| Bell Mansion Sudbury |
The Bell Mansion was built in 1907 from local stone, in Sudbury, Ontario by
William Joseph Bell. Bell was a lumber barron and mostly responsible for the
harvest of huge virgin timber from the Sudbury region at the turn of the 20th
century. Sudbury was once known as" Saint Anne of the pines", giving notice to
the collosal pine trees which once stood in this area. As the tree harvest
depleted, mining and smelting replaced it as the base of industry in the region.
Early methods of ground level smelting of nickel ore caused sulfurdioxide gas
to acidify the treeless landscape, rendering it sterile. Years of continued abuse
and erosion left Sudbury with a reputation of being moon-like. Only in recent
years has a vigourous regreening campaigne produced results in returning
Sudbury to it's original glory as a forest paradise. Faint signs remain today of the
previous forest; in huge decaying stumps, once the lifeline to the tallest pines in
Ontario.
Bell, being childless, bequethed his entire estate to the people of Sudbury, to
remain as a park. The bell mansion houses the Art Gallery of Sudbury today and
the land remains a beautiful park on the shores of Lake Ramsey with many
facilities for our citizens to enjoy.
William Joseph Bell. Bell was a lumber barron and mostly responsible for the
harvest of huge virgin timber from the Sudbury region at the turn of the 20th
century. Sudbury was once known as" Saint Anne of the pines", giving notice to
the collosal pine trees which once stood in this area. As the tree harvest
depleted, mining and smelting replaced it as the base of industry in the region.
Early methods of ground level smelting of nickel ore caused sulfurdioxide gas
to acidify the treeless landscape, rendering it sterile. Years of continued abuse
and erosion left Sudbury with a reputation of being moon-like. Only in recent
years has a vigourous regreening campaigne produced results in returning
Sudbury to it's original glory as a forest paradise. Faint signs remain today of the
previous forest; in huge decaying stumps, once the lifeline to the tallest pines in
Ontario.
Bell, being childless, bequethed his entire estate to the people of Sudbury, to
remain as a park. The bell mansion houses the Art Gallery of Sudbury today and
the land remains a beautiful park on the shores of Lake Ramsey with many
facilities for our citizens to enjoy.
| Image Dimensions 9 1/4" X 20 1/2" |
| Edition of 600 |
| $110. ea. |
