Petrolia - Canada's Victorian Oil Town

Victorian Homes around Petrolia

I get many emails about what your homes looked like originally. I look through all of my pics to see if I have an original pic of your century home. Sometimes I do. However I do have many pics of homes that are unidentified and these are now here.I will be adding more later but here is a start. Some of these homes are identified and I have sent them to the owners after they have asked. Some of these pics include people in them with a small bit of architecture in them. I have higher resolution copies if you need them.

This was sent to me, either Petrolia Ontario or PA.
West st.?
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Scarsbrooks , Ella street	Unknown Petrolia or Oil Springs. A rare tintype pic of a house.I can't make out the name on the back but it says 'Enniskillen'. The boy on the far left threw his hat on the ground and seems to be a little unhappy.. Purchased at a Petrolia garage sale and the lady said it was the family farm just outside of town somewhere South.I wish I would have gotten more detail from her. Very early pic from Petrolia area.
233 Eureka st


Looking West from the site of current Post Office, Presbyterian Church on left
This place may have been in the east end The picture you have of homes in Petrolia, and the one that says maybe in the East End. That is the house I grew up in, it was Walter McDonald’s, my Grandfather who raised me. Wendy and Butch bought it when my mom died, rented it out and it was gutted by fire. They built the new house on it when they came home from Saudi Arabia. It was at 4328 Petrolia St. Bill
I think this pic might be partially about the new lawn mower. This may have been a significant purchase in the late ca.1800s.	This is a pic that was included in a group of hundreds of Petrolia and area negatives. It is the only one that has not been identified, Most people have said that it is the Fairbank Mansion or CEE. However it is not either. If you know what house it is let me know.

We are always looking for vintage Petrolia pics of anything to buy or borrow for copying. If you have pictures that I can borrow I only need a few minutes to scan them.
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