A Gathering Place Since 1890
The restored Munster schoolhouse.
The Story Behind
The Stone
THE ASHLAR STORY
Built From Stone. Burned. Rebuilt for You.
In 1890, William Shillington donated land in Munster, Ontario for a schoolhouse. The community built it from local stone, walls two feet thick, designed to last. For decades it served as the school, then a community hall, then a beloved restaurant.
In 2001, a fire destroyed the interior. The roof collapsed. The kitchen was gone. But the stone walls held. Two feet of stone don't burn. They don't even crack.
For 20 years, the stone walls waited. In 2025, four people who saw what this place could become took it on. Madison, Josh, Laurie, and Rylan.
Today, Ashlar is a wedding and events venue for 20 to 55 guests. The stone walls hold something new now: your most important celebrations. The same walls that held a schoolroom in 1890 now hold prestigious events, a chef's kitchen, and a courtyard lit with string lights.
The name "Ashlar" means dressed stone, rough rock shaped by hand into something beautiful. That's the building. That's the idea.
Stone walls don't just survive, they hold memories.
Step Inside
Ashlar
Browse the spaces, the details, the light that catches the stone walls at golden hour.
