"FAIRFIELD HOUSE" - Amherstview
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mTn_biKer65
N 44° 12.976 W 076° 39.300
18T E 367794 N 4897225
Plaque and house located on the south side of Highway 33 1 km east of County Road 6, at street number 4574.
Waymark Code: WMDHT0
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/19/2012
Views: 17
Plaque Text
This is one of few eighteenth-century Loyalist residences remaining in Ontario. William and Abigail Fairfield were among the first Loyalists to settle this area after the American Revolution. They arrived in 1784 and probably completed this farmhouse by 1793. Its symmetrical style and timber-frame construction evoke the architecture of the family's native New England. Except for its verandahs and french windows, added by 1860, Fairfield House survives much as it was built. It offers rare evidence of building techniques and interior detailing from the Loyalist era. By 1959, when it was donated for public preservation, Fairfield House had been in the family for six generations.
Plaque Location
The County of Lennox & Addington
The Township of Loyalist
Address or location of plaque: On the south side of Highway 33 1 km east of Road 6, at street number 4574
Physical location of plaque: Park
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
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Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": The Fairfield House has been carefully maintained as a museum since 1984.
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Structure'
Condition of sign: Excellent
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: French on reverse of sign.
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