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History of The Tymparon Inn
George Baxter emigrated to Canada from Dundee, Scotland in 1818 to become headmaster of the Royal Grammar School in Kingston. He married Grace (ne Bailey) in 1821 and
purchased 450 acres of land from Richard Cartwright in 1827. He built the historic Cataraqui Grange, named after the Cataraqui River, that runs along the
property line, across the street from The Tymparon Inn. He and his wife had 6 children.
George was also one of the founders of St. Mark's Church in the Village of Barriefield. After the 1837 Rebellion
he lost his job as
headmaster due to the fact that he was the brother-in-law of William Lyon Mackenzie, one of the leaders of the Rebellion (grandfather of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie
King). George bequeathed the 125 acres comprising this property to his son, William Lyon Mackenzie Baxter in his 1866 will.
The present Baxter-Fowler home was either built by William or his father, circa 1865. William sold the
property in 1874 after becoming an inspector of weights and measures in Kingston. Subsequently, in 1888, Mathew Brynes sold the property to
Patrick Fowler, who emigrated to Canada from Kilkenny, Ireland in 1818. The home remained in the Fowler family for the next century
until Robert Reid and Wendy McAdoo-Reid purchased it in 1989 and lovingly restored the home to pristine historic condition.
The Reid family called this their home until August 2004 when Don and Zoe purchased
it. Over the course of the next 9 months we added two en-suite bathrooms,
did some minor re-decorating and painting, converting it into a friendly and welcoming B&B
to all travelers near and far from around the world.
Baxter-Fowler Home @ 1950
Baxter-Fowler Home with Fowler daughter @ 1960
View of Summer Hayfields from The Tymparon Inn
