Macdonell House

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2009

Photo from Google Street View ©2011 Google - Posted January, 2011

Plaque Location

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell
The Township of East Hawkesbury
In Pointe-Fortune, at 25 Des Outaouais Road on the north side
east of La Grande Montee Road

Coordinates: N 45 33.807 W 74 22.993

Plaque Text

Constructed in 1817-1819 by Montreal craftsmen for John Macdonell and his Métis wife Magdeleine Poitras, this house was one of the finest of several built in the area by retired North West Company fur trading partners. An elegant local adaptation of the Palladian style, it was situated in an extensive working estate with easy access to the river and Macdonell's forwarding business. The family called it Poplar Villa. Its impressive stone exterior and exquisitely detailed interior proclaimed Macdonell's position as a major business and political figure along the Ottawa River.

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