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The Paper Castle: 1902

Circa 1902. "Sulphite paper mill and old blockhouse. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

Circa 1902. "Sulphite paper mill and old blockhouse. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

 

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From the Sault Ste. Marie city website, on the Clergue Blockhouse: “In 1894, American entrepreneur Francis Hector Clergue purchased the land and all its holdings including the abandoned powder magazine, which was the only viable building remaining on the old HBC [Hudson Bay Company] property. Clergue liked the location of this property given its close proximity to his pulp and paper mill. Clergue added the finishing touches; by building a wall in the middle of the room to divide the magazine into two parts. The back room was used as a kitchen and the front was used for a reception area. Clergue pierced the walls and put windows in to allow natural light to enter the building. The upper storey is comprised of solid cedar logs that are of a thickness great enough to support the living quarters of a cantilevered architectural style.” In 1996, the blockhouse was moved to the Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site.

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