Woodchester Villa

Coordinates: 45°02′24″N 79°18′18″W / 45.039961°N 79.305045°W / 45.039961; -79.305045

Woodchester Villa

Ontario Heritage Trust
Provincial Heritage Easement Property
ID No. HPON07-0048

Listed: 3/16/1981[1]
Woodchester Villa
General information
Architectural style Octagon Mode
Town or city Bracebridge, Ontario
Country Canada
Construction started 1882
Completed 1882
Client Henry J. Bird
Design and construction
Architect unknown
Engineer unknown

Woodchester Villa, as known as The Bird House, is an historic octagon house located at 15 King Street overlooking the Muskoka River in Bracebridge, Ontario. It was built in 1882 and was the home of woolen manufacturer Henry J. Bird. Its walls alternate between 4.5 metres and 5 metres in width. In 1977 the Bracebridge Rotary Club took steps to preserve the property by buying it from the descendants of Henry J. Bird. After restoring the building, it was turned over to the Town of Bracebridge on March 13, 1980. On June 22, 1980, it was opened as a local history museum.[2][3]

It is protected by an Ontario Heritage Trust heritage conservation easement and is subject to a municipal heritage designation by the Town of Bracebridge.[4][5]

Affiliations

The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada's Historic Places: Woodchester Villa
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Brown, Ron, Top 100 Things to See in Ontario, Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 2005, p[. 186-187. ISBN 1-55046-425-6
  4. ↑ Canada's Historic Places: Woodchester Villa 8206
  5. ↑ Canada's Historic Places: Woodchester Villa 8568
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