Location
The Region of York - Georgina
In Sutton in front of Sibbald Memorial Museum at the north end of Sibbald Point Provincial Park, on Park Road 1.6 km north of Highway 48
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Photographer
Alan L Brown
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Posted
April 27, 2004
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Text from the Plaque
One of the oldest structures in the area, this interesting house was the first Canadian residence of Susan Mein Sibbald (1783-1866), a gentlewoman pioneer whose memoirs were published posthumously in 1926. The building was erected in stages and revealed much about the changing needs and aspirations of its various owners. Initially a small Regency style cottage, it was begun in 1830 by William Kingdom Rains, an early settler, and acquired around 1835 by Susan Sibbald. Named Eildon Hall after her family home in Scotland, it was expanded and transformed into an extensive rural manor. The estate remained in the Sibbald family until 1952. Renovated and reduced in size since then, Eildon Hall is open to the public as the Sibbald Memorial Museum.
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