Historic Locations

City of Clarence-Rockland 

Rockland

75 - Former Baptist Church
- Ancienne Église Baptise
c. 1825

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76 - Tucker House
- Maison Tucker
c. 1869

1731 Tucker Road, Rockland, Ontario

Tucker House is a stately Georgian mansion built in 1870 by Stephen and Lucy Tucker as a gift to their son Stephen Jr. The foundation stones were fashioned from an on-site quarry still visible today. The floors and wood trim are from local white pine and the bricks from local clay. An extensive veranda once surrounded three sides of the building. The House was originally heated by wood stoves, lit by oil lamps and was dependent on rainwater collected from the roof.  Now, the heating, lighting and water systems have been upgraded to modern standards. The House remained in possession of the Tucker family until 1964 when it was sold to the Clarence Fellowship which developed it into a Christian retreat and conference centre.

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77 - Former W.C. Edwards Saw Mill
- Ancienne scierie W.C. Edwards
c. 1868

134, rue Edwards Street, Rockland, Ontario

In 1868 William Cameron Edwards (W. C. Edwards Sawmill Company c. 1869) from Thurso built a big sawmill at McCaul Point followed by a smaller mill. The two mills propelled the activity of the wharf and helped the small settlement become the village of Rockland. In 1919, the Edwards Sawmill Company was sold to Norman Frank Wilson and Associates who later resold it to the Riordon Pulp and Paper Company of Hawkesbury. The wharf was used until 1925. This site is now the municipal park called Du Moulin. According to a local resident, the Edwards wharf is presently submerged but intact.

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78 - Former Superior High School of Rockland
- Ancienne école secondaire supérieure de Rockland
c. 1905

1560, rue Laurier Street, Rockland, Ontario

A historic moment for the Rockland region was the establishment of Ontario’s first bilingual public high school in 1905. This was achieved thanks to the multiple endeavours of Curé Hudon, W.C. Edwards, Laurent Pouliotte and Dr. Martin Powers with the Ministry of Education in Toronto. The layout of the school consisted of three classrooms, a modest laboratory, and a library.  English instruction was given to more than 90 students of the Rockland region.  The grades ranged from 9 – 12, with grades 9 & 10 considered as “Lower School” and 11 & 12 as “Middle School”.  Each of the two levels gave students the opportunity to obtain diplomas recognized by the Ministry of Education of Ontario. From 1905 – 1932, the directors were all Anglophones.  The first Francophone director was appointed in 1932, a custom continued to the present. The building is now Rockland’s town hall.

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79 - Former Rectory of Saint-Trinity
- Ancien presbytère de l’église Très-Sainte-Trinité
c. 1917

2180, rue Laurier Street, Rockland, Ontario

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80 - Très-Sainte-Trinité Church
- Église Très-Sainte-Trinité
c. 1887
Rebuilt 1902 / Reconstruite en 1902

2178, rue Laurier Street, Rockland, Ontario

The first church, which was made of brick and built between 1887 and 1899, was destroyed by fire. The second church made of stone in 1901 burned down in 1916. Everything had to be rebuilt. The church we see today was built in 1916-1917 with stones from the second church. The vault, which was made of cement to withstand fire, was an engineering feat at the time, as were the non-flammable steel and cement walls. With its pointed steeple and five bells, the Church dominates the whole area. The stylized facings of its sanctuary, its magnificent pulpit with its stairway, its altars and balustrades are carved out of local massive oak.

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81 - Former Presbyterian Church
- Ancienne église presbytérienne
c. 1900

739, rue St-Jean Street, Rockland, Ontario

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