The Sunderland & District Historical Society
Home of The Sunderland Museum
The Brock House Hotel – 82 River St This three-story brick building was constructed in 1910 with the supervision and financing of Dr. James McDermott who lived from 1845 to 1920. At that time, the main road through town came right up to the hotel. It was a wonderful place for a meal. But after … Read more
The Hardware Store – 92 River St Early maps and photos show the home bank in 1904 to the west of Taylor’s store on the south side of River Street. At some point before 1920, the Home Bank had moved across the street to where Elgin Bagshaw ran his hardware store from 1920 to after … Read more
The Magic Door – 100 River St The most recent building constructed here was finished in 1892 as shown by the stone engraving at the top front of the Magic Door Art Gallery. The Insurance maps from 1910 show that there was a hardware store here. At one time there was a barber shop and … Read more
The Sunderland Legion – 104 River St The Legion was formed in 1929 and celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. It’s correctly known as the Royal Canadian Legion, Brock Branch 141. In 1949, the Ladies Auxiliary was formed. In 1958, the Legion bought the house of Dr. Robert Grierson and used it for their meetings … Read more
Freeze Creamery – 5 Church St N It’s kind of hard to believe that the Old Fire Hall on Church street north was once a creamery. After getting a degree at Guelph College and working with his uncle at a creamery in Belleville, Elwood Free decided to go into business for himself. In 1936, he … Read more