| Matheson House | |
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| National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Province | Ontario |
| Municipality | Perth |
| Original use | House |
| Current use | Perth Museum |
| Administrative body | Town of Perth |
| Designated as a NHSC | 1966 |
| Other designations | Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1982[1] |
| Year built | 1840 |
Matheson House is a historic house in Perth, Ontario, Canada. It was constructed in 1840 for Roderick Matheson, a local merchant and later a member of the Senate of Canada.[2]
A two-storey, five-bay sandstone house of Palladian-inspired design, Matheson House is surrounded by a stone garden wall. After Roderick Matheson's death in 1873, the house was inherited by Arthur James Matheson, a lawyer and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. After a series of subsequent owners, the house was acquired by the municipality and became the Perth Museum.
The house was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1966.[3]
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