We have been presenting this series on some of the lost buildings of the town of Kemptville, centres of the community for many years and full of history and characters, the foundation for the North Grenville of today.
Kemptville’s Lost Heritage
One of the most obvious gaps in the streetscape of Kemptville is on Clothier Street East, between the South Branch Bistro and O’Heaphy’s. For...
The Leach Blacksmith Shop and Banks Bros Livery Stable
The Leach, Blacksmith Shop
On the south-east corner of Asa and Thomas is the parking lot, an empty space which was once, and for decades,...
The White House Hotel
The White House Hotel, Corner of Clothier and Prescott Streets
The White House Hotel was built by Nathaniel Fenton in the mid-1830's. Fenton was also...
Maley Block / Rotary Park
Maley Block / Rotary Park, Corner of Clothier and Prescott Streets
Where Rotary Park is today, was once another major centre of commerce and activity...