44 Nelson Street West
Historic Sites
Erected c. 1875, this home is built of red brick, is three bays wide and has a rectangular plan. A noteworthy feature is the central bay that projects slightly and which has a projecting porch, the roof of which is supported by two chamfered posts. Other features of the home include: buff brick quoins, voussoirs with decorative stone keystone, decorative wood frieze, and paired brackets typical of the Italianate style.
The 1893 Collector’s Rolls note that Reverend Alfred Grandier lived in the residence with George and Martha Mercy; Reverend Grandier was a minister at St. Paul’s Methodist Church.
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