The Powley House

The Powley House is a representative example of a mid-19th century limestone farmhouse with Georgian influences. The one-and-a-half storey rectangular building is constructed from limestone laid in uneven courses. It includes a medium pitch, side gable roof with a single red brick chimney. The front facade is symmetrical with a central entranceway flanked by windows. The entranceway and window openings feature stone sills and tall limestone voussoirs. The Powley Farmhouse is associated with the family of Isaac D. Powley and were one of the first United Empire Loyalist families brought to Cataraqui in 1784 by Captain Michael Grass after their persecution and expulsion following the American War of Independence. Isaac D. Powley was a Canadian-born Episcopalian Methodist farmer who lived with his family in the stone dwelling. The house was part of a larger farm that grew wheat, peas, oats, buck wheat and potatoes and hay.