The Park House Museum is an early example of Piece sur Piece log construction and is said to have been built in the 1790's at the mouth of the Rouge River in Detroit. When Detroit was ceded to the United States, following the Revolutionary War, the owners decided to dismantle the building and float it down the Detroit River to Amherstburg.
Today the Park House Museum is a year round museum catering to the needs of visiting school children, seniors and the general public. The main floor is restored to the Victorian era and is a permanent display of life in the 1850's. Throughout the year, take the opportunity to explore our rotating exhibits that feature: Victorian Medicine, Loyalists and Fur Trade, The Vintage Toy Shop, Pioneer Children, Tinsmith, and Victorian Christmas. Curriculum based programs are available and custom tours for special interest groups can be arranged.
The Museum also holds a number of special events each year; we have something for everyone