Alexander Armstrong House

8 Dufferin Street Horticulturist and implement merchant Alexander Thomas Armstrong, who was married to Rebecca O’Brian, built this red brick Italianatestyle house in 1880. It remained in the Armstrong family until 1986. The contrasting coloured brick on the corners, ornate brackets under the eaves, the wraparound verandah and original French

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Old School House

1 Dufferin Street The first school building in Millbrook was built around 1830. As the population expanded, several additional small schools accommodated the growth. In 1887, the largest of these, a fourroom school, was destroyed by fire. Clearly, a new and larger school was needed. The trustees of School Section

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