Nash Jackson House

The Jackson house was home to successive generations of the Jackson and Nash families since the first occupation in the 1790s. The direct connection to this site and family for 200 years makes the building a remarkable artifact in the interpretation the story of Stoney Creek, Saltfleet Twp and the opening up of the Ontario. The current house circa 1818 is a simple 2 storey Georgian 5 bay structure with the windows of the principal façade symmetrically organized about the entrance door. The building is timber frame with wood clapboard siding and plaster interior finishes. There are many features of the original design that have remained unaltered. Noteworthy are the fireplace mantel and side cupboards in the main parlour and the elegantly simple main stair.

A substantial addition was built onto the house circa 1880. This 1 1/2-storey addition completed the current form of the house with the addition of what is now the dining room and kitchen. A small bedroom in the attic above that is accessed by a separate stair. Other more recent alterations included the demolition of the first house, the removal of the bell cast full porch of the 1880s and the addition of smaller neo classical Porticos at the entrance doors.

In 1998 the family offered the House to the City of Stoney Creek. The intention was to develop the site, now substantially built around in suburban Hamilton. A site at Battlefield Park was selected at the west end of Stoney Creek, and near to the restored sister house, Battlefield House, already on the site. Previously, we had prepared a study on the house for this concept that included a substantial basement for public assembly, as a multi-use facility. Our work included the preparation of designs for the new site and basement as well as the move; we were the project managers for this move on behalf of the City. Abrams Movers successfully moved the house. Following the move the house was carefully relocated to the new foundations and repairs undertaken to stabilize the structure while awaiting restoration for adaptive reuse.