Sir Richard Scott House

 389 Edward St., Prescott, ON

In 1824, Dr. William James Scott bought this property from Col. Edward Jessup and built this residence around 1835, just in time for the good doctor to tend the wounded soldiers there during the Battle of the Windmill in 1838.

A son, Richard Scott, spent his boyhood in this house, taught by tutors, but resided most of his adult life as a lawyer in Ottawa, and also served as mayor of the city in 1852.  He is recognized as "the father of the Separate School Act 1860".   In 1867, he became a member of the first Legislative Assembly in Ontario where he remained Speaker of the House for 6 years.  In the following two years, Scott was the Commissioner of Crown Lands of Ontario and spent his remaining years in the Senate.  In 1878, he was appointed Liberal Leader, introducing his most notable achievement, "The Scott Temperance Act",  which was passed in 1878.   

 In 1909 he was knighted after 60 years of outstanding political life.

This house was a blend of Upper Canada Georgian Architecture (1785-1812) Upper Canada Neo-Classical (1810-1835).  The exterior is fabricated of stone and is rectangular in shape.  It has plain cornices, a heavy six panelled front door with multi-paned lights complementing the doorway on both sides and above.  Large internal chimneys are located at each end of the roof.  The outer components of the home blend well, making it a grand and stately structure, which no doubt Dr. Scott, a man of distinction, intended it to be.

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