1833-35 MacNab pays Irish workers with cash and land

1833-35 Bricks for Dundurn Castle made on site

Dundurn On Location

 

1833-35 Local builder, Luther Smith, was in charge of construction

1833 Beasley’s mansion 50ft x 40ft with 2 wings 20ft x 20ft + wood framed kitchen 18ft x 30ft

1833 MacNab incorporates former Beasley home into the mansion

1833 MacNab hires architect Robert Charles Wetherell to design his mansion

Feb 1833 – Hamilton becomes a town and MacNab begins to build his mansion

1832 fire damages MacNab’s James Street Home

Nov 16, 1832 fire destroys most of downtown Hamilton