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| Address: |
10701 48 HWY |
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| Property Legal Description: |
CON 8 PT LOT 25 RS65R5142 PART 1 |
| Historical Name: |
John and Elizabeth Hoover House |
| Heritage Conservation District: |
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| Ward: |
5 |
| Year Built: |
1848 |
| Architect Style: |
Georgian Tradition, Edwardian Classical |
| Heritage Status of Property: |
Part IV (Individual) |
| Designation Bylaw: |
2024-93 |
| Heritage Easement Agreement: |
No |
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History Description |
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Seven generations of the Hoover family have resided on Lot 25, Concession 8, beginning with Daniel and Anna Huber (also spelled Hoover), who came to Markham Township from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1804 and purchased this property in 1808. Their youngest son, John S. Hoover, replaced his family’s log dwelling with a farmhouse constructed of local fieldstone in 1848. His grandson, Leonard W. Hoover inherited the family farm in 1905 and raised the house to a two-and-a-half storey height c.1910. Leonard W. Hoover was a farmer and also a minister at Wideman Mennonite Church. The farm was sold out of the Hoover family in the mid-1980s. A family cemetery is located on the property. |
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Key Map
Please note that the yellow polygon symbol is not indicative of the actual heritage area and is only meant to highlight the property the heritage building(s) is located at. For a complete description of the actual heritage property please refer to the Designation Bylaw found above. |
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