Ruthven Park
| Ruthven Park, National Historic Site of Canada | |
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 Lieu patrimonial du Canada |
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| Recognized since | 1996 |
| Type | National Historic Site |
| ID | 10564 |
| place | Cayuga (Ontario) |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 35 '4.2 " N , 79 ° 31' 22.8" W |
| Recognized by | Government of Canada |
| Approved by | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
| Entry Canadian List of Monuments | |
Ruthven Park or Ruthven is a historic country estate with a special building and a 1600 acre (≈ 6.47 km²) large outdoor area, which is laid out like a park. It dates from the mid-19th century and is located in Cayuga in the Canadian province of Ontario . Cayuga is assigned to Haldimand County.
The current address is 243, Highway 54, Cayuga, Ontario, 140, Canada , and the area with the building is off the highway.
The Ruthven House and the park were declared a cultural monument of the city of Cayuga in the province of Ontario, Canada on August 2, 1996.
The area borders on agricultural land, forest, river and swamp areas. The house was built around 1840 on a natural elevation in the northern part. It is located near the Grand River .
At the end of the 19th century, Ruthven was only a seasonal residence. The house contains historically important documents from the 19th century, which were left behind by the Thompson family. In 1992 the entire complex was acquired by the Lower Grand River Land Trust .
Ruthven House was designed in the classicism style by the architect John Lapshaw (1801-1883). It was built from sandstone and has a high foundation. At the front of the building is a 30-foot high wooden Greek column entrance. There is a staircase in front with two sculptures on the side. The narrow roof above the frieze with ornaments of Neoclassicism decorated.
The other buildings on the site consist of the porter's house, a stable, a work hall and a coach house.
Ruthven is an important area of the Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) and the North Cayuga Slough Forest with a total of 13 nationally rare plant species. A total of 26 archaeological sites have been registered in the area since 1960. Nearly two thousand objects were discovered such as flint tools, tobacco pipes, flint, pieces of glass and china, nails, hinges, pottery and earthenware. Based on the finds, it is assumed that the area has been inhabited by humans for around 13,000 years.
Web links
- Ruthven on Canada's Historic Places , accessed November 12, 2017
- Website of the Monument Foundation , accessed on November 12, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=10564&pid=0
- ↑ Heritage Designated a National Historic Site, in 1995, by the Government of Canada, the property is also designated by the former County of Haldimand-Norfolk (now Haldimand County) under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 1483–1498 ).