- Matheson House (Perth)
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Matheson House National Historic Site of Canada 
Province Ontario Municipality Perth Original use House Current use Perth Museum Administrative body Town of Perth Designated as a NHSC 1966 Other designations Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1982[1] Year built 1840 Matheson House is a historic house in Perth, Ontario, Canada. It was constructed in 1840 for Roderick Matheson, a local merchant and later a member of the Senate of Canada.[2]
A two-storey, five-bay sandstone house of Palladian-inspired design, Matheson House is surrounded by a stone garden wall. After Roderick Matheson's death in 1873, the house was inherited by Arthur James Matheson, a lawyer and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. After a series of subsequent owners, the house was acquired by the municipality and became the Perth Museum.
The house was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1966.[3]
References
- ^ Matheson House. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
- ^ Matheson House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
- ^ Matheson House, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada
National Historic Sites of Canada by locationProvinces Territories Northwest Territories · Nunavut · YukonOther countries FranceCoordinates: 44°54′3.92″N 76°15′2.39″W / 44.9010889°N 76.2506639°W
Categories:- Ontario stubs
- Canadian history stubs
- Historic house museums in Canada
- Houses in Ontario
- Lanark County, Ontario
- National Historic Sites in Ontario
- Museums in Ontario
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