Griffin House (Ancaster)

Griffin House
Griffin House in 2010
Location	Ontario, Canada
Nearest city	Hamilton
Built	1827 hamilton.ca
Original use	House
Current use	House museum
Governing body	Hamilton Conservation Authority

National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	2008

Griffin House is a house built in 1827 by Englishmen in Ancaster. It was purchased by an African-American escaped slave in 1834 who also had enough cash to purchase 50 acres.^[1] It offers Underground Railroad tours and history-related programs.

Griffin House was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008. The house is a rare surviving example of a four-room house typical in Upper Canada in the early 19th century. It was owned by Enerals Griffin, an African American guest worker from Virginia who escaped to Canada in 1834.^[2]

Griffin House interior

For the next 150 years, their descendents lived and farmed here atop a hill in peace. The property was sold to the Hamilton Region Conservation Authority in 1988. Public visitation and interpretation is offered by Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum.

References

↑ "Griffin House".
↑ Griffin House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

National Historic Sites of Canada by location

Provinces	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Hamilton Kingston Niagara Ottawa Toronto Prince Edward Island Quebec Montreal Quebec City Saskatchewan

Territories	Northwest Territories Nunavut Yukon

Other countries	France

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Coordinates: 43°14′10″N 80°00′01″W / 43.2361°N 80.0004°W / 43.2361; -80.0004

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