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107 Higginson Street
This lovely home is located in the heart of Vankleek Hill and has been mindfully updated and refreshed from top to bottom, retaining its welcoming, heritage feeling. This home will be decorated by its owner, who loves Christmas, art and colour!
Decorator: The homeowner has a natural flair for decorating and will be decorating her home with her talented daughter, who owns a Victorian-style home operating as an Airbnb right around the corner from this home!
With thanks to Heritage Home Partner GOFM / BIG FM for generous support!
Specialty Vendor #1: Totem Roasters–Vankleek Hill’s own coffee-roasting company–will be on site with some of their special blends.
Specialty Vendor #2: Gibbs Honey, offering delicious local honey products and new: honey mead!
House History
This home was built in 1901 for widow Kate Swails. The house seems to favour female owners, as women often owned the home during a 70-year period. The open fretwork & turned posts decorate the porch. Heavy brackets bring attention to the extended roof which protects the brick work.
During the initial years of the 20th century until WWI, several town merchants embarked on building affordable homes for a new generation who sought work at local mills, new offices and railways in town. This section of Higginson Street provides several examples of mill housing.
House Histories Research & Editing by Michelle Landriault