Matheson House (Perth)

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Matheson House
Matheson House Perth Ontario 2012.jpg
Location Ontario, Canada
Nearest city Perth
Built1840
Original useHouse
Current usePerth Museum
Governing bodyTown of Perth
Website http://www.town.perth.on.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?pageid=97
Designated1966

Matheson House is a historic house in Perth, Ontario, Canada. It was constructed in 1840 for Roderick Matheson, a local merchant and later a member of the Senate of Canada. [1]

A two-storey, five-bay sandstone house of Palladian-inspired design, Matheson House is surrounded by a stone garden wall. After Roderick Matheson's death in 1873, the house was inherited by Arthur James Matheson, a lawyer and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. After a series of subsequent owners, the house was acquired by the municipality and became the Perth Museum.

The house was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1966. [2] [3]

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References

Coordinates: 44°54′3.92″N76°15′2.39″W / 44.9010889°N 76.2506639°W / 44.9010889; -76.2506639