Grimsby in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Pettit House Replica 2007 Original circa 1880

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 7, 2025

1. Pettit House Replica 2007 Original circa 1880 - Marker

Inscription.
Grimsby Heritage Advisory Committee

Pettit House Replica 2007
Original circa 1880

Erected by Grimsby Heritage Advisory Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 43° 11.691′ N, 79° 35.532′ W. Marker is in Grimsby, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is on Main Street West, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 332 Main Street W, Grimsby ON L3M 1S7, Canada. Touch for directions.

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 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Echo Hall 1850 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Stone Shop 1800

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(approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Avonlea - Edwardian Architectural Style - Circa 1922 (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Melrose Gardens ca. 1892 (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); The Hamilton, Grimsby & Beamsville Electric Railway Company (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); St. Andrew’s Anglican Church (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); The White House c. 1830 (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Nelles Manor 1798 (approx. 2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grimsby.

Regarding Pettit House Replica 2007 Original circa 1880. This recently-built house is a replica of house "Green Trees", built on the property in 1880. It is on land granted to the United Empire Loyalist Pettit family in 1787. More info available at https://www.grimsby.ca/media/tylb2dpu/2023-97-332-main-street-west.pdf

Pettit House (Replica) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 7, 2025

2. Pettit House (Replica)

The marker is just left of the front door.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.