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    The Ontario County Courthouse was built from 1852-1854 on the west side of Centre Street between Ontario Street and Gilbert Streets. The architects were Frederic Cumberland and William Storm of Toron

    This home was built on lot 32 of Concession 4 in Whitby Township. It was replaced with a brick house around 1867.

    This frame schoolhouse was built about 1838 on the north-west corner of Concession 4 (Taunton Road) and Garden Street. It was replaced by Sinclair School in 1874 and was used as a barn until it was d

    Whitby Grammar School was built in 1846 at 315 Colborne Street West on the south side between King and Centre Streets. A modern addition was put on the front of the building in 1872-1873 at which poi

    Emily Ann Stone was born in Whitby Township, on July 12, 1839, and was married to Whitby lawyer Samuel H. Cochrane at Whitby on March 17, 1860. Mr. Cochrane was Crown Attorney of Ontario County from

    Maria Ann Losie was the daughter of Joseph G. Losie, a wealthy land owner in Whitby in the 1820s. She was married to Ezra Annes in 1822. In 1857, her husband, Ezra Annes, was elected as Whitby's thir

    John M. Lowes was born in Cavan Township, Upper Canada, in 1829 and came to Whitby before 1857. He set up a dry goods and grocery business and later went into partnership with James Bradford Powell.

    Dr. James Hunter was born at Yorkshire, England on September 29, 1795. The place of his birth is thought to be Thornton, but this is uncertain. He and Elizabeth Story were married in 1814 at York Cat

    Elizabeth Story was born at Pocklington, Yorkshire, England in 1793. She and Dr. James Hunter were married at York Cathedral in 1814, and she and her husband and three children emigrated to Canada in

    Perry's Block was located opposite the outlet at Elm Street. It was built by John Ham Perry in 1858. The building was destroyed by fire on June 10, 1864 and was replaced by McMillan's Block the same

    Whitby House Hotel was located at 117 Dundas Street West in Whitby, Ontario (and was located at the south east corner of Dundas and Byron Streets). It was built in 1847 by its first proprietor, Thoma

    This three-storey brick and stone store was located at 106 Dundas Street West (on the north side of Dundas Street, three doors west of Brock Street). The building was known as Bigelow's Block. It was

    Lowes and Powell Store was located on Brock Street in a three storey brick building. This print comes from "Tremaine's Map of the County of Ontario, Upper Canada".

    Lowes and Powell Store was located on Brock Street South in a three storey brick building (located on the east side of Brock Street, midway between Dundas and Colborne Streets). Built in 1858, the bu

    The Globe Hotel was located at 41 Baldwin Street. It was a frame building located on the east side of Baldwin Street (Highway 12) between Roebuck and Mill Streets (Cassels Road). This is the present

    William Laing was born at Morayshire, Scotland in 1819 and came to Whitby with his brother James in 1841. He was one of the town's leading business men and grain dealers in the 1850s and 1860s. He wa

    Watercolour painting by unidentified artist, C. 1860 Jessie B. Thornton was the fourth daughter of Rev. Dr. Robert Hill Thornton, first Presbyterian minister in Whitby Township. She was born in Whitb

    Dr. Jonathan Foote was born in the State of Vermont, U.S.A. on October 31, 1804 and graduated from the Vermont Medical College at Castleton in 1829. In 1830 he traveled from Rutland Vermont through B

    John Oscar Dornan was born in the north of Ireland, likely County of Antrim, in 1814. He came to Canada as a young man and resided for some time in Prince Edward County. He came to Whitby in 1851 and

    Charles Clark was born at Chester, Connecticut, U.S.A. on March 13, 1796. He opened a brewery on Ash Street in Whitby in 1843 and continued this business until he left Whitby for the United States ab