In 1814 William Buell sold land on the west side of
Courthouse Avenue to Alexander Wm. Morris for 100 pounds sterling. The building,
which now houses the Brockville Club, was constructed between 1834 and 1837 as a private
dwelling.
In 1861 William Lang Morris, who had inherited the property from A.W.
Morris, sold it to the Bank of Upper Canada. With the collapse of the Bank in 1868, the
property passed through a series of owners until 1884. It was at that time that
Harry E. Vaux, MD purchased the property as his home and used the southern portion
(formerly stables) as his office and surgery. This room is now used as the Billiard
room.
In 1900, Dr. Vaux, now residing in Toronto, rented the property to a
group of local businessmen who had formed the Brockville Club. The Brockville Club
purchased the property in 1904 for the sum of 5 thousand dollars. It has remained
the property of the Club to the present day.
