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Historical Notes

ORIGINALLY THIS BUILDING BELONGED TO JOHN EVANS AN INNKEEPER. THERE WERE NUMBER OF TAVERNS ALONG THE PORTAGE ROAD PROVIDING FOOD DRINK AND ACCOMADTION TO WEARY TRAVELLERS AND EARLY TOURISTS. BY 1848 THERE WERE 22 TAVERNS LISTED IN DRUMMONDVILLE.

Architectural Notes

STYLISTICALLY THIS BUILDING REFLECTS A BUILDING IN THE LOYALIST STYLE FROM AROUND 1820. THE BUILDING HAS A LOW GABLE ROOF AND RETAINS ITS SYMMETRICAL ARRANGEMENT OF FIVE OPENINGS ACROSS THE SECOND FLOOR. THE EXTERIOR OF THE GROUND FLOOR HAS BEEN CHANGED OVER THE YEARS BY THE ADDITION OF A SHOP FRONT THAT PROJECTS OUT ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE BUILDING.