{"id":12077,"date":"2018-06-05T16:20:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T20:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=12077"},"modified":"2022-09-23T15:16:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T19:16:45","slug":"maison-macdonell-williamson-house","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/listings\/maison-macdonell-williamson-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Macdonell-Williamson House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12074 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MacDonellHouse_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"106\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Macdonell-Williamson House, known as &#8220;Poplar Villa&#8221; or &#8220;Scotus&#8221; was built by John Macdonell on his retirement circa 1817. It is located in Ontario on the Ottawa River adjacent to the village of Pointe-Fortune, at the border between Ontario and Quebec (Upper Canada and Lower Canada).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12077 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/listings\/maison-macdonell-williamson-house\/salon-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/salon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/listings\/maison-macdonell-williamson-house\/aerial_sm-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aerial_sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The house was acquired in 1978 by the Ontario Heritage Foundation in order to save it from demolition. Extensive architectural and archaeological investigations were carried out.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Friends of the Macdonell-Williamson House Inc. is working to have the house become a cultural, historical and tourist centre, serving nearby counties and beyond.<\/p>\n<div id=\"sppb-addon-wrapper-1543853230100\" class=\"sppb-addon-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"sppb-addon-1543853230100\" class=\"clearfix \">\n<div class=\"sppb-addon sppb-addon-header sppb-text-center\">\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destinationontario.com\/en-ca\/regions\/ottawa-and-countryside\/prescott-russell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"field-wrapper\">Prescott &amp; Russell<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<div class=\"field-wrapper body field field-node--body field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<p>Referred to as \u2018Ottawa\u2019s Backyard\u2019, The United Counties of Prescott &amp; Russell is an amalgamation of two\u00a0counties east of the national capital. Agrarian countryside unfolds as you wind down picturesque rural roads that connect some of Ontario\u2019s oldest and most storied towns and villages.<\/p>\n<p>Prescott &amp; Russell is close enough to the city to be super convenient for a short getaway, but the serene landscape, welcoming locals, country shops and bilingual culture make you feel like you\u2019re a world away.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about all there is to see and do in Prescott &amp; Russell, visit the city\u2019s tourism <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/en.prescott-russell.on.ca\/cms\/one.aspx?portalid=2375205&amp;pageid=17613852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more resources on <strong>Francophone Experiences<\/strong>, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destinationontario.com\/en-ca\/francophone-experiences-in-ontario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DestinationOntario.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"field-wrapper\">Ontario Travel Information Services<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>For more general tourism information or to plan your visit, please call to speak with a Travel Counsellor at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/+18006682746\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">1-800-668-2746<\/a> (1-800-ONTARIO). Travel Counsellors are available to speak with you in either English or French.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.picktime.com\/destinationontario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Book an appointment<\/a> with a Travel Counsellor or send an Email\u00a0 at <a href=\"mailto:travelinfo@ontario.ca\">travelinfo@ontario.ca<\/a>\u00a0with your Ontario travel questions.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aligncenter\"><span class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14563\" src=\"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/yourstodiscover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"124\" data-attachment-id=\"14563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/listings\/brasserie-etienne-brule\/yourstodiscover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/yourstodiscover.png\" data-orig-size=\"188,124\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"yourstodiscover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/yourstodiscover.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/yourstodiscover.png\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"25 Rue des Outaouais, Chute a Blondeau, ON K0B 1B0","_company_website":"http:\/\/www.mwhouse.ca\/","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[146],"job-categories":[154,145],"job-types":[],"job_listing_tag":[171],"class_list":["post-12077","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job_listing_region-ottawa-and-its-coutryside","job_listing_category-arts-and-culture-histoire-patrimoine-en","job_listing_category-tourism-experiences","job_listing_tag-services-en-francais-en-tout-temps-en"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/12077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=12077"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=12077"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=12077"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routechamplain.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=12077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}