Tara Hall - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Tara Hall - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Tara Hall is a Georgian manor house in the village of Wellington, in Prince Edward County in Ontario, Canada. It was built by merchant and postmaster Archibald McFaulMacKay, Robert W. S. (1851) The Canada Directory Montreal: John Lovell Co. p.465 between 1837 and November, 1839.Prince Edward Historical Society (2000) Historic Prince Edward: An Historical Guide to Prince Edward County, Ontario Picton: Printcraft. p. 26. McFaul named the house "Tara Hall" after the ancient Irish legend of Tara's Banquet Hall at the Hill of TaraThe Dublin Penny Journal (1834) "Tara's Hall" p.36 The Hall is a well-preserved example of Regency-era Georgian architecture in the United Empire Loyalist style.Prince Edward County Historic Notes unique to the region. It is listed on the register of historic buildings of Prince Edward County Prince Edward County Heritage Designations and is protected under the Ontario Heritage Act of the Province of Ontario Ontario Heritage Foundation Record of Designation, by-law number 1628, Toronto, 1985. p.49 and has been described as “an outstanding achievement in its day” Cruickshank, Tom (1984) The Settler’s Dream Picton: The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward. p. 410 Read more on Wikipedia
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