Hutchison House Museum
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Owned and operated by the Peterborough Historical Society, Hutchison House – located in downtown Peterborough, Ontario – is a museum offering a glimpse of life in Ontario in the 1800s. Hutchison House is one of the oldest limestone houses in Peterborough. It was built by the community in 1837 for Dr. John Hutchison, the city’s first resident physician. This was the first home in Upper Canada for Sir Sandford Fleming, a cousin of Dr. Hutchison, who immigrated in 1845, at the age of 18.
Special instructions
The museum is wheelchair accessible to the terrace, the historic 1840s open hearth kitchen, bookshop and accessible washroom. Although the upper floors are only accessible by stairs, visitors can enjoy a virtual guided tour of the upper floors. Parking is available on both sides of Brock St. as well as an accessible parking spot next to the museum.
