Day 3, from other side, insect nest? DeLaurier Homestead trail

Phew, I have just finished the last few photos from Day 3 of our trip to Point Pelee (Ontario) and Tadoussac (Quebec) back in May 2018. I wasn't going to post any photos today, but changed my mind tonight. Earlier today, I was out with my daughter, going west of the city to check out a couple of rural Christmas markets. We had an interesting Moose encounter en route. After the markets, she came back with me to help sort through a few things and take a couple of heavy garbage bags to the bin for me. I'm not supposed to lift heavy things after getting 2 cortisone injections. Promise, no more images of this gorgeous old house and the nearby barn! Several of the similar photos were taken with different cameras, so I wanted to compare them.

The DeLaurier Homestead and Trail was such a delight to visit in Point Pelee. I was in seventh heaven, photographing this beautiful old house and the nearby barn. The photo colours vary mainly because I used two different cameras.

"DeLaurier House is approached along a boardwalk at the western edge of the marsh lands at Point Pelee National Park. It is a two-storey, gable-roofed structure, which incorporates two attached log houses. The dwelling is clad in board and batten siding and the shingled roof exhibits two roof pitches with one brick chimney. Windows and doors are asymmetrically arranged on the walls of the house. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

DeLaurier House is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental value.

DeLaurier House is associated with the early settlement of the Point Pelee area. It illustrates the life and times of a small French-Canadian community outside Québec and the agricultural activity on Point Pelee between 1850 and 1966. The reclamation of marshland led to Point Pelee becoming one of Canada’s finest agricultural areas in the latter half of the 19th century. The house is also associated with its builder, Oliver DeLaurier, and with his descendants. The house was used as a neighbourhood tavern for local parties and for community dances. In addition, the house is the oldest remaining structure and illustrates the development of export-oriented farming at Point Pelee during the late 19th century. It is now the interpretive center for the Point Pelee National Park.

DeLaurier House is valued for its good aesthetic and functional design. The integration of the two, simple log houses shows Olivier DeLaurier’s resourcefulness despite limited income and construction experience. The interior also illustrates the building’s evolutionary nature, having been modified for use by two families in the early 1900s and later renovated to accommodate the interpretive programs of the park. Notable for its craftsmanship, the dwelling was clad in board and batten siding and finished with a shingle roof, in order to present a uniform appearance and to demonstrate the DeLaurier’s improved economic and social status in the community."

www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4764