OLLINS HOUSE This house comes from Reach Township, just north of Chalk Lake. Built about 1845, by an Uxbridge area merchant and mill owner, it is set in the mid 1850's. Its vertical siding forms the structure of the house. Note the width of many of the planks. The interior is typical of a tradesman's home of the period, the painted plaster walls, the space divided into rooms and a cast-iron stove for heat and cooking. The stenciled "Pineapple" motif in the parlour was a commonly used symbol of welcome. The housewife in this home supplements the family income with butter and candle making. Back to Main Menu