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  • 317 King Street West
    317 King Street West
    Imagecomment       In 1851 Joseph Arundel Philp (died 1865) and his son (1826-1911), of the same name, built this one and a half story wood house, sheathed in stucco. They had arrived from England in 1832. Both were plasterers. Joseph Arundel Philp Sr. was married to Eleanor Winn (1805-1855). The house was …
    Imagecomment     In 1851 Joseph Arundel Philp (died 1865) and his son (1826-1911), of the same name, built this one and a half story wood house, sheathed in stucco. They had arrived …
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  • 303 King Street West
    303 King Street West
    Imagecomment       Alexander Cook built this one and a half storey dwelling in 1851-52
    Imagecomment     Alexander Cook built this one and a half storey dwelling in 1851-52
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  • Strathmore (Brookside School)
    Strathmore (Brookside School)
    Imagecomment       Judge George Mackenzie Clark, a successful lawyer, local politician, staunch Conservative, and personal friend of Sir John A. Macdonald, purchased the future site of Brookside School in 1869. His wife was the daughter of William Weller. Initially this purchase totaled 180 acres, but it was immediately subdivided into smaller parcels …
    Imagecomment     Judge George Mackenzie Clark, a successful lawyer, local politician, staunch Conservative, and personal friend of Sir John A. Macdonald, purchased the future site of Brookside School in 1869. His wife …
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  • Calvary Baptist Church, King St. West, Cobourg
    Calvary Baptist Church, King St. West, Cobourg
    Imagecomment       In May 1885 the first recorded motion to organize a Baptist church was recorded and by September 18th of the same year the first service was held in the YMCA Hall with delegates from seven neighbouring Baptist Churches. In the same year a lot was bought on the north side …
    Imagecomment     In May 1885 the first recorded motion to organize a Baptist church was recorded and by September 18th of the same year the first service was held in the YMCA …
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  • Alderville First Nation Cenotaph
    Alderville First Nation Cenotaph
    Imagecomment       The Cenotaph was constructed in 1927 by Alf McKeel and Son of Campbellford who supplied the design and donated the materials for the project. Volunteers supplied the labour. The cube on the very top symbolizes the four courners of the earth. The three globes beneath the cube symbolize the Holy …
    Imagecomment     The Cenotaph was constructed in 1927 by Alf McKeel and Son of Campbellford who supplied the design and donated the materials for the project. Volunteers supplied the labour. The cube …
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  • Thomas Gillbard Public School
    Thomas Gillbard Public School
    Imagecomment       The New Public School was later named Central Public School and then renamed again, to Thomas Gillbard Public School. In 2005 the school building was sold and conversion to condominiums began in 2006
    Imagecomment     The New Public School was later named Central Public School and then renamed again, to Thomas Gillbard Public School. In 2005 the school building was sold and conversion to condominiums …
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  • Ballinderry Lodge
    Ballinderry Lodge
    Imagecomment       This farmhouse on the east end of King Street was locally known as the 'Checkerboard House' and was built in 1878 by Leopold Kobald. Leopold was a butcher who came first to Montreal in 1844 and then to Cobourg in 1847. His first home was built on Cottesmore Avenue but …
    Imagecomment     This farmhouse on the east end of King Street was locally known as the 'Checkerboard House' and was built in 1878 by Leopold Kobald. Leopold was a butcher who came …
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  • Victoria Park
    Victoria Park
    Imagecomment       As far back as the early 1800s Cobourg's main beach was used as a stopover location for travellers along the Lake Ontario'79064s north shore. The beach was a place of stopover and encampment, especially at the west end of the beach where the large stream entered the lake. This area …
    Imagecomment     As far back as the early 1800s Cobourg's main beach was used as a stopover location for travellers along the Lake Ontario'79064s north shore. The beach was a place of …
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  • Gore's Landing overlooking Rice Lake
    Gore's Landing overlooking Rice Lake
    Imagecomment       Overlooking Rice Lake from Church Hill Rd. Gore's Landing Marina is in the back corner
    Imagecomment     Overlooking Rice Lake from Church Hill Rd. Gore's Landing Marina is in the back corner
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