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FOUNTAIN GREEN IN LIMEHOUSE Fountain Green was the original name, (circa 1840), of the present village of Limehouse. This name remained in use until 1857, when it was renamed by the Post Office Department. The first inhabitant of the area was Adam Stull, who obtained a Crown Deed in 1820 for Lot No. 22, Concession VI, Esquesing. Building lots were not surveyed until 1856-58. In 1856, the Grand Trunk Railway was built through the area, providing transportation for the lime industry which had been established during the 1840s. Lime kilns, were built in the area to produce quicklime which was mixed with water for use in mortar or cement manufacture. Among the owners of the lime kilns were Messers. Lindsay and Farquhar, Bescoby and Worthington, Gowdy and Moore, and the Toronto Lime Company. The last firing of the kilns was about 1915 . A saw mill, a woollen mill, quarries and a paint manufacturer were among the early industries of the area. There are now gone with the exception of the quarries, but the pleasant pastoral community remains.