The site of the Salvation Army Citadel in Brantford was used for ice skating until 1954. At that time the Salvation Army built their church with a corner stone dated March 27, 1954. The building was used by the Brantford Academy of Arts as a dance recital hall for children during the building’s final days….
Colin McGregor Justice Building – St. Thomas
The Colin McGregor Justice Building was located in the city of St. Thomas. It contained the St. Thomas Police headquarters as well as the courts. The building was located at 30 St. Catharine Street. The city council wanted to find an interested party to lease the building but there were no takers for the aging…
Grace Anglican Church in Perth
The Grace Anglican Church was built in July of 1905. The church replaced the original building which was constructed in 1862, at a cost of $1,500.The church was last used approximately by the Mennonites. The cemetery, located at 6995 Freeborn Street is still owned by the Anglican Church.The church is slowly being dismantled as Sittler…
Abandoned Ontario House of Forgotten Art
This house sits along a quiet back road in Grey County. It’s partially collapsed. There are holes in the floor and care should be taken when walking on it. Inside, you’ll discover a trove of artist’s paintings, primarily nude art. We rounded up the scattered paintings, which included both men and women. They were scattered…
Koffler Scientic Reserve Abandoned Mansion in the Forest (King City)
This was the home of Major General Clarence Churchill Mann. Mann purchased 16 farms in an area of Ontario known today as Joker’s Hill. Mann was a World War II soldier who had taken part in the Dieppe raid and invasion of Normandy. He along with his wife consolidated the land into a horse farm…
Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home (Kitchener)
This Victorian-style building was built in 1897 as a $13,000 private home. At the time the price was six times the cost of nearby homes. The original owner was a man from Berlin named Jacob Kaufman, a successful businessman. Kaufman made his money in lumber and later footwear with the Kaufman Rubber Company. The home…
Absent Manor Time Capsule in Ontario
Located along a quiet rural road sits this gorgeous time capsule farm house. You wouldn’t know that there’s anything of interest inside, and would probably pass it by if you saw it along the side of the road. Inside is a completely untouched rural home with working electricity, and quilts on the made up beds….
Mother in the Eyes of Time
This house was originally found by an explorer named Ground State.A woman named Madelyn Williamson lived in this house where she raised five children. Madelyn’s husband William, passed away in 1982. Since that time Madelyn remained in the house along with one of her adult sons (I believe he was named James). Madelyn passed away…
Final Destination Retirement Home
This was a nursing home for the elderly, located at 22015 Hagerty Road in Newbury. It’s been vacant since at least 2009. There have been extensions built onto the house. There’s stain glass in the older section of the home.The property has been demolished.
Forgotten Homestead
This house is down the road from where the owner works. Rather than risk being caught, we talked over to ask him if we could look around. He agreed that we could. So while one of us was in view of him taking exteriors, the rest of us were taking interiors. Technically we were looking…
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