The Niagara-on-the-Lake Shaw Guild Tour is very popular every year. There are always a few historically significant properties or grand properties that make the $25.00 price worthwhile. Of course, there's Niagara-on-the-Lake itself, a gorgeous summer destination.
The tour included Queenston this year, and the showpiece property was the Bright Riverside Mansion. This is not Willowdale, which is perched on the hill overlooking this house. You can see from the pictures it is on the river bank with extensive views of the Niagara River. We are able to see the river-facing exterior, with its ornate trellis work, glorious windows and lovely gardens. The bottom picture shows the street view in April 2017. So now we've seen both sides.
This house was built in the 1920's. I haven't found a description or history so far, so can't tell you any more about it for now. i do know that the building is constructed from Queenston limestone. You can read about the Niagara quarries here. The article says that Queenston quarries produced the best building stone in Ontario. This article shows scanned pictures of the area. The last picture is a Muskie chart for fishermen at the Queenston Docks from 2004.
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