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  • THE HOTEL

    The property and house took on a new life after Joseph Brant’s grandson, William J. Simcoe Kerr, died in 1875. Under new ownership, the property was parcelled out and sold. The southern end, including the Brant home, was converted into a summer resort.

In 1892, developer and architect A.B. Coleman purchased the property and constructed an extravagant hotel that he named the Hotel Brant. Accommodating up to 400 guests and equipped with modern plumbing, electricity, and elevators, the Hotel Brant had solidified itself as a popular vacation spot.

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  • Image Credit: Joseph Brant Museum collection

    HALTON HISTORICAL ATLAS

    By 1877, under the ownership of J. Morris of Hamilton, guests of the Brant House would have enjoyed many activities, including croquet and water sports.

  • Image Credit: Joseph Brant Museum collection, X2003.27.3

    PAMPHLET

    The original Brant home was attached to the back of the Hotel Brant complex.

  • Image Credit: Joseph Brant Museum collection, 1980.17.3

    POSTCARD

    This area of the complex was known as “the Annex”.