Bethune-Thompson House
Historic construction techniques and classic design are combined in this early Ontario home. The vertical log south wing may date from the 1780s when Loyalist Peter Ferguson settled on the site. The central part was built ca. 1805 as a manse for Rev. John Bethune, the first Presbyterian Minister of Upper Canada and was later the residence of the explorer David Thompson. Beneath the stucco of the main block, the timber frame has three walls infilled with rubble stone and a fourth with "stick and mud". The five-bay facade, formerly flanked by similar wings, expresses the British classical tradition.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Ontario Plaques. Full page here.