Whitehern Historic House & Garden - Durand Neighbourhood Walking Tour (sitios de interés)

Owned by the McQuesten family for 116 years and three generations, this is a beautiful Neoclassical home. None of the seven McQuesten children of the third generation married and Whitehern was bequested to the City of Hamilton upon the death of the last surviving sibling, Reverend Calvin McQuesten, in 1968 (Whitehern Historic House and Garden, 2002). Still furnished with much of the original Victorian era decor, including gold-leaf wallpaper, the city opened the house to the public in 1971 as a period museum (Campbell, 1966). Whitehern is a bit of an anomaly in the Durand neighbourhood. Located at the northern edge, it is quite a distance from the other mansions in the area and breaks the mold of higher incomes at higher elevations.
Today the museum operates year-round from Tuesday to Sunday and offers a host of seasonal, educational and community programming (City of Hamilton, 2012). Community members are also able to rent the facility for weddings, birthday parties, and other celebrations.