The Barrie Neighbourhod Strategy website is a wonderful resource for getting a feel for the textures and differences of the downtown core neighbourhoods within Barrie. In the History Lessons article there are some great photos and background material comparing days gone by and modern Barrie location shots. Before : After Victorian City Hall : Steel [...]
Lount’s Castle
April 18, 2010 By
In 1891 The Oaks – now known as Lount’s Castle – was built by Judge Lount.
Everything Lount
April 17, 2010 By
The is past year a couple of wonderful newspaper pieces on Lount’s Castle, once upon a time, know as The Oaks, and currently located at 25 Valley Dr. in Barrie, Ontario. This week’s Examiner Marg Bruineman wrote an excellent front page story on Barrie’s preeminent castle. Normally an old house have its listing price drop [...]
