WOODCHESTER VILLA
Admission
Adult $2.00 / Child $1.00 / Family $5.00
The year is 1882. Henry J. Bird and
his family have just moved into
Woodchester Villa, their new eight-
sided hill-topped home in
Bracebridge. Stepping through the
entrance of Woodchester Villa,
visitors will find their senses flooded
with images from the past about
what life must have been like for the Bird family. That life was
coloured by Mr. Bird, one of Bracebridge's founding citizens.
His far-sighted approach to life accounts for his unusual home,
one of the oldest residences in Bracebridge and an early example
of poured concrete construction. The eight sided design was
inspired by Orson Squire Fowler, a 19th century architectural
philosopher. Woodchester Villa is one of the largest octagonal
homes in Ontario.
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15 King Street, Bracebridge
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