Laura Ingersoll Secord, heroine of the War of 1812, lived for 27 years in the charming red brick house located at 3800 Bridgewater Street in the village of Chippawa, Niagara Falls.

Click to play or download Laura`s Later Life - Chippawa TripClip (mp3 format)

This destination is also part of the TripClip 'Laura Secord Tour.'

Laura's husband James Secord was seriously injured and incapacitated during the war. Support of war veterans was poor to nonexistent, and when peace finally came in 1814, the Secord family was thrown into poverty. It wasn't until 1833 when James got a job as the registrar of the Niagara District Surrogate Court that better times arrived. In 1835 the family moved to Chippawa after James got a job as collector of customs.

Six years later (in 1841), James died in Chippewa, and Laura moved to 3800 Bridgewater Street.  She lived here until her death at age 93 on 17 October 1868.

The small street intersecting Bridgewater Street northwest of the Laura Secord House has been named Laura Secord Place, in her honour.

Note that this house is a private residence - please do not trespass, and respect the rights and privacy of the owners and neighbourhood residents.