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tiiittti i i t i i r i economist sun stouffville tribune thursday sept 30 1999 15 community history heritage house moves across town by fred simpson staff writer the newest house on the block in thornhill is also probably one of the oldest built in i860 the home was purchased by its new owners for a song ive always loved historical homes merrill stehlik says as she stands besides her home-in- progress on clark avenue this one is really unique and its great to have it m thornhill the object of her and husband pierres affec tion is a 3000squarefoot clapboard hoover house which in its previous life was located on the west side of leslie street in richmond hill just south of the hamlet of gormley it was dismantled last june and moved to its new thornhill location three weeks ago by con- tractor vic snow who specializes in dismantling and rebuilding homes heritage homes are so unique continues stehlik brimming with enthusiasm all around you have these new houses and they are all beau tiful but they are all the same the oneandahalfstorey house when com plete will contain four bedrooms and two bath rooms upstairs a downstairs fireplace will be recreated to resemble the original the front door is the same one that was hung in 1890 and the porch running along the front of the house is also from the original the home has a lowpitched bellcast roof the wellweathered white pine timbers are just as sturdy as when they were first put up says stehlik the stehliks search for a heritage home came about by accident last december i was having lunch with a friend and men tioned we were looking to move because the house we were living in was just too small and the other places we were looking at were so expen sive says stehlik mother of two children garrett 3 and connor 112 this friend suggested we consider inquiring about some heritage homes that were being sold for a dollar because they were threatened with being torn down we decided it was for us we decided to give our old house away and move this one here enter richmond hill heritage coordinator george duncan who is something of a white knight in his ongoing efforts to preserve endan gered homes steeped in history the house had been vacant for several years and was noticeably deteriorating from lack of staff photomike barrett merrill stehlik stands amid her home-in- progress paint says duncan duncan describes the stehlik dream home as a rare example of a traditional pennsylvania german architectural structure this was a highquality building with a beau tiful timber frame and it hadnt been changed much on the outside he says it was in 1811 that john hoover and two of his brothers arrived from pennsylvania staked out a farm in markham and built the home it was the beginning of a succession of hoovers as subse quent owners of the house down through the years a similar home built by john hoovers uncle is now in the markham museum describing the interior of the house duncan says you would come in the front door and find yourself in a very large kitchenliving room most of the business of the family would be conducted in that room there would also be an area for cooking either a fireplace or stove off the main area there would have been a small parlour in the front corner of the house for entertaining on special occasions right behind the parlour wasthe best bedroom in the house says duncan the reason the bedroom was there was because it was the warmest part of the house and closest to the fireplace nbridge consumers gas save 1 on admission to the markham fair saturday october 2 1999 courtesy of enbridge consumers gas simply cut out this coupon and present it at the entrance visit the enbridge consumers gas energy efficient home enter our prize draw and you could win a natural gas fireplace worth up to 1600 hz enjoy the sponsored saturday night firework display only newspaper coupons arc valid photocopies or replicas will not be accepted one coupon per person no purchase required full contest rules available at the energy efficient home- 535 regimes try a new look this f we specialize in colours highlights jg perms hairstyling and complete esthetic services n ort h e as t markham town ssftiar orner of warden hwy 7 ontario request for public comments on proposed submissions for longterm care centre beds york608beds rfp 99021 on april 29 1998 the ontario government announced a 12 billion expansion of ontarios longterm care system as a result of this initiative proposals to develop new longterm care centre beds in york were requested the next phase of the process involves inviting the public to comment on the applicants who have bid for the beds if you or your group wish to comment on one or more of the applicants you may do so at a public meeting or through a written submission the public meeting will take place at tuesday october 26 1999 100 pm 400 pm ray twinney recreation complex 100 eagle street w newmarket for more information on this initiative or to receive a list of existing longterm care centres in ontario currently owned by the applicants a list of longterm care centres in your service area a list of applicants in your service area a summary of each proposal or demographic information for your service area phone 416 3277755 or 18884144774 or fax the number below written submissions may be handed in at the public meeting or sent before tuesday november 9 1999 to ministry of health and longterm care rfp coordinator central region 2195 yonge street 10th floor toronto ontario m7a 1g2 fax4163274486