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Dr. Joseph Henry Oliver Home – 128 River St This home was built about 1904. Dr. Joseph Henry Oliver and his family lived in this three-story house. His home had his living quarters as well as his office, consulting room and a dispensary. At one time he was the medical Officer of health for Brock … Read more

St. Mary’s Anglican Church – 134 River St This red brick church was built in the spring of 1874. The bricks came from the Cannington brickyard and were supplied by William Weatherall and John Wakelin. The masonry work was done by William Bacon, Charles Spearin and Mr. Reed. This building is one of the oldest … Read more

Dr. James McDermott Home – 160 River St Dr. James McDermott served this community for a 50-year span from 1870 until his death in 1920. He had an ad in the 1872 directory for the county of Ontario about his drugstore in the port block. J.M. McDermott M.D. Dealer in drugs and medicines, paints, oils … Read more

The Fogg House – 198 River St Back in 1904, Thomas Fogg, an affluent owner of the Nipissing Hotel at River and Church street in Sunderland, purchased this half acre piece of property for the sum of $300 from Julius St. John. The original deed of purchase still hangs on the living room wall. He … Read more

The Blacksmith Shop – 135 River St This building was once the blacksmith shop of Dan McIntyre. It was one of several dating back to the mid-1800s. Dan worked with several local apprentices to train them as blacksmiths. He taught William James Payne, who later started up his own blacksmith shop in Markham. Another local … Read more

The Nipissing House Hotel – 123 River St In a picture from 1912, the building sign said Nipissing House Fogg. The owner was Thomas Fogg, and he ran the hotel from 1912 to 1920. He was listed as the proprietor in 1891. About 1868, the Toronto Nipissing Railway had been built and ran through Sunderland … Read more

The Old Drug Store – 108 River St To the east of Stop four was the Rexall Drugstore run by James A. Anderson, who was a pharmacist in Sunderland from 1918 until his sudden death in 1948 while at a local baseball game. Saturday was the busiest day for the store, and he often was … Read more

Flindell’s Fresh Mart – 97 River St This building is shown on the fire insurance maps of Sunderland in 1904 as a hardware store. In 1929, Wilford Haney bought the building just to the west of the Beale block. Here he sold farm implements and also Moffitt appliances. He had a variety of talents and … Read more

Stop 4 Variety – 111 River St This building was at one time owned by Baker Thompson, and it was a grocery and bakery store. Later, his son James Thompson, ran the business. These men were part of the Sunderland business club in 1926. In pictures of the building in early 1912, there was a … Read more