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Fairfield House in Winter

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The Gates at Fairfield House

  

    Fairfield House at Amherstview, Ontario, has stood on the shore of Lake Ontario since 1793. It began as the farmhouse of William and Abigail Fairfield, Loyalists who arrived here in 1784. Today, Fairfield House is eastern Ontario's best preserved 18th century dwelling, distinguished by the survival of many of its original interior features. On guided tours of the House, visitors move from the limestone cellar to the raftered attic.

    After six generations, the Fairfield descendants made a generous gift of their homestead and some surrounding land to the Province of Ontario for the preservation of the site and its heritage. The municipality of Loyalist Township is now the owner of the property, with the Fairfield Homestead Heritage Association providing heritage programming for the public.

 

     We look forward to greeting you at Fairfield House and sharing with you the discovery of this valued hand-made house and its surroundings. They will link you directly with this Township's story of Loyalist settlement.

 

   Fairfield House and Fairfield Park are easy to find. Watch for the Gates marking the eastern end of the Loyalist Parkway.