8 Albert St
The property, owned at one time by George Kennedy, was sold to Joseph Gibbons in 1919 for $250. Gibbons, Georgetown’s mayor from 1934-43, 1947-49 and 1964-68, sold the property in 1920 for $1,574, leading to the belief the house was built during this time.
It was purchased by William James Ross and later sold to Glen Textiles Industries Ltd. in 1945. The company supplied blankets to troops and civilians in Europe during the Second World War.
The two-storey red brick home with a stone foundation and a wooden covered porch is “representative example of an early twentieth-century residential building in the Edwardian architectural style,” according to Town staff’s report.
It was purchased by William James Ross and later sold to Glen Textiles Industries Ltd. in 1945. The company supplied blankets to troops and civilians in Europe during the Second World War.
The two-storey red brick home with a stone foundation and a wooden covered porch is “representative example of an early twentieth-century residential building in the Edwardian architectural style,” according to Town staff’s report.