The Maus family were United Empire Loyalists who moved to Upper Canada from Pennsylvania in the late 1700s. In 1850, John Maus hired a Scottish architect and spent three years building the stone house that is still known as Maus Park. The house sits just outside of Paris, Ont. “It’s a very substantial home,” says real estate agent Alison Dyer of Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd. She points to the Scottish granite that was used as ballast in boats on the journey across the ocean, then used in the construction of the front of the house. The more informal part at the rear – including the carriage house – was built of local fieldstone. The two portions are joined by a keeping room and enclosed porches. (Conrad Stocks)
