Queen Street Pumphouse Residence

Tags: Durand, House

Address: 188 Markland Street  


The Victorian Second-Empire style red brick home at 188 Markland was built c. 1895 to house the engineer responsible for manning the Queen Street Pump House which stood just behind the house. The steam powered pump house supplied water to the Hamilton Asylum for the Insane to the southwest up on the Mountain brow.

Written by: Bill Manson
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Exterior Images:

 

Front Of The Old PumphouseSide Of The Old Pump House