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

The Stone Shop 1800

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 7, 2025

1. The Stone Shop 1800 - Marker

Inscription.
Ontario Heritage - Grimsby LACAC

The Stone Shop
1800

Erected by Grimsby LACAC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 43° 11.619′ N, 79° 34.924′ W. Marker is in Grimsby, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is at the intersection of Main Street West and Heritage Ln, on the right when traveling east on Main Street West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 269 Main St W, Grimsby ON L3M 1S5, 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 walking distance of this marker: Avonlea - Edwardian Architectural Style - Circa 1922 (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Melrose Gardens ca. 1892 (approx. half a kilometer away); The Hamilton, Grimsby & Beamsville Electric Railway Company (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Pettit House Replica 2007 Original circa 1880 (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); St. Andrew’s Anglican Church (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); The White House c. 1830 (approx. one kilometer away); Colonel Robert Nelles 1761-1842 (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Nelles Manor 1798 (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grimsby.

Regarding The Stone Shop 1800. This home was built by United Empire Loyalist Allan Nixon around 1800. Nixon and his wife died of typhus in 1813.

The Stone Shop image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 7, 2025

2. The Stone Shop

It looks like the doorway was in the middle at some point.

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 83 times since then and 11 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.