Landmark Oakville Historic Home for Sale
November 14th, 2007 Categories: Client Stories and Testimonials, Downtown Oakville, Historical Oakville, Oakville Real Estate News, Real Estate News
Exceptional Restored Georgian. Asking Price $2,695,000. Ideal for Growing Family or Bed and Breakfast.
Like Being in a Trisha Romance Painting
This home has a wonderful sense of time and place. ”I feel like I just stepped into a Trisha Romance painting” I tell Francine as she pours me a cup of tea in her sunny kitchen. The house reflects the owner, who is gracious, warm and passionate about history.
“My husband and I love old houses. We fell in love with this one” says Francine Landry. ”We loved raising our kids here and entertaining all our family and friends. Now that the kids are grown, it’s time to pass it on so another family can enjoy it.”
Francine and her husband undertook a faithful restoration, with uncompromising historical integrity. They were careful to retain the classic Georgian look and feel, but incorporated new mechanicals, new bathrooms and a modern kitchen, family room and mudroom.
Understated Elegance, Yet Casual and Comfortable
The house has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, four fireplaces. I love the layout. Large well proportioned rooms and an open kitchen with breakfast bar, eat-in area with expansive windows and a “keeping room” with fireplace, create “the great room effect” popular with families today. The 5400 square feet includes an in-law suite on the third floor.
Unparalleled Location, Walk to Downtown, the Lake and Oakville Marina
Where else but Oakville can you be in the heart of the downtown core and still enjoy leafy neighborhoods and spectacular lakeviews from your balcony?
Lakeside Park is only a few feet away. The shops, boutiques and restaurants of Downtown Oakville, the Oakville Club and the Oakville Marina just a stone’s throw.
Ever Wanted to Have a Parterrre Garden?
This home boasts the finest formal gardens. Thoughtful planning by renowned landscape architect
Christopher Campbell has created privacy and garden rooms separated by stunning shrubs, mature trees, arbors and trellises. Several stone walkways and terraces enhance the natural landscape.
A Landmark Home in Old Oakville
Here`s a little bit of Oakville history for you.
The original home was built in 1839. In preparation for his marriage to Mary Jane Chisholm, daughter of William Chisholm (founding father of Oakville), Peter MacDougald purchased the original house and two adjoining lots in 1854.
He named it “Glenorchy” (his parents were Scottish immigrants) and he and Mary raised three children there.
MacDougald later became Mayor of Oakville. I did a little research into the life and times of Peter MacDougald. One source said “During his tenure of nine years as Mayor, the Citizen’s Band gave concerts on many occasions on the lawns of Glenorchy to which the townspeople were invited.”
I can hear the lilting sound of bagpipes somewhere off in the distance, as I finish my “spot of tea”.
(Did you know I was born in Edinburgh and lived there as a child?)
A few more photos of the living room, formal dining room, great room, original Mayor’s office, garden, renovated bathroom and master bedroom, with original coal-burning fireplace.
Want to find out more? There is so much more to say about this home.
Call me, I would be happy to send you more photos or show it to you in person.
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Hilary, I love homes with history. Are there many historic homes in Oakville? or just a few left? Where do you think a buyer will come from, nearby Ontario? What kind of work was done there 150 years ago to allow for the building of what we would call a plantation home down here? I wonder… Thanks for all the photos too. Terry McDonald, Charlotte NC
Hi Terry,
We have quite a few “heritage homes” in Oakville. 150 years ago, the owner of this home was a grain merchant. Oakville being on the lake also had many ship-builders. Remember Canadians were historically hewers of wood and drawers of water! A little different than the cottonfields of Carolina. You’ll have to come up for a visit, it’s not too bad of a drive, we drive all the way to Florida quite frequently. Hilary
Hilary-
You have done a truly remarkable job showcasing this Landmark Oakville historic home! Your inclusion of the history of the home as well as the family that has cared for the property truly brings it alive. The estate is gorgeous, and will make a beautiful home for a new family.
This is truly a great place for a bed and breakfast. Fantastic photos by the way.
Hi Terry, Sandi, Janis, Thanks for stopping by. The homeowner and I are serious about finding a buyer that will appreciate a very special Old Oakville Historic Home, it is large enough to be used for a bed and breakfast and a family home, with privacy for family and guests. Good to see readers from California, North Carolina, Florida - the internet makes the world a pretty small place. I am finding readers from Taiwan, Australia, not just North America! Hilary
Hilary - What a beautiful piece of Oakville History to be a part of selling. My first thought was what a wonderful Bed and Breakfast this would make. Good Luck!
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