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Title |
House of George K. Chisholm (1815-1874) |
Description |
on the corner of Robinson Street and Navy Street in 1848 that he named "Glen Prossen". He built another house that he called "The Retreat" on the end of Forsyth Street, at The Sixteen. On February 3, 1855 he was named a trustee of the Halton County Grammar School along with Reverend Thomas Greene, James Arnott, William Cantley and Reverend Robert Shanklin, and later became chairman of Board of Education. Formed the Oakville Agricultural Association in 1852. He died by a stroke on April 13, 1874 when he was taken to his brother's house, R. K. Chisholm, and died the next day when he did not regain consciousness. |
Date |
1897/ / |
Catalog Number |
1950.3.121 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Search Terms |
Oakville Chisholm House Houses Robinson Street Navy Street |
Neg # |
00121 |
Site Name |
41 Navy Street |
Site # |
47 |