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Fruit Tree planted on East side of Mississippi River in Appleton13 November 2012
Appleton, Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
Credits:North Lanark Regional Museum (2012.91.86)
Photographer: Sarah Bennett
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Log Home in Appleton, probably built in the late 1800s13 November 2012
Appleton, Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
Credits:North Lanark Regional Museum (2012.91.33)
Photographer: Sarah Bennett
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The earliest residents of Appleton had barely anything. Their first priority was to build a home for the winter. Using their axes, adzes and other tools the settlers constructed small log homes. Small and cramped these log homes provided the necessary warmth, protection and security that the settlers needed.Early log homes often had only one window to allow some light but to reduce the loss of heat during the winter. It wasn't until the construction of the sawmill that frame homes and stone homes were constructed.
Appleton still has remnants of these log homes dotted throughout the community. Some of these log homes are old family homes, built by families in the late 19th century and early 20th century, while others are mid-20th century cottages. A beautiful spot on the river, during the 20th century Appleton was home to many summer cottages to those who lived in the city of Ottawa and needed a place to escape for the summer.
The log cabin opposite the former red brick general store is a unique example of a log cabin. The log cabin was a summer cottage owned by the Gilmour family. When Mr. Gilmour (a contractor) built the log cabin he decided to build a twisted chimney instead of a straight one. He was tired of building straight chimneys and was looking for a challenge. This chimney was once a prized piece of Appleton's history with people coming to the village to take photos of it. Unfortunately the chimney has been torn down.
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Summer Cottage Log Cabin built with a unique twisted chimney (left side of photo)13 November 2012
Appleton, Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
Credits:North Lanark Regional Museum (2012.91.54)
Photographer: Sarah Bennett
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Log Home in Appleton, built 1893. Well built in 1947 supplied water for several homes.13 November 2012
Appleton, Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
Credits:North Lanark Regional Museum (2012.91.49)
Photographer: Sarah Bennett
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Log House with modern addition at back13 November 2012
Appleton, Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
Credits:North Lanark Regional Museum (2012.91.27)
Photographer: Sarah Bennett
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The three Teskey brothers were prominent businessmen in Appleton and they built grandiose homes to match.In 1824 Joseph Teskey built a gristmill in Appleton on the East side of the Mississippi River and in the early 1840s he built a large stone home for his family. Parts of the house also served as a boarding house for the mill workers.
The Joseph Teskey house is a Scottish Georgian-style stone house situated on the east side of the Mississippi River in Appleton, Ontario. The home features three arches that provide access to the garage. The house was built using stone brought from the nearby farm in Appleton. The stone house has been carefully conserved by its various owners over the years with modern updates maintaining the home's heritage.
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Joseph Teskey Home built in the early 1840s20th Century
Appleton, Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
Credits:North Lanark Regional Museum (2012.13.34)
Donated by Edna Lowry
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Robert Teskey House, Owner of the Sawmill and Woollen Mills in Appleton13 November 2012
Appleton, Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
Credits:North Lanark Regional Museum (2012.91.60)
Photographer: Sarah Bennett
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Robert Teskey built the sawmill and woollen mills in Appleton. In the early 1850s he built a large stone home for his family on the West side of the Mississippi River.The Robert Teskey house is a two-and-a-half storey stone home built into the side of a natural slope. This massive home once housed the Teskey family as well as dozens of mill workers who lived in the upper levels of the dwelling. This home originally had an upper and lower verandah running across its front. At some point the front porch was removed but the bolt holes are still visible in the stone.
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Teskey family playing croquet in front of Robert Teskey House, c.1880Circa1880
Appleton, Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
Credits:North Lanark Regional Museum (2012.55.37a)
Donated by Sheila Babb and Ann E. Love
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The third Teskey brother, Albert, was Reeve of Ramsay Township, operated a general store in Appleton and was Appleton's postmaster from 1857 to1883.A beautiful stone home built in about 1860; the Albert Teskey home is a one-and-a-half storey stone home with prominent quoins and a stone wall enclosing the front yard. The home sits back from the road on the west side of the river at the end of the bridge.
The Albert Teskey home was passed on to his nephew Milton Teskey who in turn left it to his daughters Leonora, Kathleen and Gwen. The house eventually passed on to the Collie family which purchased the woollen mills in Appleton in 1937. The home now has new owners.
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Albert Teskey Home, built c.186013 November 2012
Appleton, Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
Credits:North Lanark Regional Museum (2012.91.36)
Photographer: Sarah Bennett
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Another historic home related to Appleton's woollen mills is the "Jack Collie" home. Built in 1946-47, by newlyweds Jack Collie and Isobel (Meabry) Collie the home looked out across the Mississippi River towards the Collie Woollen Mill. Jack worked for his father at the Collie Woollen Mills in Appleton and later moved to New Brunswick where he managed an associated mill.The home still has its striking appearance with its tower facing out onto the Mississippi River and looks towards the ruins of the Woollen Mills.
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