All were demolished in early 1971. Now occupied by strip stores. Cataloguer's note - Gold City Restaurant is now at 425 Main Street, and Gino's Pizza at 431 Main. Blue car is going north on Ontario Street.
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- Bruce Street Public School and the School Commons 1857-1972.
- Description:
- Coloured photograph of two storey stone building with small bell tower on the roof. Children are playing in front of the school.
- Date Created:
- c.1960s
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- Notes:
- Bruce Street School was demolished in 1973 and the new Milton Public Library built on that space. For further information see "An indelible imprint" by Jim Dills.
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- View from Mill St. across to Martin Street.
- Description:
- Various industrial buildings in the foreground. Men dismantling roof of the building on right hand side of photograph. View takes in the Mill pond and an apartment building on Millside Drive and, at the left rear, the top of Holy Rosary Church.
- Date Created:
- c.1970
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- Notes:
- Notes accompanying the photograph written by Jack Charlton as follows: This is the site of the Blind and Sash Factory operated by John Hunter and John Ezard (see County Atlas). The original building was demolished by fire and this followed. It apparently was rebuilt several times. The last operation as a mill was by John F. Noble who sold to developers who demolished the buildings about 1970.
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- Supersweet Feeds, Milton.
- Description:
- Feed mill with office buildings on the left and apartment buildings which can be seen in the centre behind the mill.
- Date Created:
- c.1980s
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- Notes:
- This is the original Mill site. The stone mill was demolished in 1963 after a disastrous fire. It was then owned by Robinhood Co. All of the structures here were built for Dr. C. Martin during his years of tenure 1930-1963. 39 Martin Street. The old stone mill was behind these structures.
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- Factory in Milton
- Description:
- Long low brick factory building by railway tracks. Sign saying 'Office Carpenter Bus' over the left hand side of the building but the building is obviously derelict.
- Date Created:
- c. 1960s.
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- Notes:
- Notes provided by Jack Charlton. 'Built in 1908 by C. R. Willmott & Co. to manufacture agriculture implements - however, it soon failed. Different companies then used it for only short periods such as Edward Electrical Co. Ltd. In 1917 P. L. Robertson Co. Ltd. purchased the property to use to manufacture a new modern screw cutting machine. In 1926 it was purchased by Milton Spinning Mills. Closed in 1930 and sold to Sam Smith. Re-opened as a woollen mill in 1935. Later purchased by John P. Pascal(?) and sold in parts. It was used by the Carpenter Bros. Co. who closed doors in the late 1960s and then purchased by John P. Pascal(?) (the land developer who created Milton Mall 1961 to present). Buildings demolished.' The building was situated on the north side of the railway tracks between Court Street North and Martin Street.
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- St. Paul's United Church, Milton.
- Description:
- Southerly view of St. Paul's on Main Street with two storey brick house to the west of the church.
- Date Created:
- 1950-1960
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- Notes:
- The westerly section of St. Paul's United Church was built in the 1850s. The Wesleyan Methodist Church demolished in 1961 to make room for the Christian Education Centre, 1962. The lot under the two storey brick house on the west side of the Church was purchased from John Martin April 16, 1845 and subsequently James Laidlaw, early pioneer from Esquesing, built this house. It was moved in 1961 to 80 Robert Street.
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- Houses on Main Street, Milton
- Description:
- Houses on Main Street opposite Prince Street. Semi-detached houses in the centre were demolished. House on the left was moved.
- Date Created:
- 1988
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- Notes:
- Brick cottage on the left was moved to the east side of Commercial Street by the Restivo family. The semi-detached houses in the centre were demolished in 1988. The lot was developed and now houses Bell and a restaurant.
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- R. & C. H. Burling's Block
- Description:
- Three storey stone building with shop front and mansard roof.
- Date Created:
- c.1970
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- Notes:
- This building was originally known as R. & C. H. Burling' Block. It was built in 1858 by Alexander Murray and demolished by the town in 1970. The lot is now occupied by a parkette and the Spice of Life gift store, 254 Main St. E. An older picture of this building can be seen in image #1763
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- Intersection of Martin and Main Streets, Milton, Ont.
- Description:
- On the left at the corner is the post office, facing the camera is Ledwith's grocery store, in the distance is a two-storey semi-detached house on the south side of Mary Street, on the right hand corner is the Dewar Block. A two-storey brick house is on the right hand side on the corner of Mill and Martin St. On the left of the picture behind the Supersweet Feeds sign and just in front of the post office building an ivy-covered chimney can be seen and the roof-line of an older house - this was Dr. Stevenson's house which was also used as Milton's first hospital.
- Date Created:
- c.1960s
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- Notes:
- The Supersweet Feeds sign has gone and also the feed mill - it has been replaced with apartment blocks. The post office is now a restaurant; a new post office was built on Brown Street. Ledwith's grocery store became Quality Greens grocery store. The grocery store closed and the property divided into a fast-food restaurant and a furnishing/decorating store. The semi-detached house was demolished c.1970s and is now a parking lot. The Dewar Block remains stores and offices. The brick house on the right-hand side is a lawyer's office. The one-storey Ledwith store is now a two-storey building with apartments on the second floor - this floor was added c.1960s by Mike Ledwith.
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- Gowland House, Milton, Ontario
- Description:
- Two storey red brick Victorian house with attic, front porch with balcony.
- Date Created:
- c.1970s - 80s
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- Notes:
- Built by Dr. Peter Stuart in 1885. Sold to Dr. M. E. Gowland about 1907. Retained as a home by the Gowlands until sold in 1965 to developer Wm. Ollen. The house was demolished and replaced with four strip stores.
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- Bank of Nova Scotia, 244 Main St.
- Description:
- Bank building in centre with fabric store on the left of the picture. Corner of Main and Martin.
- Date Created:
- c.1965
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- Notes:
- Notes accompanying photograph. First constructed in 1886, modernized 1905 for Metropolitan Bank. 1965 Bank expanded to cover the full site. Fabric centre was previously Middleton Store (built c.1856-63)
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- House on corner of Charles and Queen.
- Description:
- One storey frame house built flush with road, centre doorway with windows each side.
- Date Created:
- c.1960s
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- Notes:
- 51 Charles St. The Town bought this property from the Crozier Estate and demolished the dwelling in 1969. It appeared to have been built in 1877 by a Charles Noakes. It was situated on Charles Street at the Pine St. Hill on the north-east corner. For image of the spot in c.2000 see #780.
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- Intersection of Charles and Queen.
- Date Created:
- c.2000
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- House on Martin St. by Mill Pond
- Description:
- Old frame house with large rock to the right of the picture and trees in front
- Date Created:
- c.1970s
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- Notes:
- This house was purchased by the Town of Milton and demolished in the 1970s. Centennial Park was created in that area. Behind the house lies the Mill Pond.
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- 13 Charles Street, Milton
- Description:
- Two storey frame building painted grey with extension built to the left hand side of the picture.
- Date Created:
- c.1980s
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- Notes:
- The building was built in 1866 and demolished 1987. Replaced with a small row of stores and offices with apartments over them.
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- View from Mary Street towards the old Town Hall
- Description:
- In the centre of the building is the old Burling building which has now been demolished. The top of the old town hall can be seen towards the left of the picture. The white extension with windows near the centre of the picture is the back of the old Gowland house, now demolished and replaced with the TD Canada Trust Building. At the extreme left of the picture is the entrance of what was Quality Greens but is now the Rustic Pear furniture store. At the right is the building which was originally used by Dr. Peter Stuart and Dr. Gowland for horses and cars. It was demolished.
- Date Created:
- c.1960
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- Notes:
- Notes by Jack Charlton. 'Background - Gordon MacNab and Son - furniture store and funeral parlour at rear. Corner of Main and Charles St. Removed in the late 1960's by the town. The main store wall was bulging severely and the cost to repair it in excess of worth. At the right - A horse barn, later garage used by Dr. M. E. Gowland and earlier by Dr. Peter Stuart, also it may have been built by Henry Huffman, Milton's first land developer. Foreground - The original brick store built by George Smith and then leased to John M. Bastedo 1887. On the top of that section is the tower of the old town hall repaced in 1953 as the belfry was too costly to repair. The brick store was later purchased by the Metropolitan Bank, later the Bank of Nova Scotia. The frame two storey store next west was purchased by the bank from the Middleton family then demolished and the present bank reconstructed in 1964. The most westerly part of the property was purchased by Michael Ledwith who extended his store about 1960.'
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- Houses on Mary St. south side, Milton, Ont.
- Description:
- Semi-detached houses, two storey, green doors. House to the right and part of a van to the left
- Date Created:
- c,1960s-70s
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- Notes:
- Possibly built in 1861 as a rental property by Henry McCartney, brother-in-law of Dr. Charles Gardner who purchased balance of land from Henry Huffman and produced the Gardner plan of subdivision on the south side of Mary Street, thus Charles Street. Re-modelled in stucco in 1927 by contractor Samuel Henson. Demolished c.1970s. After that it was the parking lot for the grocery store Quality Greens.
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- Tenement house on Mary Street
- Description:
- Two storey house in dilapidated state, two cars parked to the side of it, snow on the ground.
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- Notes:
- The land abstract indicates this frame two storey tenement house was built by John Trotter in 1855 and contained four family units. It was removed when purchased by the Town of Milton in 1970. Many families were raised here. It is now a municipal parking lot.
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- Intersection of Pearl and Fulton looking north.
- Description:
- Lady walking along path from Main Street south to Pearl Street along Fulton. Trees in the background. Tower and roof of Grace Anglican in the back right of picture. Building on the right of the picture is Ollie Pettigrew's bicycle shop. Picture on board.
- Date Created:
- c.1905-1910
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- Old stables and carriage houses
- Description:
- Two old buildings with car parked in front of the building on the left. Both buildings have been demolished.
- Date Created:
- c.1960s
- Canada - Ontario - Halton - Milton
- Notes:
- Notes by Jack Charlton. 'Both of these buildings were of brick. The smaller building was owned and for many years used as a stable by the butcher shop on Main street by W. B. Dickin 1889. The larger building became a Blacksmith's shop and was removed in the 1960s to re-align Mary Street. It may have been built as a carriage house for W. L. P. Eager who built Roselawn now owned by the Oddfellows.'
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- The Mill being demolished. 1990
- Description:
- Mill on Martin Street being demolishehd. To the left the condominium building on Millside is being constructed.
- Date Created:
- 1990
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- Notes:
- This mill took the place of the old stone mill which had been destroyed by fire some years' earlier.
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- The Mill being demolished. 1990.
- Description:
- The mill on Martin Street being demolished. On the left the condominium building on Millside is being constructed.
- Date Created:
- 1990
- Dimensions:
- 15 cm. x 10 cm.
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- Notes:
- This mill took the place of the old stone mill which had been burned some years earlier.
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- Dr. Stevenson's hospital. Milton, Ont. 1943-1959
- Description:
- Dr. Stevenson ran his hospital on Martin Street for many years before the Milton District Hospital was built.
- Date Created:
- 1982
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- Notes:
- Building demolished.
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- Bruce Street Public School, Milton
- Description:
- Two storey stone school building with bell tower.
- Date Created:
- c.1970s
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- Notes:
- The school was demolished in 1973 and the Milton Public Library erected on the lot. For further information see "An indelible imprint" by Jim Dills. This is a souvenir photograph published on the occasion of a school reunion held in 1992 and is signed "Thanks for the Happy Reunion" by E. W. Foster who had been a principal of the school. The photograph is in a presentation folder and was donated by Donna Coulter (nee Clements)
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- McGibbon House, Main Street, Milton, Ont.
- Description:
- Large three storey brick building. Man walking by building. Large tree in front, window boxes of flowers on the second storey windows, hanging baskets of flowers at the windows of the ground floor. Man sitting under tree at the right.
- Date Created:
- c.1910
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- Notes:
- The McGibbon House served Milton as a hotel for many decades under various names. It was destroyed by fire in 1973.
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