Seagram Cultural Heritage Landscape

Waterloo, Ontario

Type: Park/Landscape
Address: 57 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Hours: all hours
Phone: 519-885-8828

On this self-guided walking tour, explore how the former Seagram distillery area has inspired its historical space and buildings. Discover how the land transitioned from Indigenous hunting grounds to the world’s largest centre of distilled spirits and how the remaining structures, with their various functions, continue to play a part in Waterloo’s economic vitality.

Amenities

Family-Friendly
Food and Beverages
Parkland
Pet-Friendly
Wheelchair Access

Fun Facts

The Seagram Cultural Heritage Landscape is the birthplace of the world renowned Seagram Distillery operated by Joseph E. Seagram.
Seagram distillery produced many well known products including Crown Royal and Seagram’s VO.
The landscape contains five historic Seagram buildings that are now designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.
The site contains one of biggest concentrations of historic barrel warehouses in Ontario.
57 Erb Street West opened in 1984 as the Seagram Museum. The Museum closed in 1997.
Governor General Medals of Architecture were awarded to both the Seagram Museum addition and the Canadian Institute for Governance and Innovation (CIGI) building.