8 years ago
Croton Hydroelectric Dam
Norfolk County, Ontario
Norfolk County, Ontario
Norfolk County, Ontario
Norfolk County, Ontario
Haldimand County, Ontario
Haldimand County, Ontario
Recent status | Demolished |
Location # | 9348 |
A classic two-storey estate mansion hidden at the back of a cornfield near Bealton. The manor has been stripped of all furniture and artifacts, but the elegance here is in the architecture and interior design. It is unsure which of the two adjoining farms owns this land. We walked the long, gated driveway in broad afternoon daylight and were not approached by the neighbour to the west, despite his attention. The neighbour to the east is well-blocked in summer by the cornfield. Interior can be accessed through the basement if the front door is secured.
Historical Data by f.o.s
I was able to find some B-D-M information from the Norfolk County website, and included a historical map photo in my gallery:
Rogers -- Orin Rogers of Townsend married Rachel Curtis of Charlotteville, 9 Oct 1831.
Witnesses: Edward P. Ryerse; Joseph Johnson [GJR-SR19010307]
Rogers -- O. Rogers and J. Bates, Lot 17, Concession 3, Townsend [1857 Sketch]
Rogers -- Orrin Rogers, 88 years 5 months 27 days, died 18 Nov 1891 in Townsend [BC18911125] [NR18911126] -- the will of Orrin Rodgers of Townsend was probated in 1892 [Norfolk Wills]
-- Orrin Rogers, 88, died 18 Nov 1891 | his wife Rachel, 37, died 20 Mar 1845
their daughters Hannah, 1 year 4 months 11 days, died 31 Jul 1835
Emeline, 7 months 13 days, died 14 Mar 1839
his second wife Harriet, 49, died 6 Feb 1873 [Boston Cemetery stone]
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Great find! While about to head out the driveway a old farmer in a red pickup truck crept by slowly then stopped up the road to see what I was up to. I casually drove off & he didn't follow.
6 years ago
This has been demolished.