Victoria Avenue South was developed for residential housing in the 1880’s and 1890’s. Between Hunter and Stinson, properties were constructed on the east side only. The west side was occupied by the massive Central Collegiate Institute built in 1897. The land for that Collegiate was originally owned by the Wanzer family who brought sewing machine manufacture to Hamilton. They, among other industrialists such as William Burrow, a prominent iron founder,…
By Brian Goodman While walking around the neighbourhood, I came across this plaque outside of 69 East Ave. S. I always loved the stained glass transom windows of this house. The plaque reads: “The Robinson House 1879″ This house was built by Isaac McQuesten of Whitehern, and has been named after William Robinson, the original owner,…
By Nicole St. Louis Stinson Street School is not the only example of Romanesque architecture in our neighbourhood. There was another. Built in 1897 by architects William and Walter Stewart, Hamilton’s Central Collegiate Institute was a beautiful example of Romanesque design. Tragically, fire ravaged the school in 1946. The first high school in Hamil-ton burned…
<strong>By Bill Callaway</strong> <strong>My father, William John Callaway, bought this house sometime prior to WW1. According to the 1911 Census for Hamilton he was then living on Wilson St. but his enlistment papers for the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force in May 1916 showed his address as </strong><strong>140 Stinson St.. The picture on the left is what…