Built before 1839, this home, a fine example of "Loyalist Neo-Classic" architecture, was the main building of the West Lake Boarding School between 1841 and 1865. The first seminary in Canada of the Society of Friends, this institution was opened as a girls' school in 1841 and, with the completion of a frame structure for boys to the east, the school was in full operation in 1842. Thomas Clarke, a local Quaker, assisted by his wife, was the first Superintendent. By 1854, the school had a total registration of 110 pupils of whom 47 were girls and 63 boys. The school ceased operation in 1865 and was sold in 1869.

Location

Near the former school building, now a private dwelling, Highway 33 just past Mallory Road, about 6 km west of Picton

Themes

• Buildings and structures
• Education