lodge were constructed. After Mrs Leith's death, the property was purchased by her youngest daughter, Eleanor Alma Dick Lauder (1854–1942). She lived here until the house was destroyed by fire in 1934, and afterwards, in a small house constructed inside the ruins. Museum Today the property is part of the Hermitage and Gatehouse Museum, maintained by the Hamilton Conservation Authority, and affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Heritage Information Network, and Virtual Museum of Canada. References External Links/Media The Ancaster Hermitage: Historical Fiction Novel and Screenplay by Canadian author Betty Greiser Museums in Hamilton, Ontario 1830 establishments in Upper Canada