Drumbo and Blandford Blenheim Township, Ontario in Colour Photos – My Top 18 Picks

Drumbo and Blandford Blenheim Township

Drumbo acquired its name in 1852; the community was named after Drumbo, Ireland. It is located in Blandford-Blenheim Township, Oxford County at the crossroads of County Road #3 (Wilmot Street) and County Road #29 (Oxford Street); this is south of the 401 Highway and 24 kilometers northeast of Woodstock.

Princeton is located in Oxford County on Country Road #3, twenty-two kilometers east of Woodstock. Etonia, east of Princeton, and Gobles, west of Princeton, are both located on County Road 2. Richwood is located on Blenheim Road and Township Road 5, north of Etonia.

The village of Wolverton is named after its founder, Enos Wolverton (1810-1893), who built up a successful milling enterprise on the Nith River. Enos came to Upper Canada with his parents from Cayuga County, New York state in 1826. He married Harriet Towl in 1834 and had two daughters, Roseltha (Rose) and Melissa (Lissa), and five sons, Alfred, Daniel, Alonzo, Jasper and Newton. Enos’ brother, Asa Wolverton, became a successful businessman in nearby Paris, Ontario. The Crimean War (1854-1856) brought on an agricultural boom in Upper Canada and increased the Wolvertons’ fortunes.

Washington is on County Road 3 (Washington Road) and Regional Road 8, east of Plattsville and north of Drumbo.

Plattsville is located on Township Road 13 & 42 (Albert Street) and Regional Road 8. It is located north of Highway 401, and 32 kilometers northeast of Woodstock. The community was named for its founder, Edward Platt, who settled in 1811 and built a flour mill.

Bright is located where County Roads 22 and 8 cross. Windfall is located on Oxford Road 29, north of Highway 401, west of Drumbo, south of Bright.

Ratho is located on Blandford Road and Township Road 13, northwest of Bright.

Architectural Photos, Drumbo, Ontario
Drumbo – Yellow brick, Ionic pillars supporting an upper balcony, decorative trim on gable, dentil molding
Architectural Photos, Drumbo, Ontario
Drumbo – Italianate – cornice brackets, two-storey veranda
Architectural Photos, Drumbo, Ontario
Drumbo – #15 – Italianate – verge board trim on gable, pediment
Architectural Photos, Drumbo, Ontario
Drumbo – 23 Oxford Street – Prominent brackets on the cornice (roof overhang), triangular pediment above with a Palladian type triple window in the tympanum with the center window flanked by two lower windows
Architectural Photos, Drumbo, Ontario
Drumbo – c. 1880 – wraparound two-story veranda, cornice brackets
Architectural Photos, Princeton, Ontario
Princeton – Neo-Classical style – hip roof, cornice brackets, semi-circular balcony above front door with sidelights and transom
Architectural Photos, Princeton, Ontario
Princeton – #30 – Italianate – hip roof, paired cornice brackets, bric-a-brac on veranda
Architectural Photos, Princeton, Ontario
Princeton – Gothic Revival style with gingerbread verge board and finial
Architectural Photos, Princeton, Ontario
Princeton – #12 – Italianate, cornice brackets, corner quoins
Architectural Photos, Princeton, Ontario
Princeton – #48 – Gothic Revival Regency Cottage
Architectural Photos, Wolverton, Ontario
Wolverton – Gothic, verge board trim on gable
Architectural Photos, Wolverton, Ontario
Wolverton – About 1855, Enos Wolverton built an impressive new three storey family home with a cupola which came to be known as Wolverton Hall – Regency style
Architectural Photos, Washington, Ontario
Washington – Gothic Revival stone cottage
Architectural Photos, Plattsville, Ontario
Plattsville – #32 – Gothic Revival – verge board trim on gable, second floor balcony
Architectural Photos, Plattsville, Ontario
Plattsville – #4 – Italianate, cornice brackets, two-story bay window
Architectural Photos, Plattsville, Ontario
Plattsville – 66 Albert Street – 3-story, Second Empire style with dormers
Architectural Photos, Ratho, Ontario
Ratho – Gothic
Architectural Photos, Ratho, Ontario
Ratho – wraparound veranda