Mount Forest in Wellington North in Wellington County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Mount Forest Heritage Building 130 Main Street South

1879

— Elenzer Sherwood Grocer —

Mount Forest Heritage Building 130 Main Street South Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 25, 2026

1. Mount Forest Heritage Building 130 Main Street South Marker

Inscription. The Sherwood family emigrated from England in 1832. Elenzer was born in Nassagawaya, Canada West in 1842. He married in 1868 and established a grocery on the Main Street. Tragedy struck in 1871 when Typhoid fever took his wife and child. Remarried, Elenzer built this three-storey building in 1879 with apartments on the upper levels. Along with his General Store, Elenzer's wife Margaret operated a Milliner and Hat Shop. William and Mary Perry purchased the building in 1901 when the Sherwoods left for the USA. William and later Malcolm Perry were landlords for seven decades with tenants including grocers and clothing stores. Rudi Noss' Department Store opened in 1972, and this is also the original site of the Mount Forest Thrift Store until 2019 when RAM computers and Tools became tenant to Thomas Meyer.

Erected 2023 by Mount Forest Museum & Archives.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 43° 58.887′ N, 80° 44.096′ W. Marker is in Wellington North, Ontario, in Wellington County. It

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is in Mount Forest. It is on Main Street South (Highway Six) 0.1 kilometers south of Wellington Street East, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 Main Street S, Wellington North ON N0G 2L2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and 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: Mount Forest Heritage Building 114 Main Street South (a few steps from this marker); Mount Forest Heritage Building 106 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Forest Heritage Building 153 Main Street South (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Forest Heritage Building 149 Main Street South (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Forest Heritage Building 101 Main Street South

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 25, 2026

2. Mount Forest Heritage Building 130 Main Street South Marker

Centre of photo, on the left of the door

(within shouting distance of this marker); The Mount Forest Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Forest Heritage Building 162 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Forest Heritage Building 191 Main Street South (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wellington North.

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