Willistead Manor, one of the City of Windsor’s most fascinating historic buildings, was built between 1904 and 1906 by Edward Chandler Walker, son of world-renowned whisky distiller Hiram Walker, and Edward’s wife, Mary. The Walker’s lived in the mansion only a short time, with the Walker Family gifting the home to the Town of Walkerville shortly after Edward’s death. Set against the backdrop of a quest to acquire a long lost portrait of Edward Walker, Walkerville’s Willistead Manor: The Home That Shaped A Community takes a deep dive into Hiram Walker, the Walker Family and Legacy, the Walker businesses and community impacts, prohibition and rum-running, the formation of Walkerville, Edward and Mary Walker’s great love story, the construction of the magnificent Willistead Manor, and much more.

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