Location
The Region of Niagara - Niagara-On-The-Lake
On the east side of Niagara Parkway just south of East & West Line
|
Photographer
Alan L Brown
|
More Information
|
Posted
August 22, 2004
|
Text from the Plaque
This house was built in 1800 by James McFarland on land purchased about 1795 by his father, John McFarland (1757-1814) who was described as "His Majesty's boat builder". One of the Niagara District's finest residences, it was used during the War of 1812 as a hospital by both British and United States forces. A British battery was emplaced behind the house to command the river. In 1813 John McFarland was taken prisoner by the Americans following their capture of Fort George. When he returned in 1814, much of his property had been destroyed and the house badly damaged.
|
|