Envision this: the year is 1851. John Daniels, son of early Markham settlers, proudly surveys his newly built home. This is the Daniels-Fairty House. It stands as a testament to his family’s legacy. The Daniels-Fairty House, located at 7060 Markham Road, is a remarkable vestige of Armadale. Armadale was a bustling hamlet that straddled Markham and Scarborough. The house, with its stuccoed, one-and-a-half-story brick structure, rests firmly on a fieldstone foundation. The pinkish-red hue of the local brick peeks through the weathered stucco. The low-pitched gable roof, adorned with Classical Revival cornice mouldings and deep eaves returns, is a hallmark of mid-19th-century architecture. The Daniels family were pioneers of Markham Township, their presence recorded in the 1803 William Berczy Census. James Daniels, John’s father, acquired the land in 1818 from William Marsh. An earlier brick house, built in the 1830s, once stood on this very spot, but sadly, it’s no longer here. In 1840, James and his wife passed the farm down to their son John. The Daniels family cherished this house for generations. The story takes a turn in the 1940s. Elmer Fairty, an insurance broker from North Toronto, purchased the property from the Daniels family. He transformed the land into a sod farm. Today, the Daniels-Fairty House is owned by the Town of Markham. It proudly bears its designation as a heritage property, secured under the Ontario Heritage Act in 2004. This house, once a family home, now stands as a symbol of Markham’s rich history.
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