Ellis to build a Balustrade Queen Anne Victorian house that would serve as his family home.

[1] Consisting of two storeys, the exterior of this Victorian bracketed house is defined by narrow wooden clapboard.

Leading out of the kitchen is a narrow and modest stairway that led to a room that would have been reserved for the maid who worked in the house.

Afterwards, beginning around 1934-1935, the O'Reilly House was rented to the Cahill family for a short period of time for parents Cyril and Mary.

[5][6][7] When William Linegar became the Magistrate in 1939, after Michael Sinnott stepped down, he privately leased the O'Reilly House as accommodation for himself and his family.

It was several years later in 1943, when the Government of Newfoundland (Department of Justice) purchased the house in order for it to be used as the official residence for the magistrates.

[citation needed] The renovations were substantial and involved tasks such as removing paint that had been in place for several decades.

Since this time, the O’Reilly House Museum has become a noted tourist attraction for visitors to the Placentia area in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Visitors of the website can view each of the interior rooms, and learn more about each artifact and picture inside the museum.