Historic home in Mississauga with a rich history is up for sale for under $3 million

Everyone loves a house with a good back story, and with roots dating back to 1856, the Cotton-Hawksworth House in Mississauga has a pretty rich story to tell.

The house was named after Robert Cotton, an ambitious entrepreneur who journeyed to Canada from Ireland in the 1830s. Cotton was a man of many talents and pursued various endeavours, including serving as a general merchant, postmaster, shipbuilder, grain merchant, Justice of the Peace, township councillor, deputy reeve, and reeve.1234 Old River Rd. is one of the oldest homes in Mississauga, but according to anThe living room with an original fireplace and exposed beams.

The two-storey house was originally crafted from logs harvested from an even older mission house. The logs were then floated down the Credit River before being meticulously placed on a stone foundation and clad in clapboard.Over 160 years later, some of the original rough-hewn logs that form the core of the home in Mineola West are still visible.

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