Owner/Community-Built Vernacular Houses in Canada
| Author | Barr, Elinor |
| Notes | Bibliography, No index, No TofC. Illus: B&W photographs, documents. Gives both the history of this extraordinary log house on the shore of White Otter Lake in Ontario, and of Jimmy McQuat, the original builder, ca. 1914. The house itself was constructed of large hewn logs on three sides, with a gambrel roof and a forty-foot high tower. The three-storey house had a verandah on the front, and a side lean-to addition. See "The Hermit of White Otter Lake", by George Wice for more information. See especially "Architectural Report: Jim McQuat's Castle, White Otter Lake", by Denis Mahon (Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation). |
| Place | Thunder Bay, Ont. |
| Page | 14 |
| Publisher | Singing Shield Productions |
| Series | A Northwestern Ontario Heritage Publication |
| Subject | ANALYSIS AND APPRECIATION FAMILY HISTORY KENORA REGION, ONT. LOCAL ARCHITECTURE LOCAL HISTORY LOG CONSTRUCTION MCQUAT FAMILY NORTHERN ONTARIO REGION ONTARIO PHOTOGRAPHS PIONEER HOMES PRIORITY ONE WHITE OTTER LAKE REGION, ONT. WOOD CONSTRUCTION |
| Title | White Otter Castle: the Legacy of Jimmy McQuat |
| Summary | Primary Focus: Local Log House. Level: General. |
| Year | 1984 |