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Norval Church of Christ, 1843
In 1840 John Menzies, with his brother-in-law, John Robertson, erected a simple round log meeting house on the North-East corner of his farm on Lot 8, Concession 10, Esquesing. In June 1843 the Ontario Disciples met for the first time at the tiny log church. It was so small members had to take turns being seated within its walls. Just prior to his death in 1859, John Menzies deeded the acre on which the meeting house stood to his son, Alexander. His widow and children sold the Menzies’ farm to James Early in 1870.
In 1880 the church was moved to the property of Robert Noble, at Lot 10, Concession 11 East. The structure was subsequently converted into a dwelling with the addition of a dirt-floored kitchen at the rear and a sleeping loft supported by round log beams. In 1924 Mrs. Robinson's daughter, Edith added a Craftsman-style front porch and an oak door. Inside, the beams supporting the loft were encased in pine. Designated in 2013, thanks in good part to the efforts of ACO Halton Hills Chair, Pat Farley.