UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS' ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

This project is a celebration of the rich architectural heritage of Leeds and Grenville Counties. Ontario farm houses are unique in all the world and this house form had its very beginnings right here in Edwardsburg, Augusta and Elizabethtown townships during the late 1700's and early 1800's. This house form quickly spread to nearby townships, then across the province.

The production of this book is one of many projects being undertaken by the Col. Edward Jessup Branch in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of 1914 Act of Parliament that created the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada.

We are doing this a little differently..... homeowners themselves and not historians decide which homes are included. In this way we believe that a more representative cross-section of historic homes will be featured.

Well, the fact of the matter is that we just can't afford 100 drawings, so to solve this problem we are offering the homeowner the opportunity to receive a high quality pen and ink drawing of their home of about 9" X 12" in net size. We have also made arrangements with Hang Ups, 24 St. Andrew Street, Brockville, to professionally frame and mat these drawings.

The artist will visit each home to take reference photographs and notes as well as take instructions from the homeowner.

The cost to the homeowner is only $199 which includes the framed and matted original drawing plus two prints of the original for reproduction purposes (letterhead, notepaper, Christmas cards, etc.) and applicable taxes.

The homeowner/s then has a fine drawing of his/her/their home and we have our image of a historic home for inclusion in the book free.

With each image, there will be a text history of the home as well as comments on its unique features. Members of our branch and other volunteers will do the basic research to augment facts provided by the homeowners. We are already finding wonderful yet unknown stories attached to many of the homes accepted thus far, some dating back to the 1790's. This method of choosing homes is resulting in a fresh breath of local history, that otherwise may never have surfaced.

THINKING ABOUT IT:

There are about 2500 candidate houses in the two counties. We are accepting the first 50 from each on a first come first served basis.

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