Bra-5, O'Neail Farm, 899 Keg Lane

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    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°12'07.76"N 80°24'52.83"W.

    City of Paris and Brant County Maps.

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    Shortly after Charles O'Neail married Margaret Urquhart, they moved into this regency style cobblestone house that he had built. All of the walls were finished in cobbles and, as an interesting feature, elongated cobbles were placed above the windows. Richard Palmer blog.

    Cobblestones of Paris, by Paris Museum and Historical Society. Portion of pamphlet that applies to the O'Neail Farm.

    County of Brant Heritage Driving Tour, page 11: Charles & Margaret O'Neail Residence, circa 1861 (Designated)

    Photographs

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    ¹ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
    ² Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.

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