Sawmill Rd. 1596 - Log House - gone Woolwich

• Name	Sawmill Rd. 1596 - Log House - gone Woolwich
  Nickname	2
  Born	constructed 1807- 1808	1596 Sawmill Rd., Woolwich Township, Ontario
  Gender	Unknown
  Died	standing 1911
  Person ID	I1642	Properties
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2012

  
  

• Photos		Captain Thomas Smith's Log House in 1911
  		Plaque honouring Captain Thomas Smith image from Marion Roes

  
  

• Notes

  The Smith family log house was located on the east side of the Grand River opposite the mouth of the Conestogo which here flows into the Grand from the west. The house was a half mile east of the town of Conestogo, and it stood less than a hundred feet from the present (1995) Stroh brick farm home. The pioneers hand-hewn log house (with fireplace) was built 28 feet long, 26 feet wide, and two stories high. The ceilings were 6 to 7 feet high, the kitchen was 12 by 24 feet with a large fireplace; a winding stairway led to the four rooms above. During the long winter evenings the warm cheery fireplace was the centre of family social life and comfort.... The Smiths turned their home open to travellers staying in the area. The family lost their title to the land and house due to irregularities in the land records and after thirty years, took up a new homestead 1/2 mile north of Winterbourne and was named "The Holmwood Farm".1a 1a"Captain Thomas Smith (born 1767, died 1850) and descendants " by Raymond W. Kalbfleisch, Petoskey, Michigan, 1995. 174 pgs, illustrated, with index. Located at the Grace Schmidt Room, Kitchener Public Library, 929.2 Smith-K 1995

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - constructed 1807- 1808 - 1596 Sawmill Rd., Woolwich Township, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth