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Page 98 of 253     Go to page: [<< Prev]88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 [Next >>] David Barkey Rowhouses 24    Community Markham Year Constructed:  1895 Address: 40-44 Main Street North The Speight Wagon Company had his row of Second Empire style houses built in 1895. This type of housing was relatively inexpensive to construct as the walls were shared with the adjacent homes. In the 1880's, the wagon manufactory employed over 100 workers. some of the employees resided in these homes. It is interesting to note that at this time, the population of the entire Township of Markham was only 600.   Go to page: [<< Prev]88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 [Next >>]