Dickinson House

Ottawa, Ontario

Type: House Museum/Homestead
Address: 1127 Mill Street, Manotick, ON, Canada
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Hours: May - August: Daily, 10 am - 5 pm | September - October: Weekends, 10am - 5pm | November - December: Special Events Only
Phone: 613-692-6455

Nestled in the heart of Manotick Village, Dickinson House shares a remarkable past rooted in Canadian history and industrial ingenuity. Built in 1867 Dickinson House displays the heritage home of Moss Kent Dickinson, the founder of a milling enterprise on the shores of the Rideau River that became the foundation for the Village of Manotick.

Amenities

Family-Friendly
Guided Tour
Parking
Washrooms
Wheelchair Access

Fun Facts

The exterior design of the house was built to look like Abraham Lincoln’s house.
It was a post office and general store, and even a telegram office, for a time while also being a house!
The house used to have the Currier Cottage, which was on the land first, attached to it and held the house’s kitchen and dining room.
Joseph Currier first built the cottage on the land, and later built 24 Sussex Drive, now the official residence of the Prime Minister.
The Dickinson family lost the house to the bank in 1879 and the bank leased the house and mills back to George Dickinson.
Both Moss Kent Dickinson and Joseph Currier, the mill’s original builders and owners, lost their wives in the same year (1861).