Brantford in Brant County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Bell Homestead/ La Propriété Bell
Photographed By Tim Boyd, August 8, 2023
1. The Bell Homestead/ La Propriété Bell Marker
Here at his parents' home in July 1874, Alexander Graham Bell conceived the fundamental idea of the telephone and, in August 1876, carried out the first successful long-distance trials. The Homestead evokes the formative influence of Bell's father, an authority on the acoustics of speech, and of his mother who was deaf. They stimulated their son's lifelong interest in teaching the deaf to speak, a passion that proved crucial to the discovery of the telephone. Since the early 20th century, the Bell Homestead has served as a symbol of this inventor's remarkable achievement.
C'est ici, en juillet 1874, dans la maison de ses parents, qu'Alexander Graham Bell conçut l'idée du téléphone, et qu'il fit, en août 1876, les premiers essais fructueux d'appels interurbains. Cette propriété évoque l'influence formatrice à la fois de son père, spécialiste reconnu en matière de prononciation des sons, et de sa mère qui était sourde. Ce sont eux qui stimulèrent l'intérêt de leur fils pour enseigner aux sourds à parler, passion qui se révéla cruciale dans l'invention
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Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
Government of Canada - Gouvernement du Canada
Unveiled by
Her Majesty The Queen
28th June 1997
Dévoilée par
Sa Majesté la Reine
le 28 juin 1997
Erected 1997 by Government of Canada.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1997.
Location. 43° 6.468′ N, 80° 16.244′ W. Marker is in Brantford, Ontario, in Brant County. Marker is on Tutela Heights Road, 0.8 kilometers east of Mount Pleasant Road, on the left when traveling east. The marker is on the grounds of the Bell Homestead National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 94 Tutela Heights Roads, Brantford ON N3T 1A1, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Canada’s First Telephone Business Office 1877 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Invention of the Telephone/ L’Invention du Téléphone
Photographed By Tim Boyd, August 8, 2023
2. The Bell Homestead/ La Propriété Bell Marker
Also see . . . The Bell Homestead National Historic Site - History. Alexander Graham Bell, his parents and sister-in-law came to Canada from Scotland and England in August of 1870 and settled on a small farm just outside of Brantford, Ontario. This would be their first Canadian home. Alexander was then 23 years old and sick. His parents were afraid he had a lung infection known as Tuberculosis. His brothers had died from the same illness. The Bells hoped that the clean air of Canada would help him to get well. (Submitted on August 9, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)
Photographed By Tim Boyd, August 7, 2023
3. The Bell Homestead, 2023
June 28, 1997
4. H.M. The Queen visiting the Bell Homestead in 1997
The Queen unveiled the Bell Homestead historical marker.
Source: the City of Brantford
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
