FORSYTH HOUSE

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Historical Notes

THIS WAS JAMES FORSYTH'S SECOND HOME IN DRUMMONDVILLE. HIS FIRST WAS LOCATED ON THE SITE OF ST. MARY'S UKRANIAN CHURCH. FOR MANY YEARS ISAAC CULP OWNED THE HOUSE AND FARMED THE SURROUNDING LAND. FORSYTH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TEN FAMILIES TO SETTLE IN THIS AREA IN 1783. MRS A. H. WALKER SUGGESTS THE CONSTRUCTION DATE TO BE 1798. THIS HOUSE IS ALSO WRITTEN ABOUT IN "NIAGARA FALLS CANADA" A HISTORY (1967) p.204

Architectural Notes

THE HOUSE FOLLOWS THE STYLE OF THE REGENCY COTTAGE POPULAR IN THE 1840'S. IT IS RECOGNIZED BY ITS SQUARE PLAN WITH A LOW HIP ROOF AND SYMMETRICAL ARRANGEMENT OF OPENINGS ACROSS THE FRONT FACADE. THE FRONT DOOR CASE RETAINS ITS TRANSOM ABOVE THE SIDELIGHTS HOWEVER THE DOOR IS A REPLACEMENT OF AN EARLIER 4 BY 8 PANEL DOOR.