Whitehern Historic House and Garden in

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, built shortly before 1850, is a Late Classical house that is now a

historic house museum A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...

. At one time, Whitehern was the home of the McQuesten family, including

Mary Baker McQuesten Mary Baker McQuesten (October 10, 1849 – December 7, 1934) was a Victorian-era Canadian letter writer and activist. She was the mother of politician Thomas McQuesten. Biography McQuesten was born Mary Jane Baker on October 10, 1849 in Brantfo ...

and

Thomas McQuesten Thomas Baker McQuesten (June 30, 1882 – January 13, 1948) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 who represented the riding of Hamilton—Wentworth. He served as a ...

. His historic downtown family home was willed to the City of Hamilton, after the death of the last of his five unmarried siblings in 1968. It is situated on the corner of Jackson Street West and MacNab Street South, just east of the

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and behind the

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museum. After its restoration was complete in 1971, Whitehern has been open as a civic

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owned and operated by the City of Hamilton, and has occasionally served as a period film location. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1962. A provincial historical marker was erected by the Ontario Heritage Trust to commemorate Whitehern.Ontario Plaque
/ref> Among the many Hamilton civic leaders and boosters, McQuesten helped encourage

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to relocate from downtown Toronto to west Hamilton in 1930, and was instrumental in the creation of the Royal Botanical Gardens.

Affiliations

The museum is affiliated with: CMA,

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, and

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External links

Whitehern Historic House and Garden
- official site

historical information
Whitehern Museum Archives

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