CNHS - ERMATINGER HOUSE -- Sault Ste. Marie
N 46° 30.348 W 084° 19.496
16T E 705237 N 5153724
Built by Charles Oakes Ermatinger in 1812-1814, the Ermatinger Old Stone House is a two-storey stone structure built on the north bank of the St. Mary's River near the rapids in Sault Ste. Marie
Waymark Code: WMB83Y
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/17/2011
Views: 10
This house, built between 1814 and 1823 by Charles Ermatinger of the North West Company, is the oldest surviving house in northwestern Ontario. Constructed when Sault Ste. Marie was still a small fur trading post on the Upper Lakes, this fine house soon became the centre of the district's business and social life, and was noted by such visitors as Lord Selkirk, Anna Jameson, Sir John Richardson, Paul Kane and George Catlin.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Sault Ste. Marie
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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