Built: 1896
Location: 14 By Street
Here, Robert Leech’s furniture factory once hummed with activity. Robert was one of 10 Leech sons who later founded the town of Gorrie, Ontario. Later, James Leggett’s tannery was located here. By the late 1800s, change was coming to Newboro, from primary industry to business and to tourism. Reputedly completed in 1886, this majestic residence reflects styles of homes built in the early 1900s. In contrast, it has brick trim characteristic of an earlier period. Note its tall windows, bays, and striking chimneys. From its uniquely styled front dormer on the 3rd storey, John Poole Tett and his wife Effie (nee Gallagher) enjoyed the view across a waterway of commerce and a land of resources. “The Manor” guests of Stirling Lodge now enjoy a more relaxed view of water, forest, and nature reincarnate.