This small stone cottage is believed to have been built for the Nelles family seamstress by a stone mason who used the stone left over from the building of Nelles Manor (1798). A resident seamstress was a necessity since manufactured garments were not available in pioneer Upper Canada. It is believed to date from about 1812. The gingerbread trim is a late 19th century addition.
Private residence not open to the public
This small stone cottage is believed to have been built for the Nelles family seamstress by a stone mason who used the stone left over from the building of Nelles Manor (1798). A resident seamstress was a necessity since manufactured garments were not available in pioneer Upper Canada. It is believed to date from about 1812. The gingerbread trim is a late 19th century addition.
Town of Grimsby http://westniagara.com/
Phone: | (905) 309-0796 |
Dressmaker's Cottage
99 Main Street West
Grimsby, Ontario
Latitude: | 43.194305005268 |
Longitude: | -79.564938932671 |
UTM easting: | 616601 |
UTM northing: | 4783392 |
Grimsby Historical Society
Grimsby Archives
Carnegie Commons Building
25 Adelaide Street
Grimsby, Ontario
L3M 1X2
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