Founders Heritage Park Duncan House was the residence of the Duncan family of Brewers. John Duncan, a 5th generation Duncan brewer, owns and operates Founders Brewery in the Park today. The house began its life as a modest winemaker’s cottage and, later, a small hospital, before it was bought by Henry Duncan in 1902. A Nelson lawyer purchased the house from the Duncan family in the 1980s with plans of demolishing it. Before going through with the demolition, he had a change of heart and donated the building to the Park in 1985. The displays inside the house explore the story of the Duncan line of brewers and the growth of the beer industry in Nelson.