{"id":16344,"date":"2021-04-05T19:43:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T19:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitoakville.com\/?post_type=partner&#038;p=16344"},"modified":"2024-10-03T12:36:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T12:36:24","slug":"the-merrick-thomas-house","status":"publish","type":"partner","link":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/partner\/the-merrick-thomas-house\/","title":{"rendered":"The Merrick Thomas House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Built in 1829 as the original home of the Merrick Thomas family, the Thomas House is furnished and presented as a pioneer home of the 1830 \u2013 1840\u2019s, with many original family items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The house is operated by the Society and is open during the summer months when Society volunteers act as guides. Learn the history of the family and the house (with fascinating details of life in the early 1800\u2019s) and be sure to ask how many people lived there! Admission is free, donations are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open Saturday and Sunday 1:30 &#8211; 4:00 p.m. late May to end of September.<br>Open Tuesday, Wednesday &amp; Thursday 1:30 &#8211; 4:00 p.m. in July and August.<br>Open Victoria Day, Canada Day, August Civic Holiday and Labour Day 1:30 &#8211; 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong>144 Front Street, Oakville, ON, L6J 2Y5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built in 1829 as the original home of the Merrick Thomas family, the Thomas House is furnished and presented as a pioneer home of the 1830 \u2013 1840\u2019s, with many original family items. The house is operated by the Society and is open during the summer months when Society volunteers act as guides. 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