The Portre-Purkis House was built by Francis Porter and was eventually sold to Isaac D. Purkis, a well known forwarder.

Built in the 1850s, this house has the prominent Classical Revival features which were popular in Upper Canada from 1825-1855. Made of stone rubble (once stuccoed) and cut stone, with a long porch stretching across the front, supported by four Doric columns, this is a property that retained most of its original features.