Location Ontario, Canada Governing body Town of Perth Year built 1840 Nearest city Perth | Original use House Designated 1966 Current use Perth Museum | |
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Similar Perth Museum, Tay Canal, Inge‑Va Museum, The Mammoth Cheese, McMartin House | ||
Matheson House is a historic house in Perth, Ontario, Canada. It was constructed in 1840 for Roderick Matheson, a local merchant and later a member of the Senate of Canada.
A two-storey, five-bay sandstone house of Palladian-inspired design, Matheson House is surrounded by a stone garden wall. After Roderick Matheson's death in 1873, the house was inherited by Arthur James Matheson, a lawyer and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. After a series of subsequent owners, the house was acquired by the municipality and became the Perth Museum.
The house was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1966.
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