1615 Brock Street South, Castle Fox House (former Port Whitby Post Office), July 1975
Description
- Creator
- Brian Winter, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Negatives
- Description
- A black and white photograph of 1615 Brock Street South.
- Notes
- This brick house was built circa 1841 for Abner Nash (1785-1851) who owned a Brewery on Pringle Creek at Watson Street. The mill stones at the Port Whitby Fire Hall are from Nash's Brewery. The house was later owned by Castle Fox (1825-1909), a shoemaker. From 1894 to 1913 it was the Port Whitby Post Office. Castle Fox's daughter, Miss Orlena Fox was the Postmistress.
The house was demolished in July, 2016. - Date of Original
- July 1975
- Dimensions
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Width: 1 in
Height: 1 in
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Winter, Brian
- Corporate Name(s)
- Port Whitby Post Office
- Local identifier
- A2013_004_037D
- Collection
- Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8599608406953 Longitude: -78.9334278994751
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- Copyright Statement
- This item is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act and is intended for one-time use only. Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). It is your responsibility for obtaining these permissions.
- Copyright Date
- 1975
- Copyright Holder
- Whitby Archives
- Recommended Citation
- 1615 Brock Street South, Castle Fox House (former Port Whitby Post Office), July 1975, Brian Winter. Whitby Archives A2013_004_037D.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a black and white negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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