I found this photo and wanted to make sure it was documented so in an article from Howard Brown I found some other things I had no idea about either
Llew Lloyd This picture predates the development of all the property on the river side of Bell street from the Anglican Church to the CPR bridge . It was a great time to live in that area. This picture also predates the two apartment buildings built between this property and the park across from the Anglican Church. The whole shoreline was our playground.
Stephen Giles Now there are three Houses built in the property
Sherene Baird Flint Use to love hearing the train blow it’s whistle as it went over the streets in that part of town!! It was great as an alarm to get up in the mornings to get ready for school!
The stone home on Bell Street was occupied by Miss Evelyn Wilson was built by her grandfather, Dr. Wilson. In 1834 the first Anglican Church was erected. It was a frame structure and in 1881 was replaced by the present stone building.
Rosamond built and lived in the stone home once owned by the Muirhead estate. He operated a woollen factory across the street, but had some dispute abort the lease on his property and in disgust left Carleton Place and established his business in Almonte.
Between the Muirhead home and Bridge Street there were the following businesses:
john McEwen’s weaving room, a confectionery store, a hotel first owned by Kelly, and secondly by McCaffery and third by Wilson. Waugh’s harness shop, Galvin’s Tailor Shop Willams and Halliday’s Drugstore. Gover’s Shoe Shop, a barber shop, and the Arcade on the corner of Bridge and Bell. Across the Anglican church, Campbell and Morphy owned a store and the post office occupied part of this store.
After Mr. Rosamond moved to Almonte, Dr. Hurd who had married one of the Rosamond daughters, lived in the stone home. He erected the long frame building across the street. His office and Sinclair’s office was on the ground floor, while he rented the hall above for concerts and penny readings. Between this building and Bridge Street was Tanner McNeelys home and back of it on the bank of the river still stands his tannery.
Ad from Carleton Place newspaper 1873 from .. Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
17 Jun 1989, Sat • Page 109
The Most Photographed Home in Carleton Place- Bell Street
Jules “Julie” Pilon of the Leland Hotel– Weather Man
Down by The Mississippi River with The Jessops
Recollections of the Peden Store
Was the Devil in Peden’s Store? When Matches First Came to Carleton Place
Bell Street– Carleton Place Ontario
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