Port Robinson in Thorold in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Camp House

c.1855

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 7, 2024

1. Camp House Marker

Inscription. This fine Ontario Cottage-style house showcases a central-gabled façade, pagoda-roofed verandah and Gothic gingerbread ornamentation. Built in c. 1855 probably for William Dundonald Ross, the one-and-a-half storey frame house nonetheless has become most closely associated with its longest residents, the Camp family. Its modest sale price of $500 in 1890 reflects the waning economic prospects Port Robinson experienced after the Third Welland Canal bypassed the village and fire devastated much of its business area in 1888. Members of the Camp family lived here until 1986.

Erected 2018 by Heritage Thorold.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the The Welland Canals series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 43° 2.469′ N, 79° 12.362′ W. Marker is in Thorold, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Port Robinson. It is on Canby Street 0.1 kilometers east of River Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 45 Canby Street, Thorold ON L0S L0S, Canada.

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Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robert Ross House (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Beckett's Reserve-McFarland House c. 1840 / Stephen Beatty House 1879 (about 180 meters away); 2nd Welland Canal River Lock At Port Robinson (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Founding Of Port Robinson (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); a different marker also named 2nd Welland Canal River Lock At Port Robinson (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Pew House c. 1871 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Pew House (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Allanburg Firehouse First World War Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 7, 2024

2. Camp House Marker

Thorold.

Also see . . . When Port Robinson Outrivalle St. Catharines and Buffalo in Trade (Thorold Today). The Camp House is in the community of Port Robinson

The history of Port Robinson has been largely the history of the canal. With the exception of the Carls, Miseners, Blakes, Lemons and McFarlands, the early inhabitants were Irish, attracted here by the work of excavation. When navigation was opened in 1829, the village became a port of entry, and was called Port Beverly, after Chief Justice Beverly Robinson, who was a member of the Canal Company. In the same way, Merritton, and Merrittsville (now Welland) were called after the chief promoter of the canal scheme. Later on, the name Port Beverly was changed to Port Robinson. A post office was established in the village in 1829, and Duncan McFarland was appointed first postmaster.

(Submitted on November 8, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.