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In June 1875, the Directors of the Ontario Methodist Church Campground Company voted to construct a restaurant 70' long and 24' wide with sixteen bedrooms and storerooms. Later in 1875, a 100' addition was approved for the restaurant. This restaurant became the Park House Hotel.

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Park House Hotel.
1915
Grimsby Park, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
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Park House Hotel with a group of people.
1889
Grimsby Park, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
John H. Ford

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Park House with its wide verandah, was very busy with children playing and ladies in beautiful bright summer dresses. It was a popular location for group photographs, many of which were taken by J.H. Ford. By 1894, daily rates at the Park House Hotel ranged from $1.00 to $1.50. It was managed by Mr. J. D. Strawn of Buffalo who also managed the Lake View House. In this photograph, the Grimsby Park Temple is visible in the background.

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Bell used at the Park House Hotel.
1900
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Guests at the Park House were called to meals by the ringing of this bell.

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Grimsby Park in Winter
1915
Park House at Grimsby Park, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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Park House and the Cloak Room in the winter. A year-round custodian was employed to maintain Grimsby Park throughout the off-season.

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Marjorie Mitchell in front of the Park House Hotel.
1910
Park House at Grimsby Park, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
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After many years of service the Park House Hotel was torn down. In 1933, a new playground was opened on the site of the original Park House. It included a junior tennis court, swings, Jack & Jill slides, a teeter and sandboxes. The area was fenced and was only for the use of Grimsby Beach residents.