The Little Stone Tea House - An abandoned house in Ontario, Canada
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- čas přidán 1. 04. 2023
- This beautiful stone house began as a clapboard homestead built in 1870 on 14 acres of land. It was constructed out of hand-cut lumber taken from the property, with a roof made of cedar shingles and batten outer walls.
In 1926, the property was purchased by Sarah and Stanley Gamble, who lived in Detroit. Stanley was a brick mason and had worked on the Empire State Building. The property served as a summer retreat for the couple but tragedy struck when Sarah and their infant son died during childbirth. In honour of his late wife, Stanley transformed the property into a cobblestone cottage using stones from the Thames riverbed.
Annie Edith Aldred, the youngest child of Robert and Alice Aldred, was passing by the Little Stone House. She saw it’s potential as a tea house while on vacation in Ontario. She formed a partnership with Stanley and they started the Little Stone Tea House. Annie eventually purchasing the property in 1935 with her brother Arnold (not sourced).
A west side addition was constructed, and a second chimney was added. Stanley salvaged windows and other items from salvage yards in Detroit for use in the construction of the cottage. Random items such as a cannonball can be found embedded in the walls, and tables and chairs were created during the winter of 1936 by Robert’s father and grandfather.
The western addition was named the Moravian Room, and a courtyard was built in the back of the house. A 16-foot-deep water well was dug by hand, and a trench was constructed to connect the water supply to the house, with a hand pump providing water for the gardens.
Stan’s older brother Roy was an artist and required a peaceful place to work, so Stan purchased an older pioneer cabin. After the foundation was built and the cellar constructed, the cabin was reassembled with brick mortar consisting of cement, lime, and sand. However, due to moisture getting into the logs and causing the structure to become unstable, the barn was taken down in 2003.
The Tea House gained popularity and was listed in the American Automobile Association directory. However, business declined during World War II, forcing the tea house to close in 1942. Annie moved to Ottawa to work in the government’s finance department but returned in 1946 to reopen the Little Stone Tea House.
Weddings were held on the grounds from the 1950s to the 1970s, with plant boxes and a wisteria vine plant taking over the front of the house.
Stanley passed away on the property in April 1952. Annie closed the business in 1958 and lived in the Little Stone House until 1980, when her health deteriorated and she moved into a nursing home.
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Note: Please don’t trespass. The family has been seeing a lot of break ins.
That house would be beautiful if someone cleaned it up and fix it up.... it's still a beautiful house
Dude your voice reminds me of the actor john malkovich. Good video
Wow, thanks
That house could still be very cute if remodeled right... country cottage style.
New sub here. I love these old abandoned homes so interesting
That's a nice looking home.it would be nice finished.
Don't give up on it yet. It has potential.
I wonder why a person would let a one of a kind house fall into such disrepair. Ran out of money? Family squabble over the estate? Land worth more than house? Sad.
I passed this house for 10 years going to work at Marcus trucking Bothwell
Is it for sale? This has so much potiential.
what an absolutely beautiful house! So sad to see them abandoned!
How come you didn't check the attic out more if you were worried about the floor up in the attic the house is still in pretty good shape you wouldn't have fell through that floor and if the owner doesn't like people going through the house then maybe he should lock it up and post keep out signs because if owner was to call cops yeah they would make a report but the first thing they're going to ask him is did you have the place locked up and did you post any keep out signs
This is a beautiful house! You on the other hand need to learn how to handle a camera.
I grew up in the area and have been by that house hundreds of times. I am always amazed that people like you do not respect other people's homes/property. So, no one is living there right now and it does look like it is a renovation project on the go. What gives people the right to just walk in and wander around like it is public property? If it was my house, I would be having people of your ilk charged for trespassing. Someone owns the property, and it isn't you. Go check public/township/municipal records to find out the status before you go into any property; just because no one is currently living there does not entitle you to just walk in and wander around. Better yet, give us your address so we can go video and wander around the inside of your house when you are not home.
*rolls eyes*
It wold have been nice too really see it..Stop wagging that camera around…three times you went over stuff, too fast to even really look.
WHERE IS THIS IN ONT.. HOW MUCH AS IS?????
It’s near Bothwell Ontario
Modern cooker. Not old at all.
👎 floor was the only thing I saw upstairs because you never held the video camera up and panned up there so we got an idea of the size and all that was there so 👎👎👎👎
you can just walk up in other people's homes? be careful. the old man killed a kid for knocking on his door. another old man shot a girl for doing a U-turn in his driveway.
Yes, but that' in the US, this house is in Canada. Canadians aren't gun crazy!
you can take solace in the fact that events such as the ones you've described are an issue in the US and not so much in Canada... luckily, us Canadians can make a u-turn in a driveway without getting pumped full of lead....
It’s private property stay the f off it!
What made you think you could just enter someone's property and snoop about? You are one of those inconsiderates of whom you speak.