42 Cassels Road East (Mill Street), July 1975

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Creator

Brian Winter, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Negatives

Description

A black and white photograph of 42 Cassels Road East (Mill Street). This view is of the front porch.

Notes

This Regency cottage was built c. 1845 and is considered one of the oldest homes in Brooklin. It is situated overlooking a creek and is opposite the mill.

It was the home of Reverend Robert Darlington who was born at Ballytonny, County Wicklow, Ireland, in 1807. In 1833, he emigrated to Canada settling in Darlington Township, but soon moved to Whitby Township where he went into business, while also acting as a local preacher, class leader and Sabbath School teacher. He traveled as a preacher on the Nelson, Peterborough and Markham circuits until his health failed and he returned to Brooklin. From 1853 until his death in 1881, he was Postmaster at Brooklin, and in the 1850's was Treasurer of Whitby Township. He was a part-time pastor at the Brooklin Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1858-59, 1863-65, 1868-69, 1872-74 and 1878-81. He died at Brooklin on April 4, 1881 and is buried at Groveside Cemetery, Brooklin. He was married to Sarah Annie Hunter, eldest daughter of Dr. James Hunter, Whitby's rebel of 1837.

Date of Original

July 1975

Dimensions

Width: 1 in
Height: 1 in

Subject(s)

Dwellings
Residential streets

Personal Name(s)

Darlington, Robert ; Winter, Brian

Local identifier

A2013_004_030D

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection

Geographic Coverage

Brooklin

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.9570172783015 Longitude: -78.9572947619629

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