The Mansion House - St.Catharines, ON

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The Mansion House is a historical landmark, a restaurant, pub and venue for live music. It was originally constructed in the early 1800s to be a home and store for William Hamilton Merritt, the main promoter of the original Welland Canal. In the 1820s the building was turned into a hotel with the addition of a large dining room and office. Life carried on in the hotel, with travelers and sailors boarding in the rooms, and Merritt conducting his business. In 1859 a fire raged through downtown St. Catharines, and caused significant damage to the Mansion House. During the rebuilding the name changed a number of times, until 1868 when it was re-named The Mansion House. With the bar's longevity it is officially the oldest tavern in St. Catharines, and longest running licensed establishment in all of Canada #downtown #pub