The Van Egmond House

Ontario's Provincial Plaques

Here's where you can learn a little Ontario history.

Photo by Alan L Brown - October 31, 2004

Plaque Location

The County of Huron
The Municipality of Huron East
In Egmondville, on the SW corner of Bayfield Street and London Road (County Road 12)

Plaque Text

This house was built about 1846 by Constant Van Egmond, eldest son of Col. Anthony Van Egmond, a leader of rebel military forces in the Rebellion of 1837. It has the sturdy proportions typical of the Canadian vernacular interpretation of the Georgian style seen in many of Ontario's early nineteenth century buildings. The handsome door with its rectangular transom and sidelights belongs to the style of the Classical Revival which dominated the province's architecture in the 1830's and 1840's. The structure depends for its effect on good proportions and, aside from the door, the only architectural detailing consists of a decorative brick frieze under the eaves. It remains as a good example of the region's early architecture.

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