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Phillips house
1998
Yonge Street, Newmarket, Ontario

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This series of photos will show some before and after photos of the Quaker farms along Yonge Street in present Newmarket.
The first photo is of the Phillips family farmhouse. The Phillips, who came with Timothy Rogers, received a crown deed for lot 89 and held it until 1915. when they sold it to John Buckle. (This photo is in 1998)

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Phillips house (demolished 2004)
2003
Yonge Street and Savage Road, Newmarket, Ontario

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This shows the Phillips/Buckle house just before demolition in 2004. The land in front of it is cleared to Yonge Street.

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Yonge Savage Road subdivision
2004
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

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This shows the area in 2004/5 with the subdivision houses built.

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Armstrong house
24 November 2002
Yonge Street and Savage Road, Newmarket, Ontario

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The Armstrong House was located about a half mile further north of the Phillips house on the original Gamble farm. The beautiful farm house was used by the developers as a sales office.

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Armstrong house, moved behind Canadian Tire
2003
Main Street North, Newmarket, Ontario

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When the developers were ready to build the subdivision the house was moved to a location north of Davis and Yonge behind the Canadian Tire store. The intention was to use it for a small office, doctor, lawyer building.

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Armstrong house after vandals struck
24 November 2004
Main Street North, Newmarket, Ontario

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Before anything could happen vandals who had been living in the house torched it and luckily only the roof was burned. There was extensive damage to the interior. The developer appears to be waiting for the sale of another moved house on the property to pay for the rebuilding.

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Yonge Street, looking south to Davis Dr.
1930
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

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This is the North West corner of Yonge and Mulock in 1930. This was lot 96, a crown grant of 200 acres to Obadiah Rogers in 1835.