Buildings Flashcards
Grain Barn
Built 1825 by Daniel Stong, used for processing and storing of grain crops and farming equipment.
Cider Mill/Drive Shed
Built in 1840, moved to village in 1959, built by Henry Snider , the fee to process apples into cider was 1 cent per gallon
Fire pump
Built 1850, wooden tub on wheels, this pumps water through the hose and onto fire.
Chicken House
built 1860, constructed of round log, making it quick and inexpensive to build.
Daniel Stong’s Smoke House
built in 1820, reconstructed, but on its original site. Meat was smoked and butchered, this process allowed meat to be preserved and prepared before refrigeration was commonplace.
Laskay Emporium
Built in 1845, brought to the village in 1960. The storekeeper would have been an important member of the community. He often read letters for people who were illiterate, gave advice on land transaction, etc. Produce brought by farmers was stored in the warehouse. Laskay was used as a general store up until the day it ws moved to Black Creek.
Items sold in General Stores
Household utensils, hardware, hunting and fishing gear, farm equipment, medicine and herbs, foodstuffs, textiles, liquor and tobacco, luxury food items (i.e. Veils, shawls, umbrellas, ribbons.), books, pens, paper
Town Hall
b. 1858, moved to BC in 67, restored in 1970. A town hall could serve as a court (held 4 times a year, dealing with minor criminal matters.) location for public meetings and sunday school. POC with legal system at the township level, local justices of the peace might settle minor disputes or breach of the municipal by-law. More common criminal complaints would be tried at the district courts.
Bolton Shop
B. 1865, brought to BC in 1968, restored and opened in 1973. . Originally housed a merchant tailor with the upstairs being used as a bachelor’s quarters or a storage space!
Mennonite Meeting House
B. 1824, transported to BC in 1976. Earliest log house still in existence in Ontario! Also, the earliest church built in the township of Vaughan. The interior is hand planed pine, which has never been painted.
Slaughter House
B. 1860s, moved in 1970. Local residents would bring their cattle to be butchered here. Sometimes farmers would take turns providing animals to be butchered, each family in the village would be able to get a cut of the cow after it’s slaughtering.
Daniel Boot and Shoe
b. 1860s, the shop was attached to Daniel Flynn’s house. Later on, he became prosperous enough to separate the shop from his house with a door that allowed him to have easy access between the two buildings. Ge would be mostly repairing shoes in this house as factories were making shoes that were 10-30% reaper by this time.
Burwick House
b. 1844, this building represents the living of a professional gentleman (ex. lawyers, accountants) and his family in the middle class. Well-to-do for village standards, but would not be considered fancy by city standards.
Dickson Hill School
B. 1861, influenced by the teachings of Egerton Ryerson who argued for the standardization of education. The children attending this school would learn three major subjects (reading, writing, and arithmetic) They would buy text books and study them up to the fifth book (called ryerson readers). most students who would’ve lived in this village would’ve left school by the learnings of the third book in order to help their parents. Often these text books would be too expensive for students/schools to afford so teachers would make lesson cards as well. It was not uncommon for school buildings to have been used for church socials, christmas parties, and public gatherings.
Fisherville Church
B. 1856, interior of church iexpresses presbyterian bellies. Church doctrine maintained the principle that nothing was to be admitted into religious observances which was not sanctioned by the word of god and thus the church did not have an organ until 1890. before then, music was led by a director who used a tuning fork to lead singing. there was no choir until the organ was present. Pews were uncomfortable and cold, although doors were put on them to keep in the heat. Pews were rented out to families in order to bring in revenue for the church. Many churches had morning and afternoon services. The cemetery is original, with both Daniel and Elizabeth song buried there.
