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 built a new home for his wife and daughter in 1907. This is a fine example of Victorian architecture featuring an impressive sweeping veranda, three story bay windows and a number of stained-glass windows. Inside there is oak paneling and wainscoting in the dining room and front hall and ash wainscoting in the kitchen. The ceilings are made up of tin plate panels, panels and were common for this time period. The staircase was made of oak with turned spindles and newel posts. The floors were made of pine boards.
The Fogg family enjoyed their life in this fine home until Mr. Fogg lost most of his money through investments in the stock market. No one knows what happened to him after this misfortune, but his wife and daughter lived in the house, and they were unable to meet their mortgage payments. Finally, in 1936, with the House standing empty, an auction was held, but no one bought the house. Later, Armour and Enid, Martin and Lorne and Grace Banbury bought and shared this large home. Other owners were Stanley Doble, Fred and Mabel Wilson, and Gordon Lockey, a geography teacher at Brock High School. In 1967, Bill Yarima, another teacher at Brock High School, moved in with his wife Joan and their four children. This family has restored the house and have always been diligent in maintaining its original turn of the century features. Bill and Joan continue to enjoy this historic site that is over a hundred years old.
2. Saint Andrews United Church – 10 Church St N
3. Sunderland Town Hall – 120 River St
4. Dr. Joseph Henry Oliver Home – 128 River St
5. St. Mary’s Anglican Church – 134 River St
6. Dr. James McDermott Home – 160 River St
7. The Fogg House – 198 River St
8. The Blacksmith Shop – 135 River St
9. The Nipissing House Hotel – 123 River St
10. Stop 4 Variety – 111 River St
11. The Old Drug Store – 108 River St
12. The Gigantic Hand Saw, Guardian Pharmacy – 103 River St
13. Flindell’s Fresh Mart – 97 River St
14. The Beall Block – 93 River St
15. The Harness Shop – 89 River St
16. Taylor’s Store – 85 River St
17. The William Doble Home – 32 Albert St
18. The Sunderland Presbyterian Church – 5 Albert St
19. Doyle’s General Store – 3 Albert St
20. The McDermott Block – 1 Albert Street S
21. The Sunderland Telephone Company. – 63 River St
22. James Doble Home – 3 Cedar St S
23. William Nassau Doble Home – 12 River St
24. Thomas Welsh Home – 20 River St
25. Robert Doble Home – 48 River St
26. The Bank – River Street (CIBC) – 74 River St
27. The Brock House Hotel – 82 River St
28. The Hardware Store – 92 River St
29. The Early Undertaker – 96 River St
30. The Printing Shop – 98 River St
31. The Magic Door – 100 River St
32. The Sunderland Legion – 104 River St
33. 108 River Street – 108 River Street
34. Freeze Creamery – 5 Church St N
35. The Sunderland Memorial Arena 1948-2009 – 20 Park St