8 1 9 ), ▁drive ▁shed ▁and ▁gran ary ▁have ▁now ▁been ▁re located ▁on ▁the ▁temple ▁grounds ▁and ▁restored . ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁as ▁museum ▁ ▁The ▁York ▁P ione er ▁& ▁Historical ▁Society ▁Period ▁Under ▁the ▁imp et us ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁James ▁L . ▁Hugh es , ▁the ▁Toronto - based ▁York ▁P ione er ▁and ▁Historical ▁Society ▁raised ▁funds ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁temple ▁and ▁its ▁grounds ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁opened ▁the ▁temple ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁the ▁York ▁P ione ers ▁moved ▁David ▁Will son ' s ▁study ▁to ▁the ▁site . ▁This ▁is ▁significant ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁examples ▁of ▁historic ▁pres ervation ▁in ▁Canada , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁temple ▁received ▁its ▁National ▁Historic ▁Design ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁The ▁York ▁P ione ers ▁collected ▁artifact s ▁from ▁throughout ▁York ▁County ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁county ▁museum ▁and ▁park , ▁which ▁they ▁displayed ▁in ▁the ▁temple . ▁A ▁baseball ▁diam ond , ▁recre ation ▁area ▁and ▁refresh ment ▁stand ▁were ▁added ▁on ▁the ▁surrounding ▁grounds . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁site ' s ▁focus ▁began ▁to ▁change , ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁Peace . ▁The ▁York ▁P ione ers ▁restored ▁and ▁moved ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁home ▁of ▁Eb ene zer ▁Do an , ▁master ▁builder ▁of ▁the ▁temple , ▁and ▁a ▁log