HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-03-23, Page 3THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH 23,1988 — 3
THE DOIG RESIDENCE on Seaforth's Goderich Street is one of
the oldest buildings in Seaforth, having been built by a farmer
prior to 1850. This view of the building shows it as a typical On-
tario farmhouse with the centre gable, one and a half storey. Also
shown is the addition built onto the building by Ken Doig. Corbett
photo.
EXACT CARPENTRY wasn't what the builders of the Doig residence were after, and
although you wouldn't know it unless told each of the windows in the living room is a
different distance from the roof.
Doig residence is one of Seaforth's earliest brick homes
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THE HERITAGE HOME shown from the rear shows the entire first addition, a portion of
the second addition built by Mr. Doig, and the dormer which was built onto the rear of
the house by Mr. Doig to accomodate a small upstairs washroom. Corbett photo.
KEN DOIG and his family have lived in this house for 31 years, and'N1r, Wig Made
most of the imfrovemenls 10 the home himself. Mr. Doig is shown here in the den
which used to be used as a dining room by another family over a century ago. Corbett
photo. t
March's featured heritage house is the
Doig residence -one of the oldest residences
in Seaforth and one of the first constructed
here.
The Doig residence, located at what is
now 98 Goderich Street, is built in the typical
fashion of the Ontario farmhouse and was
once surrounded by farmland.
It was built prior to "1850 by Thomas
Adams and his wife Anne Cliff who came to
Ontario from Fermanagh, Ireland. He was a
farmer and a cabinet maker and lived with
his wife in the home until his death in 1899.
Edith Baker is the great -great-
granddaughter of Thomas Adams, and she
says he was very active in the religious com-
munity in Seaforth's early days, and he
allowed church meetings to be held at his
house. Adams Street in Seaforth is ap-
parently named for Mr. Adams, as it was
once on his property or bordered it.
The next owner of the house was Elizabeth
Adams, daughter of Thomas and Anne, who
married Fred Gales. Mr. Gales was a but-
cher with a shop on Seaforth's Main Street.
They passed the house on in the 1930s, and it
was purchased by someone from outside the
Adams family.
Ken Doig bought the house on August 27,
1957 from a Steve Rouse of Goderich. When
he purchased it the house wasn't in the best
of condition, but he has done a lot of work on
it to create more room and a more comfor-
table home.
The house is a centre gable, centre hall,
one and a half storey -typical Ontario far-
mhouse. A brick addition had already been
put on the rear of the house when Mr. Doig
bought it.
Mr. Doig tore down an old barn which was
directly behind the farmhouse and used
suitable lumber from it to construct a se-
cond -addition. The firstadditionis used as a
kitchen, and the second addition contains a
billliards'riiotri, a living roblm. and a drive-in
garage. What was the original house con-
tains four bedrooms upstairs, and a den, liv-
ing room, and bedroom downstairs.
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IN THE DOIG'S LIVING ROOM a piano now sits where a stove once was. The hole
where the stove pipe entered the wall is faintly visible in this picture.
Seaforth BIA reviews 1987, Plans
The Seaforth Business Improvement
Association looked back on what it called a
successful 1987 in Seaforth and planned for a
equally successful 1988 at its recent annual
general meeting.
Only a dozen BIA members actually turn-
ed up at the meeting, but there were enough
people to approve the budget and get BIA
business done.
Plans for 1 ' were made, and there will
be three large promotional events in
Seaforth. One will be Mother's Day, and se-
cond will be Wheelbarrow Days, and the
third will take place over the Christmas
season. There are a number of special pro-
motions planned to coincide with these
events such as prizes for store signs, win-
dow decorating contests, in-store specials,
and later store hours to name a very few.
There are also some things which the BIA
plans to do this year which are different
from past years. $4,500 has been set aside
for radio campaigns on each of the major
promotional events, and CKNX will be
allowing very competitive advertising rates
for bt finesses that want to advertise. The
idea is that one minute commercials will
run, with the first 30 seconds promoting the
town in general and the last 30 seems pro -
rooting whichever businesses want to adver-
tise.
Another $750 of the budget for 1988 has
been set aside to try and attract busine4ces
to Seaforth to complete the retail mix. There
have been new businesses opening of late to
try and fill in holes in the retail mix, but the
BIA feels some other businesses could still
be recruited.
The budget for 1' t t is $20,865, and the ac-
tual budget in 1987 was $34,215.
A COMMON ROOM was made inside part of the addition the
Doigs put on their house. and the brick on the facing wall is what
successful 1988
was once the outer wall of the rear of their home. Corbett photo.
A highlight of the meeting was a video
presented by Hal Claus on the new
Crimestoppers program in Huron County.
The general tone of the meeting was there
were imporvements made in 1987, and that
trend is expected to continue in 1988.
Hensall gets grant
A community planning grant of $12,528
has been awarded to the County of Huron
for the Village of Hensell. The grant will be
used by the municipality to prepare an
Economic Development Strategy.
CRIME STOPPERS
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
If you're organtzmg a non-profit event of interest to other Seatorth area residents. phone the
recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240, or mail the information to Communi-
ty Calendar. The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1WO well in advance o1 the
scheduled date Space for the Commun.t Calendar is donated by The Huron E>positor.
Wed., March 23
1 - 3 p.m. Moms and Tots
1:30 - 4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Mites
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tweens vs. Goderich
Ringette Playoffs
8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Huron Park vs. Atom 11
Playoffs
tu:su a.m. wnaters vs. Jets
11:30 a.m. Flyers vs. Leafs
12:30 • 1:30 p.m. Mites
1:30 • 2:30 p.m. Story Hour al the Library
Thurs., March 24
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Novice Practice
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Bantam Practice
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Minor Broomball
7:30 - 12 a.m. Men's Broomball Playoffs
Phone 1-800-265-1777
CREME OF TRE WEEK
During the period of January 18, 1988 to
January 20, 1968 there was a rash of thefts
from vehicles in Seaforth. The total value of
stolen property from the five thefts was
$869. Stolen items included batteries, wheel
rings, hubcaps, Marchal Off -Road lights
and a mirror mounted CB antenna. Police
believe the same thieves are responsible for
all of the thefts and in at least two of the
cases bolt cutters had been used.
If you have any information about this or
any other serious crime call CRIME STOP-
PERS OF HURON COUNTY toll free at
1-800-265-1777. You could earn a cash reward
of up to $1,000 if the information leads to an
arrest. Callers will not be required to iden-
tify themselves or testify in court.
Fri., March 25
Sun., March 27
4 - 5 p.m. Atom II, practice
7:30 p.m. IHL final, Hawks vs. Flyers
2 - 8 p.m. Fiddlers Jamboree, Seaforth &
District Community Centres. Sponsored
by the Van Egmond Foundation
Mon., March 28
4:30 - 8:30 p.m. Figure Skating
4 - 5 p.m. Senior Houseleague
5 - 6 p.m. Junior Houseleague
7 - 8 p.m. Teeswater vs. Novice
8 - 9:3C p.m. Lambeth vs. Afom 1, if nec.
9:30 p.m. Lambeth vs. Midgets
Sat., March 26
8:30 a.m. Oilers vs. Bruins
9:30 a.m. Canadians vs. North Stars
Tues., March 29
5:30 - 10 p.m. Minor Hockey
Wed., March 30
1 - 3 p.m. Moms and Tots
1:30 - 4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard
6 - 7 p.m. Mites
7 - 8 p.m. Junior Houseleague Minor Hockey
8 - 9 p.m. Junior Houseleague Wrap-up
9 - 10 p.m. Senior Houseleague Night
10 - 11 p.m. Senior Houseleague
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