Dominion House

[1][2] From its commencement it has served and housed many residents and travelers while the stagecoach ran from Windsor to Amherstburg.

[3] It has been a licensed tavern since 1869, and a popular inn since the 1880s; frequented often by judges, juries and county government officials until the 1970s when the Sandwich courthouse closed.

[6][7] Many farmers would stop on their trips from LaSalle and River Canard, while transporting their produce by horse and wagon to Detroit's Eastern Market.

[12] Sid Walman, who arrived from Toronto and wanting to get into the restaurant business, made the "DH' popular by serving the University crowd and locals, as well as opening up the basement for poetry readings and allowing professors to hold classes.

[13] After 48 years, Sid sold the Dominion House to long-time employee and bartender Amanda Heiser.