Building date: Between 1842 and 1845
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°11'25.04"N 80°22'53.45"W.
City of Paris and Brant County Maps.
Between 1842 and 1845, this house, nestled between Dundas and Church Streets, was built by the Reverend Newton Bosworth. The two cobblestone walls face the street and the Eastlake porch at the front of the house was added in 1870 and restored in 2012. Another interesting feature is the truncated gable roof where the end of each of the gables is flattened out. Bosworth sold the house to the Regular Baptist Church for use as a manse.
In 1870, the Reverend Thomas Henderson and his wife resided here. He was Baptist minister and the school inspector for the Paris Schools. That year Reverend Henderson, who was friends with the Bells in Scotland, arranged for the Bell family, including their son, Alexander Graham Bell, to come and stay with him after they had emigrated from Scotland. Reverend Henderson was instrumental in the Bells purchasing what is now the Bell Homestead. Richard Palmer blog.
Cobblestones of Paris, by Paris Museum and Historical Society. Portion of pamphlet that applies to the Bosworth House.
County of Brant Heritage Driving Tour, page 17: Rev. Thomas Henderson House, 1842-1845, (Designated)
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Bosworth - Marshall House
- Page 224
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¹ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
² Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
