The Doors of Heritage Amherstburg History

The Door's of Heritage recently submitted a video for Jane's Walk - Windsor/Essex virtual walking tour. For information on Jane's Wa;l, taking place May 6-8, visit www.windsorjaneswalks.ca 

Hear about the history and arectectural significance of the Sarah Elliot House, located on 849 Front Rd. S. Amherstburg, Ontario. 

The house was built in 1835 by Sarah Elliott and her son Robert Barclay Elliott. The house is on the family farm, just south of the original house which was built c.1784 and no longer exists.

Learn more about this beautiful building in the full episode! 

Welcome to another episode of Doors of Heritage podcast! As we continue our journey through Amherstburg, we will be discussing St. John the Baptist Church, located on Brock St. in Amherstburg, Ontario. 



For this podcast, local historians Robert Honor and Stephanie Pouget Papak, will provide an overview of this building. 

Learn about:

- The background of Catholic worship in Amherstburg

- The history behind the location of the Church on Brock St.

- The story behind the bell tower

- The architectural attributes of the church

- Any architectural changes since the building was completed in 1869

And more!

As we continue our journey to learn of historical buildings in Amherstburg, this episode will highlight the Lighthouse Baptist Church, located at 266 King Street.



We will be talking about the history of the building, the architecture, as well as welcoming the Pastor from the Church: Dr. Adrian Ninaber, Lead Pastor, as a guest. Adrian and his wife Rose, have a heart for people and families. They reach out to hurting families in the community through grief support and divorce counselling. Adrian holds two masters degrees and a doctorate and is also a Word Class Powerlifter. Adrian and Rose love the outdoors and spending time with their beautiful grandchildren.



Resources:

www.lighthouseamherstburg.com

As we continue our journey to learn of historical buildings in Amherstburg, this episode will discuss what locals in the community know as the “Little White Church”.

For this podcast, local historians Robert Honor and Stephanie Pouget Papak, will provide an overview of this building. Robert is a native of Amherstburg and retired from Parks Canada at Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada. His Interests are fine arts, architecture and heritage. Robert is an artist, member of Amherstburg Heritage Committee, Belle Vue Conservancy and Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. Stephanie is a historian who studied History and Education at the University of Windsor. Her current research examines culinary history, local History and history of sexuality. She works in museum curation and is a member of two historical committees.

We then introduce the co-owner and designer of this new hotel and lodging space, Greg Grondin and Jacquie Grondin.

Business Owner: Greg Grondin, 47 years young, married my wife Cathy with 2 children (18 year old girl Lauren and 15 year old boy Ryan). Born and raised on the family farm at the end of Howard. Grandfather and oldest brother were married in the church. Drew and I childhood friends that always talked about doing something together and this came for sale. Co own , Morton Industrial Sales and Service, GL Heritage Brewing Co, Pepper Cat Restaurant and The Little White Church. 

Designer of space: Jacquie Grondin - 41 years old.  Born and raised in Amherstburg. Married Dean Grondin (brother to Greg) in 2000 (21 years) 2 Daughters Elyssa (19) & Natalie (17)  raised them on the family farm across from The Little White Church. Cherished many years as a stay-at-home mom volunteering weekly to Malden Central Public School.  Graduated from the Interior Design Program receiving the Faculty Academic Award in 2020. ~ Drew and wife Kary Coulson are very much part of our tribe, beginning with Dean and Drew's friendship and strengthening with wives. (naturally)

If you’ve ever experienced a delicious meal at the Artisan Grill, you have visited the site of the former White Horse Hotel. As we walk through the Doors of Heritage for today's episode we will learn the history of the White Horse Hotel owned by William Horseman with and welcome the current business owner from Artisan Grill.



Local historians Robert Honor and Stephanie Pouget Papak, will provide an overview of the White Horse Hotel. Robert is a native of Amherstburg and retired from Parks Canada at Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada. His Interests are fine arts, architecture and heritage. Robert is an artist, member of Amherstburg Heritage Committee, Belle Vue Conservancy and Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. Stephanie is a historian who studied History and Education at the University of Windsor. Her current research examines culinary history, local History and history of sexuality. She works in museum curation and is a member of two historical committees. We are also honoured to have the current tenants of this building, Matthew from Artisan Grill.



Owner and Chef of the Artisan Grill. Mathew is a sole Proprietor that opened on fall of 2012. After an extensive career in the Culinary Arts that include prestigious locations like the Chateau Lake Louise. He decided to open up the Artisan Grill In historic downtown Amherstburg.

His passion from childhood was to become a Chef and Restaurateur. His passion to provide outstanding culinary experience while enjoying high quality service with a high level of attention to detail. His Amherstburg location is supported by an outstanding team of professionals that have an equal passion for hospitality.



Website: artisangrill.ca/