Kathleen, Danica and I made this our only Doors Open stop on Sunday.
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Cornell Campbell House has not been open until this year, because one of the owners was living in it, into her nineties. The house was built by Scarborough pioneers in 1836, first as a clapboard-sided wooden house. A brick exterior and additions came later … as was typical with these homestead homes.
We were only admitted to the ground floor. The interior still has good, original characteristics but they need proper restoration. At present, a bit of cheap tarting up has been done and a few mod-cons from Home Depot or Canadian Tire have been carelessly installed to serve Parks Canada office tenants. Unlovely, but with potential.
The grounds are spacious and must have been quite handsome when they were tended. More work ahead for whomever takes on the challenge. The future use of the city-owned building is undecided. Probably a meeting/event/convention kind of thing.
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Missed visiting this historical house at the 2014 Doors Open. Any other chance visitors can see this home? I live in Scarborough and love historical architecture.
Thank you.
They do open Cornell Campbell House for events, Debbie. It was part of a garden tour this year on June 20th, for example. Try calling 311 and asking when the next public viewing is scheduled.