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| Bell Homestead - Brantford, Ontario
- photos taken August 2006, TMC.
Click here for the text of the plaque on the monument. The Bell Homestead boasts a unique history. After providing an inspirational setting for the invention of the telephone in 1874, the home saw six owners after the Bell family sold the farm in 1881. In 1909, the house and surrounding lands were purchased from the last private owner by the Bell Telephone Memorial Association and deeded to the City of Brantford. A year later, the home opened its doors to the general public. Since that time, extensive restoration and the recovery of a significant collection of original Bell family furnishings and household trappings have revived the home's 1870s appearance, affording guests the opportunity to spend a welcomed visit at "Melville House". -from the Bell Homestead National Historic Site web site |
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