Residence of William Sinclair

Description
Creator
Unknown
Media Type
Image
Object
Item Type
Negatives
Description
Black and white negative depicting a photograph of the residence of William Sinclair, also known as Glenrath. The house was photographed from the side and there is a large tree in the foreground of the photograph. A fence can be seen in the background at right.
Notes
The Glenrath farmhouse was built by William Sinclair (1810-1899) about 1861 on lot 18 of broken front Concession in Whitby Township. The Sinclair farm was acquired by the British government about 1940 for use as the spy training base, Camp X. The farmhouse was destroyed by a fire department training exercise in June 1964.
Date of Original
c.1905
Date Of Event
c. 1905
Subject(s)
Local identifier
28-000-010
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.8541500920663 Longitude: -78.8842391967773
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Whitby Archives
Reproduction Notes
Scanned from copy negative
Contact
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