Full Walking Tour

Sunderland Museum and Historical Society – 14 Church St N This structure was built in 1972 as the Brock Township Public Library and was opened by Governor General Roland Michener on June 11, 1972. Margaret Doble was the librarian here from 1975 to 1991. Other members of the Library board were Dorothy Sugget, Norma Doble, … Read more

Saint Andrews United Church – 10 Church St N Originally this was the Wesleyan Methodist Church. The congregation was formed about 1852. The Methodists at first had circuit ministers who would ride about the countryside holding services in local homes and barns. About 1873 the Methodists built a white brick church here for their Sunday … Read more

Sunderland Town Hall – 120 River St This town hall was constructed in 1906 on the site of a previous wooden frame town hall dating back to 1871. The architect and supervisor was George E. Turner. It is correctly named the Town of Berkshire Town Hall, Sunderland. It took two years for the hall to … Read more

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