Water St. 0010 - wood - cottage Designated Ayr

Other Events:

• Building: 10 Water St., Ayr, Ontario; clapboard - 1 story
• Designated Historical Building: 10 Water St., Ayr, Ontario
• Eby ID Number: Buildings-102

Notes:

Constructed by Robert Wyllie, later owned by Robert Guthrie, Agnes McMillan.

First building to be designated by the North Dumfries Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee

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The Postmaster's House

10 Water St., Ayr www.danfisher.org/mclornhome.html

Year Built: ca. 1840

Ayr first Postmaster, Robert Wyllie, built this Regency Cottage located on beautiful grounds along the Nith River. The clapboard exterior, rubble stone foundation, pine floors, six-over-six windows, verandah with its fine trelliage, and carriage shed and stable (now an artists studio and B&B) have been maintained by the McLorn family.<sup>1a

1a</sup>Past Doors Open Waterloo Region Sites https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/discoveringTheRegion/resources/DoorsOpenPastSites.pdf