Matheson House is a historic house in
Perth, Ontario
Perth is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Tay River, southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.
History
The town was established as a military settlement in 1816, shortly after the War of 1812. The settlement ...
,
Canada
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. It was constructed in 1840 for
Roderick Matheson, a local merchant and later a member of the
Senate of Canada
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The Senate is modelled after the B ...
.
A two-storey, five-
bay
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sandstone
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Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...
house of
Palladian
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-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
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. 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
National Historic Sites of Canada (french: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment
An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of t ...
in 1966.
References
Historic house museums in Ontario
Houses in Ontario
Buildings and structures in Lanark County
National Historic Sites in Ontario
Museums in Lanark County
Palladian Revival architecture in Canada
Tourist attractions in Lanark County
Sandstone buildings in Canada
Sandstone houses
Designated heritage properties in Ontario
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