This unassuming duplex in Cambridge dates back to 1838 and is actually one of the city's most important historic buildings.
It was originally situated on Dickson Street in Galt, around where City Hall sits now. This was the Dumfries Township Hall, built only 16 years after the Village of Galt was carved from the woods at the edge of the Grand River.
At the time, Dumfries Township included settlements such as Galt, Branchton, St. George, Glen Morris, and Ayr. Before its construction, township meetings were rotated through the various villages.
The clapboard town hall was nicknamed "Noah's Ark" as a second-floor balcony encircled it like the deck of a ship, giving it the look of the biblical ark.
The township hall was relocated in 1856, in advance of the building of the new, solid granite Galt Town Hall.
During it's time as a public hall, the building held school classes, church services, theater performances and a library. It has been a much-altered private residence since its relocation more than 165 years ago, but at least it is a survivor.