Farrington House

Located within a historic stretch of Highway 53, this home is a prominent and recognizable landmark, to area residents, and is part of the Grand River Historic Watershed, in the area of Whiteman and Kenny Creeks. The property also features a main barn, a drive barn, the remnants of a horse barn and an outhouse, which reflects the original owners, the Farringtons, wealth.

The Farrington House was built by the Farrington family, entrepreneurs, who made their wealth in California. The patriarch of the family, James Farrington, was involved in many successful business enterprises, including ranching, gold and silver mining and high plains freighting. Farrington's father, Adam, was from Scotland and was one of the early settlers, of the County of Brant.

The Farrington House is a fine example of Italianate architecture. Typical of the Italianate style, the house features polychrome quoining, in contrast to the buff brick, front and side porches, with original gingerbread trim, and decorative elements such as roof brackets and brickwork, over the arched windows. Other notable architectural features include; three original chimneys; a fanlight window above a double front door; deep-arched second-storey windows; and shallow-arched first-storey windows. This superb home demonstrates the wealth and good taste of the Farrington family.