Elliott House South Side, Looking North

Elliott House South Side, Looking North
Year: 
1920
Type(s): 
Photograph
Physical Description: 
b&w; 20x25 cm
Identifier(s): 
Acc. No. 13-012, Box 11, 3541 PP
Source: 
Walkerville Times Collection
Notes: 
c. 1920; Matthew Elliott (1739-1814) was a farmer, politician, militia officer, trader, and large slaveholder. He became a loyalist and served as a British Indian agent during the American Revolution. He fought in the War of 1812. He worked with Alexander McKee to encourage the Shawnees (under Chief Tecumseh) to resist the American advances in the region. The original house (erected in 1784) was largely destroyed in the War of 1812. After his death, his widow and children rebuilt the house, and became active in the antislavery movement. The Elliott House became a stop on the Underground Railroad. The house, which no longer exists, was located near 779 Dalhousie Street (old Front Street) in Amherstburg.
Subject(s): 
Elliott House (Amherstburg)
Houses
War of 1812
Underground Railroad
Dalhousie Street (Amherstburg)
Front Street (Amherstburg)
Place(s): 
Amherstburg (Ontario)
Rights: 
Public Domain
Repository: 
University of Windsor. Leddy Library
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