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WENDY ELLIOTT: Efforts to save Prescott House to be commended

Built between 1812 and 1816 by Charles Ramage Prescott, Prescott House Museum is thought to be one of the best-preserved Georgian homes in Canada. That’s just one of the reasons I was chuffed to hear the community of Port Williams wants to take over its well-being.

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Mary Allison Prescott, the great-granddaughter of Charles Prescott (1772-1859), purchased the property in 1931.

My first visit in the 1960s came about because my grandfather was the Prescott sisters’ family physician.

I remember Miss Prescott showing us around, and in the front parlour speaking about the condition the house was in when they purchased it. Pointing to the floor, she described how farm labourers boarded in the home and then how they pulled up the boards to burn for warmth.

The house was designated a national historic site in 1969 after Miss Prescott restored and refurnished the house. It must have been a massive undertaking.

She lived there with her two sisters until 1970. They donated the house to the province a year later.

Not long afterward, my mother-in-law joined the staff that kept the tall grandfather clock in the front hall going. There were summertime events on the lawns and weddings in the garden.

The gorgeous rock garden was designed by Mary........

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