The William Doble Home – 32 Albert St
About 1857 William Doble and his wife Margaret Ruddy bought this farm from the Jones family. The property was about 90 acres in size. At one time Sunderland was known as Jones’s Corners until the Toronto Nipissing Railway came through in 1868. The home has been in the Doble family name for several generations.
In 1919 Claire Doble moved into the house of his parents but died from the Spirit Spanish flu the same year before he could take office as the newly elected Reeve of Brock Township. His brother Milton Doble and his son Harold Doble owned the house until about 1978. Harold Doble built a new home next door around 1983.
The original house is now owned by Herb Gray. The home is about 150 years old and contains hand forged square headed nails from the 1860s era. In 1978 the Carriage House, old barns and woodsheds were torn down. The two-story addition at the rear of the house is not part of the original home. Inside the front portion is a tin ceiling in the living room and pine doors and pine trim in most of the rooms. The hardwood flooring is made from maple lumber installed in 1938. Early pictures show a large veranda around the south and east sides of the house.
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