Wolverton near Drumbo in Oxford County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Wolverton Hall
Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 19, 2024
1. Wolverton Hall Marker
Inscription.
Wolverton Hall. . This fine brick house, Regency in style with some Gothic touches, was built about 1854-55 by Enos Wolverton. It retains the splendid circular stairs which originally led to a windowed belvedere above the house's roof. Wolverton was born in Cayuga County, New York, in 1810 and came to Canada in 1826. In 1844 he bought 200 acres here on the River Nith and, in 1851, laid out a village plot. He became Wolverton's first postmaster that September. During the depression following the Crimean War he rented this house and moved to Walsingham township where he built and operated a steam sawmill. He had returned to Wolverton Hall by 1861 and died here in 1892.
This fine brick house, Regency in style with some Gothic touches, was built about 1854-55 by Enos Wolverton. It retains the splendid circular stairs which originally led to a windowed belvedere above the house's roof. Wolverton was born in Cayuga County, New York, in 1810 and came to Canada in 1826. In 1844 he bought 200 acres here on the River Nith and, in 1851, laid out a village plot. He became Wolverton's first postmaster that September. During the depression following the Crimean War he rented this house and moved to Walsingham township where he built and operated a steam sawmill. He had returned to Wolverton Hall by 1861 and died here in 1892.
Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.
Location. 43° 15.457′ N, 80° 31.518′ W. Marker is near Drumbo, Ontario, in Oxford County. It is in Wolverton. It is at the intersection of Wolverton Street and Wolverton Road, on the left when traveling north on Wolverton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 83 Wolverton Street, Drumbo ON N0J 1G0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area and in Southwestern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 123 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
