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Stouffville is the primary urban area within the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. It is centered at the intersection of Main Street, Mill Street and Market Street.

In 1805-06 Abraham Stouffer (1780-1851), a Pennsylvania Mennonite, bought four hundred acres of land in the area and built a saw and grist mill on Duffin’s Creek and a settlement grew up around it. In 1832 a post office named Stouffville was established. By 1864, with a population of about seven hundred, there were several prosperous industries including carriage works, harness works, and the mills of Edward Wheler, a prominent merchant. The construction of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway was completed in 1871 and growing agricultural prosperity stimulated the community’s growth.

A large number of the early settlers of present-day Whitchurch-Stouffville were members of the Historic Peace Churches: Brethren in Christ (Tunkers), Mennonites, and Quakers. They were attracted to settle in Upper Canada by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe with the offer of military exemption (1793). The peace teachings of the Christian tradition greatly shaped their faith and caused them to wrestle with what it means to be people of God’s peace, especially during times of conflict and war. As pioneers of conscientious objection in Canada, their commitment to the work of peace and reconciliation continues to stand witness in this community and around the world.

Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
6731 Main Street – Late Victorian Hybrid – corner quoins, finials and trim on gables, voussoirs and keystones over windows
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
6490 Main Street – Neo-Colonial – gambrel roof, dormer
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
6465 Main Street – bay window
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
6204 Main Street – The Earl of Whitchurch Pub – corner quoins
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
Main Street – Second Empire style – mansard roof, dormers with window hoods
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
6128-6130 Main Street – two-story towers flanking the entrance, fretwork, dichromatic brickwork, contrasting voussoirs with keystones and drip molds over windows
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
6139 Main Street – verge board trim on dormer, cobblestone veranda and pillars
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
242 Rupert Avenue – c. 1892 – fretwork, bay window
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
169 Rupert Avenue – Late Victorian Hybrid – bay window, contrasting window voussoirs, trim on peak of gable
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
185 Rupert Avenue – Late Victorian Hybrid – quoins, bay window
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
Rupert Avenue – Romanesque – window with sidelights and transom
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
52 William Street – c. 1892 – verge board trim on gable, second floor balcony
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
196 Second Street – steeply-pitched gables, transoms on lower level windows
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
30 Albert Street – Italianate Villa – 1884 – It has a rare original semi-circular wood door.
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
19 Albert Street – c. 1896 – Romanesque/Queen Anne – built for Joseph A. Todd, owner of the Todd block; he was a dealer in grain, flour, feed, coal, wood, seeds, potatoes, pork, corn, beans, felt roofing, salt in barrels, bulk lime, cement, plaster, fire brick, tile, wood, etc. He operated grain elevators at the train station and had his office in the corner store of the block on Main Street between Edward and Albert Streets.
Architectural Photos, Stouffville, Ontario
6 Albert Street – Built in 1878 for Jacob Raymer, a miller – Late Victorian hybrid with Italianate features