Prescott, Canada
Three-storey structure built by Captain William Gilkison in 1810 at the height of the forwarding trade on the St. Lawrence River, when material carried downriver by boat was offloaded on land to skirt the nearby rapids. The building was used as an American Consul, a law office and a coin laundry bef
ore being taken over by the Grenville Historical Society in 1970; it now houses the municipal visitor centre.
Listen to the audio guide for Forwarders Museum Visitor Information Centre Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off