Duff Baby House

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The Duff Baby House is an historic house located in Windsor, Ontario,Canada.

[edit] History

The oldest building in Windsor is the Duff-Baby House built in 1798.It is considered to be one of the oldest homes in the province of Ontario,the house was built by Alexander Duff to be a fur trade post. The home was bought by Jacques Baby in 1807, and was used as the headquarters of U.S. General Harrison until it was ravaged by the British during the War of 1812.

The two and a half storey timber structure was refinished as Baby's residence in 1816.It is located at 221 Mill Street in Old Sandwich Town which is the oldest part of Windsor, Ontario ,there were settlements there dating back to the late 17th century.It is also one of the best-preserved and oldest Georgian-style houses in Ontario. Today the house is owned by the Ontario Heritage Foundation and is visited by many tourists every year as a museum.