| The building (Dayton House) is located on 120 acres of land originally granted to Lewis Henry Campbell. It was sold to James Bates in 1827, an emancipated convict. James Bates appears to have been living on the land by 1828 with his wife and 5 children, and the design style and fabric of the house suggest it may have been completed by the time James Bates died in 1834. A Permanent Conservation Order was placed on the property in 1982 but was revoked in 1985. In 1986 the property was added to the State Heritage Register. |
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