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  • Lowville General Store,  now 6179 Guelph Line, ca 1910
    Lowville General Store, now 6179 Guelph Line, ca 1910
    Image       A photograph of an riginal postcard. Built ca 1853 by Andrew Pickett, destroyed by fire in 1937, and rebuilt then in the same style.. Renovated in 2004 as a restaurant. Also reproduced in Dorothy Turcotte, Places and People on Bronte Creek (1993), p. 60.
    Image     A photograph of an riginal postcard. Built ca 1853 by Andrew Pickett, destroyed by fire in 1937, and rebuilt then in the same style.. Renovated in 2004 as a restaurant. …
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Students at Lowville School, ca 1927
    Students at Lowville School, ca 1927
    Imagecomment       Most of the names are provided in the newspaper clipping copied here, courtesy of Mrs Reg. Twiss, née Marie Richardson, back row, 4th from the left.
    Imagecomment     Most of the names are provided in the newspaper clipping copied here, courtesy of Mrs Reg. Twiss, née Marie Richardson, back row, 4th from the left.
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Pickett Octagonal house, 6103 Guelph Line, 1988
    Pickett Octagonal house, 6103 Guelph Line, 1988
    Image       Built of rubble construction in 1850 by Andrew and Daniel Pickett, according to the principles of O. S. Fowler’s Home for All: or Gravel Wall and Octagonal Mode of Building. The octagonal design was believed to promote good health. Orson Squire Fowler (1809–1899) was a “practical phrenologist” and author of …
    Image     Built of rubble construction in 1850 by Andrew and Daniel Pickett, according to the principles of O. S. Fowler’s Home for All: or Gravel Wall and Octagonal Mode of Building. …
    Burlington Historical Society
  • William and Barbara Pickett (centre) standing between Keitha (née Pickett) and George S. Henry in front of the Pickett Octagonal House, now 6103 Guelph Line, 1933
    William and Barbara Pickett (centre) standing between Keitha (née Pickett) and George S. Henry in front of the Pickett Octagonal House, now 6103 Guelph Line, 1933
    Image       Photographed on the occasion of William and Barbara's 60th Anniversary. William was the son of Thomas E. and Anna Catherine (nee Smith) Pickett. George S. Henry was Premier of Ontario from December 1930 to July 1934.
    Image     Photographed on the occasion of William and Barbara's 60th Anniversary. William was the son of Thomas E. and Anna Catherine (nee Smith) Pickett. George S. Henry was Premier of Ontario …
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Bridge over Twelve Mile Creek in Lowville Park, 1997
    Bridge over Twelve Mile Creek in Lowville Park, 1997
    Image       A favourite spot for watching salmon spawning in the autumn.
    Image     A favourite spot for watching salmon spawning in the autumn.
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Bridge over Twelve Mile Creek in Lowville Park, 1997
    Bridge over Twelve Mile Creek in Lowville Park, 1997
    Image       A favourite spot for watching salmon spawning in the autumn.
    Image     A favourite spot for watching salmon spawning in the autumn.
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Lowville General Store, 6179 Guelph Line, 1997
    Lowville General Store, 6179 Guelph Line, 1997
    Image       Built ca 1853 by Andrew Pickett, destroyed by fire in 1937, and then rebuilt in the same style. Renovated in 2004 as a restaurant.
    Image     Built ca 1853 by Andrew Pickett, destroyed by fire in 1937, and then rebuilt in the same style. Renovated in 2004 as a restaurant.
    Burlington Historical Society
  • The Lowville Mill, built in 1834 for James Cleaver, 1988
    The Lowville Mill, built in 1834 for James Cleaver, 1988
    Image       The Mill, built of local limestone in 1837 for “Squire” James Cleaver, was essential to the nineteeth-century development of the Village of Lowville. A fire in 1934 caused the four-storey mill to be reconstructed to its present form, as three storeys with a replacement roof. and new dormer windows An …
    Image     The Mill, built of local limestone in 1837 for “Squire” James Cleaver, was essential to the nineteeth-century development of the Village of Lowville. A fire in 1934 caused the four-storey …
    Burlington Historical Society
  • The Lowville Mill, built in 1834 for James Cleaver, 1988
    The Lowville Mill, built in 1834 for James Cleaver, 1988
    Image       The Mill, built of local limestone in 1837 for “Squire” James Cleaver, was essential to the nineteeth-century development of the Village of Lowville. A fire in 1934 caused the four-storey mill to be reconstructed to its present form, as three storeys with a replacement roof. and new dormer windows An …
    Image     The Mill, built of local limestone in 1837 for “Squire” James Cleaver, was essential to the nineteeth-century development of the Village of Lowville. A fire in 1934 caused the four-storey …
    Burlington Historical Society
  • The Lowville Mill, built in 1834 for James Cleaver, 1988
    The Lowville Mill, built in 1834 for James Cleaver, 1988
    Image       The Mill, built of local limestone in 1837 for “Squire” James Cleaver, was essential to the nineteeth-century development of the Village of Lowville. A fire in 1934 caused the four-storey mill to be reconstructed to its present form, as three storeys with a replacement roof. and new dormer windows An …
    Image     The Mill, built of local limestone in 1837 for “Squire” James Cleaver, was essential to the nineteeth-century development of the Village of Lowville. A fire in 1934 caused the four-storey …
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Lowville United Church, 5800 Guelph Line, 1997
    Lowville United Church, 5800 Guelph Line, 1997
    Image       The original frame church was called the 'Collings Church' which in 1855 was renamed 'Lowville Wesleyan Methodist Church'. This larger brick structure was built on land donated by Thomas Colling in 1872. This property was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1984.
    Image     The original frame church was called the 'Collings Church' which in 1855 was renamed 'Lowville Wesleyan Methodist Church'. This larger brick structure was built on land donated by Thomas Colling …
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Lowville United Church, 5800 Guelph Line, 1997
    Lowville United Church, 5800 Guelph Line, 1997
    Image       The original frame church was called the 'Collings Church' which in 1855 was renamed 'Lowville Wesleyan Methodist Church'. This larger brick structure was built on land donated by Thomas Colling in 1872. This property was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1984.
    Image     The original frame church was called the 'Collings Church' which in 1855 was renamed 'Lowville Wesleyan Methodist Church'. This larger brick structure was built on land donated by Thomas Colling …
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Anna Catherine (Smith) Pickett
    Anna Catherine (Smith) Pickett
    Image       It isn't possible to directly link to the article, "Lowville - A Rich History" by Jennifer Enright, Tackaberry Times, December 2003 but you can find the article by typing- "Jennifer Enright" Lowville -in Google. The photo in the Tackaberry Times article by Jennifer Enright is of the Pickett Octagon house …
    Image     It isn't possible to directly link to the article, "Lowville - A Rich History" by Jennifer Enright, Tackaberry Times, December 2003 but you can find the article by typing- "Jennifer …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • Martha Eliza Smith, age 12, 1866
    Martha Eliza Smith, age 12, 1866
    Image       Martha Eliza Smith (1853 -1933) was born in London. Ontario, to William and Margaret Smith. The Smith family moved to Lowville. Martha was employed as seamstress at the James Roderick Hotel and Post Office on Waterdown Road, just east of the Aldershot Railway Station. While employed there she met Robert …
    Image     Martha Eliza Smith (1853 -1933) was born in London. Ontario, to William and Margaret Smith. The Smith family moved to Lowville. Martha was employed as seamstress at the James Roderick …
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Margaret Smith, ca 1900
    Margaret Smith, ca 1900
    Image       Margaret and William Smith married in London, Ontario, and later moved to Lowville. Their children were Martha Eliza (b. 1853) and William George (born 1854).
    Image     Margaret and William Smith married in London, Ontario, and later moved to Lowville. Their children were Martha Eliza (b. 1853) and William George (born 1854).
    Burlington Historical Society
  • The Allan Dixon Family
    The Allan Dixon Family
    Image       The Dixon family lived at Limestone Hall until the mid-1960's. Well-known broadcaster Betty Kennedy and her husband, G. Allan Burton lived there for many years. A link to the Archeion Archives Association of Ontario is provided in this record under the photograph so you can look at their 3 photographs …
    Image     The Dixon family lived at Limestone Hall until the mid-1960's. Well-known broadcaster Betty Kennedy and her husband, G. Allan Burton lived there for many years. A link to the Archeion …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • Pickett Girls - Anna Mary Pickett and Eleanor (Ella) J. Pickett
    Pickett Girls - Anna Mary Pickett and Eleanor (Ella) J. Pickett
    Image       Father: Andrew Pickett born January 15th 1834 in Nelson Twp, Halton County, Ontario and died December 1st 1920 in Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA. Andrew is buried in Bluff View Cemetery Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA. Mother: Mary Ann McLaren born April 13th 1832 in Burlington Ontario and …
    Image     Father: Andrew Pickett born January 15th 1834 in Nelson Twp, Halton County, Ontario and died December 1st 1920 in Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA. Andrew is buried in Bluff …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • Family gathering in front of the Pickett Octagonal House, now 6103 Guelph Line, celebrating the  60th Diamond Anniversary of William and  Barbara Pickett, 1933
    Family gathering in front of the Pickett Octagonal House, now 6103 Guelph Line, celebrating the 60th Diamond Anniversary of William and Barbara Pickett, 1933
    Imagecomment       William was the son of Thomas E. and Anna Catherine (éee Smith) Pickett.
    Imagecomment     William was the son of Thomas E. and Anna Catherine (éee Smith) Pickett.
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Pickett Octagonal House, now 6103 Guelph Line - 

Designated by City of Burlington, Dec 2008
    Pickett Octagonal House, now 6103 Guelph Line - Designated by City of Burlington, Dec 2008
    Image       Built of rubble construction in 1850 by Andrew and Daniel Pickett, according to the principles of O. S. Fowler’s Home for All: or Gravel Wall and Octagonal Mode of Building. The octagonal design was believed to promote good health. Orson Squire Fowler (1809–1899) was a “practical phrenologist” and author of …
    Image     Built of rubble construction in 1850 by Andrew and Daniel Pickett, according to the principles of O. S. Fowler’s Home for All: or Gravel Wall and Octagonal Mode of Building. …
    Burlington Historical Society
  • Six people in front of  the Pickett Octagonal House, now 6103 Guelph Line, ca 1900
    Six people in front of the Pickett Octagonal House, now 6103 Guelph Line, ca 1900
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    Burlington Historical Society
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