Dundas near Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Remnants of an 1840s Mercantile Block

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 12, 2026

1. Remnants of an 1840s Mercantile Block Marker

Inscription. This Partial foundation is the ruins of an old storage shed that dates back to the days of the mercantile block at Bullocks Corners, built by William Bullock consisting of a general store, shoemaker shop, harness shop, flour and feed store, some apartments above and a public hall at the north end, used for many years by the Township Council before the present hall was built in 1876. Christ Church held their services in this hall until the Church was built in 1864.

In 1866 the block was leased by the Bullocks to Kenneth Wishart and William VanEvery who carried on the established businesses. Wishart and VanEvery purchased the block later as well as the houses on the east side of the Brock Road up to the Kirby Bridge. Around 1873 the block burned and after the fire James J. Morden built coal sheds and a lumber yard on the property and carried on an active business until his death in 1921.

In 1885 the Dundas True Banner states: "A Cheap Schoolhouse". The old schoolhouse at Greensville was sold by auction on Thursday last by Mr. Bell and realized the handsome sum of $27. Mr. W.J. Mordon was the purchaser and will, it

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is understood, move the building to Bullocks Corners. It is recorded that W.J. Morden carried on a grocery business at this location and was Bullocks Corners first Post master until 1876.

Some of the park property was purchased by Wilbert Rice in the early 1940's and this building was last used as a garage.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 43° 16.605′ N, 79° 59.247′ W. Marker is near Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Dundas. It can be reached from Brock Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is on the property of Greesville Optimist Park, near its parking lot accessible from the park entrance at the intersection Brock Road and Hamilton Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 279 Brock Road, Hamilton ON L9H 5H3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 12, 2026

2. Remnants of an 1840s Mercantile Block Marker

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: Upper Canada’s First Paper Mill 1826 (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); The 25-Pounder Gun/Howitzer (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); Dundas Street / La Rue Dundas (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Dundas Cenotaph (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); 102nd Wentworth Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Gwyn Memorial Sundial 1927 (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Bertram Steam Hammer c. 1939 (approx. 2.5 kilometers away); Stone Carriage Step c. 1860 (approx. 2.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Entrance to Greensville Optimist Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 12, 2026

3. Entrance to Greensville Optimist Park

The marker is down and to the left

Foundation stones of the block image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 12, 2026

4. Foundation stones of the block

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 13, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.