Great War Memorial Hospital

Great War Memorial Hospital 1923 before the additions and with the nurses cottage. A great historical watercolor piece!  Are you a collector? Watercolor of Historic Perth, Ontario | Originally the home of Judge John Glass Malloch and was erected in 1858.  Considered to be one of the finest private residences in the eastern portion of Upper Canada.  The staircase was of solid walnut, the rooms had plate-glass windows and marble mantel-pieces and the ceiling of the library was painted with panel portraits of eight famous poets.  This room is now the Administrator’s office, and the ceiling is still intact as is the original marble mantelpiece. After standing empty for several years, the building was re-opened in 1923 as the Great War Memorial Hospital with 23 beds.  Quoted from the Perth Courier November 10, 1982 p. 26 Information received from articles in ‘The Perth Courier, May 9, 1984 p. 21 and November 10, 1982 pt. 26, December 12, 1873’  https://www.facebook.com/PerthCourier/ Judge Malloch’s home residence was a two-story stone building with a kitchen wing at the back.  It had 17 rooms, 2 large halls and solid walnut staircases.  In matching style, the outbuildings consisted of a carriage house, a woodshed and stables.  The estate included a park, a garden and an orchard, surrounded by a buck thorn hedge and a stone wall, some of which still remain.  Quoted from the Perth Courier May 9, 1984 p. 21 Painted on Arches Aquarelle Paper | 8 x 10 Print with 11 x 14 Mat | Watercolor Painting | Watercolor Prints | Wall Art