Rolling Hills Farm
Rolling Hills Farm between Erin and Georgetown has a fascinating history. The beautiful farm became well known under the stewardship of Brigadier-General Frederick Campbell Wallace. In 1963 and 1965, Wallace allowed an archeological dig alongside Rogers Creek on his adjoining property across the road. Evidence of a prehistoric Iroquoian-speaking village was uncovered.
After serving in World War II and heading the Tizard mission that invented radar, he commanded the anti-aircraft defences at Dunkirk in 1940. Wallace led a high-profile corporate career. He lived in Georgetown with his wife Vera as head of Smith & Stone.
In 1963, he and Vera built a new single-storey home near the pond. Brigadier Wallace had the drystone wall and gates constructed by Glen Williams’ stone mason Gerry Ingles when his new house was being built. To the right of the drive was the two-storey Gothic Revival-style house built of stone extracted from the quarry on the property by Frederick Near, a stone mason by trade. It was at this house that they hosted Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip during her Canadian tour in 1973.
After serving in World War II and heading the Tizard mission that invented radar, he commanded the anti-aircraft defences at Dunkirk in 1940. Wallace led a high-profile corporate career. He lived in Georgetown with his wife Vera as head of Smith & Stone.
In 1963, he and Vera built a new single-storey home near the pond. Brigadier Wallace had the drystone wall and gates constructed by Glen Williams’ stone mason Gerry Ingles when his new house was being built. To the right of the drive was the two-storey Gothic Revival-style house built of stone extracted from the quarry on the property by Frederick Near, a stone mason by trade. It was at this house that they hosted Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip during her Canadian tour in 1973.