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This house is located at 340-342 Wilson Street East in Ancaster. It is now a two-storey, double frame house. It was originally a single house and store built by James Wilson. He came to Ancaster from Ireland with his wife in 1846. He and his sons later (James T. Wilson and William H. Wilson) repaired shoes here for eight decades.A view of Wilson Street East in Ancaster. The building shown is the original Ancaster Hotel, built by Jacob Kramer for George Rousseau in 1832. It has had many owners and was converted into apartments in 1950.There was a hotel on the south-west corner of Wilson Street East and Academy Street from 1832. It burned down in 1878 and was rebuilt. The owner, John Crann, leased it to his son-in-law, Edward Henderson, who named it Henderson’s Hotel and opened it on May 22, 1879.Wilson Street in Ancaster showing the Amber Glow Hotel, circa 1912.Wilson Street East, 1976Wilson Street East at Mohawk Road, 1973Whitfield Home on Old Ancaster-Dundas RoadAikman’s mill on Mineral Springs Road, photographed in 1902.A quarter million dollar addition was being made to the clubhouse of the Ancaster Golf and Country Club. Circa 1959.Wilson Street East in Ancaster in September of 1976.This White Brick Church was erected by the Methodists in 1857. The adjacent cemetery is still in use and located at 99 Garner Road East. Photo 1960.Sulphur Springs Hotel. During the late 1800s, the Sulphur Springs Hotel with its mineral spa was a popular summertime destination. The sulphur waters were believed to have wondrous curative powers that attracted visitors from far and wide.A new shopping centre on No. 2 Highway in Ancaster provides a variety of stores. Photo 1959.Royal Mail Coach delivering mail in Ancaster, circa 1890Exterior view of the Rousseaux House in Ancaster, circa 1900The increase in township population has necessitated the building of several modern schools. Rousseau School, a glimpse of which is seen here, is typical of the new buildings. 1959Built in 1856, the home of W. E. Shaver was believed to be one of the oldest in the Duff’s Corner-Bethesda area of Ancaster Township. Photo 1952.Originally built for George Brock Rousseau (1817-1873), sometime after 1851, this house was owned for many years by Frank Panabaker (1904-1992). It was also the site of Rousseau House Restaurant at 375 Wilson Street East.Maple Lane School, Ancaster, located at 20 Miller Drive. Photo, 1955.The Lodor house was built in 1820 at 362 Wilson Street East by Job Lodor (1775-1861) who came to Ancaster from Simcoe. It was later demolished in the 1970s.Wilson Street in Ancaster showing the Amber Glow Hotel, circa 1912.There was a hotel on the south-west corner of Wilson Street East and Academy Street from 1832. It burned down in 1878 and was rebuilt. The owner, John Crann, leased it to his son-in-law, Edward Henderson, who named it Henderson’s Hotel and opened it on May 22, 1879. Photo 1890.In Ancaster, the former Hamilton-Brantford right-of-way behind St. John’s Anglican Church was taken over to provide parking space for parishioners’ cars.Every one in Ancaster village and its environs knew Mrs. Butter, the postmistress, or ‘Vera,’ as she was known to young and old. She was a familiar figure in the old post office building, once owned by Brock Rousseaux, whose ancestor, Jean Baptiste Rousseaux, was one of the village’s first settlers. First automobile in Ancaster Township circa 1902. It was a Pope Automobile and here is driven by the owner, Dr. George Devey Farmer (1866-1928)
This township hall for police and fire departments was erected in the village in 1956. Photo from 1959.
Exterior view of the Weybridge house at 1151 Sulphur Springs Road, owned by Rev. Ralph Leeming (1788-1872) and his wife Susannah Hatt Leeming (1802-1866) during their retirement. Rev. Leeming was Ancaster’s first Anglican clergyman, arriving in 1816, retiring in 1854. In 1861 he sold the property to George Devey Farmer (1835-1922). Photo from 190-?Exterior view of the Irwin house, located at Church and Wilson Streets in Ancaster. Photo taken circa 1900.Images courtesy of the Hamilton Public Library, Local History & Archives
