Historic Unionville - A Village in the City

Step into the picturesque village of Unionville, a small town of vintage shops and neighbourhoods that look as though they had tumbled out the past. Historic Unionville introduces readers to the history of this town, as told by its unique architectural heritage, which bridges the Late Georgian and the Postmodern.

List of contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword by Lorne R. Smith

Introduction: Unionville - A Village in the City

Pre-Confederation Unionville

Philip and Ann Elizabeth Eckardt Log House, 60 Aksel Rinck Drive, c.1800

Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery, 9423 Kennedy Road, established 1820

Eckardt-Stiver Cottage, 206 Main Street, c.1829

Wheelwright and Carriage Shop, 166 Main Street, c.1835

Worker's Cottage, 260 Main Street, c.1845

Philip and Susanna Eckardt Farmhouse, 60 Meadowbrook Lane, c.1845

Union Mills House, 209 Main Street, c.1846

First Congregational Church, 149 Main Street, 1847

St. Philip's Old Rectory, 9418 Kennedy Road, c.1850

First Post Office and Store, 188 Main Street, c.1850, north section, 1870s

Hunter-Reed House and Store, 193 Main Street, c.1850, store, 1880s

Hewlett Eckardt House, 158 Main Street, c.1853

McKinnon-Eakin House, 145 Main Street, mid 19th century

Unionville House, 187 Main Street, mid 19th century

William Eckardt House, 124 Main Street, c.1856

Eckardt-McKay House, 197 Main Street, c.1856

The Crown Inn, 249 Main Street, c.1860

Braithwaite House and Store, 154 Main Street, c.1867

Unionville's Golden Age

Fenwick-Brown General Store, 156 Main Street, c.1870

Raymer Cheese Factory, 233 Main Street, c.1870

Unionville Railway Station, 7 Station Lane, 1870

The Queen's Hotel, 174 Main Street, c.1871

The Doctor's House, 198 Main Street, 1872

The Arch Tree House, 128 Main Street, c.1873

Robert and Henrietta Harrington House, 141 Main Street, c.1873

Job and Elizabeth McDowell House, 14 Eureka Street, c.1874

Andrew and Martha Nicholson House, 136 Main Street, c.1874

The Village Hardware Store, 159 Main Street, c.1874

Josiah and Phoebe Hall House, 4 Station Lane, c.1874

George and Frances Pingle House, 15 Station Lane, c.1874

John and Mary Stephenson House, 133 Main Street, c.1875

James and Sarah Jane Eckardt House, 137 Main Street, c.1875

Thomas and Catherine McDowell House and Shoe Maker's Shop, 161 Main Street, c.1875

Christopher and Elizabeth Chant House, 147 Main Street, c.1876

George and Dorothea Robinson House, 306 Main Street, 1876

Dr. Albert Pingle House, 121 Main Street, c.1877

Stiver-Summerfeldt Store, 182 Main Street, c.1877

Warren Bishop Jr. House, 7 Victoria Avenue, c.1877

Margaret Robinson House, 117 Main Street, c.1878

Weatherill Double House, 118 Main Street, c.1878

Gingerbread Cottage, 27 Victoria Avenue, c.1878

Old Lutheran Parsonage, 109 Main Street, c.1879

Esther Summerfeldt House, 123 Main Street, c.1879

Central United Church, 131 Main Street, 1879

The Old Veterans' Hall, 150 Main Street, 1879

James Eckardt Tenant Farmer's House, 24 Maple Lane c.1880

The Old Bakery, 31 Victoria Avenue, c.1885

Charles E. Stiver Carpenter's Shop, 17 Euclid Street, c.1886

George and Hannah Weatherill House, 77 Main Street, c.1890

Moses and Catherine Hemingway House, 105 Main Street, c.1896

Unionville's Second Century

Hugh Powell and Harriet Crosby House, 111 Main Street, c.1900

Stiver Brothers Grain Elevator and Feed Mill, 9 Station Lane, early twentieth century

Delos and Jennie Harrington House, 130 Main Street, 1905

Charles H. and Marein Stiver House, 202 Main Street, 1907

Edwin and Verdilla Dixon House, 108 Main Street, c.1910

William and Hannah Caldwell House, 201 Main Street, 1910

Powers-Maynard House, 268 Main Street, c.1910

Bethesda Lutheran Church, 20 Union Street, 1910

Davison Ford Dealership, 189 Main Street, c.1913

Old St. Philip's Anglican Church, 218 Main Street, 1913

John and Ellen Snowball House, 9 Eckardt Avenue, c.1923

Hiram and Sara Powers House, 4802 Highway 7, c.1930

The Old Fire Hall, 170 Main Street, c.1930

Maynard Houses, 36 and 38 Eureka Street, c.1946

Unionville Public School, 300 Main Street, 1955

The Unionville Planing Mill, 139 Main Street, 1986

Varley Art Gallery, 216 Main Street, 1997

Afterword: A Word about Heritage Conservation

Notes

Bibliography and Recommended Reading

About the author

George Duncan is a founding member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals and a two-time recipient of the Ontario Heritage Foundation's Certificate of Achievement. He works for the Markham Planning and Urban Design Department and lives in Markham, Ontario.

Product details

• Authors: George Duncan
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781459731639
• ISBN: 978-1-4597-3163-9
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 218 mm x 213 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous