Nelles Home
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This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Prints
- Description
- A drawing that shows a wooden house beside a large tree, with a pathway out front that leads to a wooden fence with a gate. The fence is built on the edge of a small drop in the land, and where the gate is, in front, are two steps. The drop-off is lined with stones. There is another building behind the house, but due to the angle it is unclear whether it is separate or part of the main house. The house itself has a large front door in the middle and two shuttered windows on each side as well as two smaller ones above them. This is believed to be the Nelles house which existed during the War of 1812.
The house was owned by Colonel Robert Nelles (1761-1850) at the south-west corner of Main Street and Gibson Avenue. During the War, the house had a prison cell in the basement where American prisoners were often kept. After the war, Robert's eldest son, Henry (1789-1841), lived in the home with his young wife Sarah. - Date of Original
- 1812-1814
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 2008.147.1
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.1929983616181 Longitude: -79.5664644241333
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- Image courtesy of the Grimsby Museum
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