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" & Thornton House to be designated Page 1 of 1 I & Thornton House to be designated & | _u: x Written by Bob Owen r < ;:‘ Thursday, 04 April 2013 21:31 i The Thornton House, 3 King St,. W. in Colborne is now in the designation process e =* to be declared a property of historical significance. j :' e | . ~aat ] H(* ho P ,‘;r' at 22â€" | 2( ‘\ ‘r,fiv/’_{,' Cias oi ‘ & _ & %‘;\?@f s â€" | | ‘f‘:_r‘,,‘*-"',:â€"'s‘ Et"’ s _‘ s Etd ;r E> | - omgog O | $ â€" gjE BJ uJ § & '?i‘“{ ; «/ >« mm o | At the March 19 meeting of Cramahe Council a motion was passed and now a | | bylaw will be brought to council identifying the home. It will be declared culturally E: significant because of its design and historical values. j", The home, now owned by Jirina Marton and Len D‘Agostino, was built in the E:: Georgian style of the period between 1720â€"1840. It has a five bay design and a | centre hall plan and includes a large central fireplace in the federal style. The we> | windows in the two storey home are 12 over 12. It contains a priest‘s hole and a i â€" | secret passage common in Elizabethan times. ”» ; It is thought to have been built between 1809â€"31, making it one of the oldest E:: Es standing buildings in Cramahe. It was bought in 1831 by John Steele, a prominent newspaper man and one of the first members of the Board of Queen‘s a s : l University. E~ p | The Scougale family owned the home for 101 years. The family operated the * â€"= ze Scougale Brothers Ladies‘ Clothing Store next door to the home : 7 Last Updated on Thursday, 04 Apni 2013 22:22 f o~< | E‘-_‘j | hnp://www.cramaheâ€"now.com/index.php?view=article&catid=1:latest-news&id=3591:thor.‘. 4/10/2013 t# E - § f | v ¢ . & : _