Griffiths House c. 1922

June 22, 2025

1. Griffiths House c. 1922 Marker

Inscription. The construction of Griffiths House must be seen in connection with the subdivision of the village of Beaver Dams Centre and Thorold’s burgeoning “industrial district” after WWI. Modeled by George Griffiths on DeCew House in which he grew up, the house relied on stone repurposed from the McClellan-Hopkins-Coulter Beaver Dam Tavern Stand, a historic inn that was located at the nearby intersection of two ancient indigenous trails. Today the house serves as an important link in a cultural heritage corridor that extends from Beaverdams Church to DeCew House.

Erected 2014 by Heritage Thorold.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 43° 6.407′ N, 79° 13.409′ W. Marker was in Thorold, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It was on Decew Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1840 Decew Road, Thorold ON L2V 4R7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

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It was also in Central Canada.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 3 kilometers of this location, measured as the crow flies: Old Beaverdams Burying Ground (Smith Cemetery) 1801 (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); The Beaverdams Church 1832 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Niagara Region 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); About the Glenridge Quarry Naturalization Site (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); History of the Niagara Escarpment (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); Land Acknowledgement (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); History of the Site - Use as a Quarry and a Landfill (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); Summit Overlook (approx. 2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thorold.

Griffiths House c. 1922 - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 14, 2025

2. Griffiths House c. 1922 - Marker in context

Currently the marker is missing. The post for this marker is beside the road, in front of the stone wall.

Griffiths House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 14, 2025

3. Griffiths House

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on July 15, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.