Next Friday, December 2, those of you who have a passion for history will find Niagara-on-the-Lake a fantastic place to be.
That’s when the local Rotary Club will hold its popular tour of historic local properties, all adorned in festive decorations. Called the Holiday House Tour, this event is now in its 13th year.
The renowned Lakewinds Bed & Breakfast, formerly a Victorian manor, will be part of the tour. (Image via Lakewinds.ca.)
Kicking off with a Candlelight Stroll at 6:30 pm on Friday night, the Holiday House Tour will include visits to:
• McFarland House, 15927 Niagara Parkway: One of the few buildings in Niagara-on-the-Lake that pre-dates the War of 1812, it was used as a hospital during said war by both British and American forces.
• Lakewinds, 328 Queen Street: An elegant Victorian manor from 1885, built as a summer home for Gustav Fleischmann of the Fleischmann’s yeast company in Buffalo, N.Y. It is now a bed and breakfast with a veranda that overlooks a golf course. No wonder it’s been featured in TV shows, and according to its site, in one major Hollywood movie.
• The Brown-Bassil House, 48 Queenston Street (Queenston): How many places have, since the 1820’s, been a store, a residence, a tavern, and a rooming house, before they were converted to a single-family residence in 1975?
For a list of all the places you can visit, please check here, and you can get tickets here.
Our Presentation Centre will be open on Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and on Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Visit us for a free cup of coffee, a chat with or friendly representatives, and to learn more about our community.
