 "Commodore's Cottage" was a house which Barrie had built on the site of the present Hewitt House.Captain Barrie expedited the repair of the vessels at the bases in case of any emergency.From December 1820, the command of Flag Officer of the Great Lakes disappeared from the Navy List and in March 1824 Barrie's headquarters was shown to have been transferred to Kingston where he was listed as "Acting Resident Commissioner, Kingston, Upper Canada" 1827–34.