Sweet Corner Park

Sweet Corner Park occupies the southwest corner of Winchester Main Street and St Lawrence Street in Winchester, Ontario.

Diane's Garden

On this site stood, Aaron Sweet & Company's "The Big Store" which was built around 1870.

It served the local community with basic needs and hardware supplies. Subsequent owners also used this building as a general store until its demise on October 19, 1983, when a fire tore through the century old building. The original outline of the Sweet store roof & chimney still remain, etched on the brick wall above the mural.

The original owner, Aaron Sweet, was an instrumental figure in the area including serving as Winchester's first reeve.

This "Sweet Corner Park" was constructed in the Sweet's honour for the heritage and contribution their family provided to our community.

May 28, 2011

Aaron Sweet
February 12, 1854 – January 8, 1937

Aaron Sweet (February 15, 1854 - January 8, 1937) was born in Hemmingford, Québec and died in Winchester, Ontario. He was educated in Morrisburg, Ontario. He moved to Winchester as a boy to live with his uncle and later on took over running his uncle's general store as its owner until his death. He married Esther Boyd on October 11, 1881.

He served as the first Reeve of Winchester 1888 - 1889, and later, affiliated with the Conservative Party, represented Dundas in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from June 25, 1923 to October 18, 1926, serving on eight standing committees in the 16th Parliament from February 6, 1924 to October 18, 1926.

He is buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Maple Ridge, Ontario.

DAIRYFEST
Est. 1988