Heritage Houses of Ontario
Visit the heritage houses and museums in your community and afar. You will be surprised by what you find out.
Everyone has a story to tell – whether of the family who built it, the architecture, the history or of the people who continue its legacy.
All are welcome!
Places
Battlefield House Museum & Park National Historic Site
Hamilton, Ontario
Experience a guided tour of this early 19th century homestead once home to the Gage family...
Campbell House Museum
Toronto, Ontario
Built in 1822, Campbell House was home to Chief Justice William Campbell.
Cottonwood Mansion Museum
Ontario
Cottonwood is an Italianate-style red brick mansion built c. 1860 nestled in Selkirk, ON.
Dundurn Castle National Historic Site
Hamilton, Ontario
Experience a guided tour of this 40-room Italianate-style villa built in the 1830’s on B...
Erland Lee (Museum) Home
Hamilton, Ontario
1808 homestead of the Lee family for over 160 years. Birth place of the W. I.
Homewood Museum
Maitland, Ontario
See where seven generations of the Jones family chose to call home and immerse yourself in
Nelles Manor Museum
Grimsby, Ontario
Early Upper Canada Georgian Manor invites you to walk back in time.
Whitehern Historic House & Garden NHS
Hamilton, Ontario
Built in 1848 -McQuesten family home for three generations, from 1852-1968
Road Map
Hamilton, Ontario to Hamilton, Ontario
Popular VisitLists
50 Great Saves: The Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act
Duncan, British Columbia to McAdam, New Brunswick 10 places
In 1990, the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act came into effect after years of lobbying with the help of the National Trust for Canada. The act has granted over 150 railway stations federal legal protection across the country including the Duncan train station in Duncan, BC and the McAdam Railway Station in McAdam, New Brunswick.
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Atlantic Canada’s Hidden Histories
Shelburne, Nova Scotia to Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia 35 places
geocaches that demonstrate the rich, diverse histories of Atlantic Canada.
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Afro-Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia 9 places
The geography of Black urban Halifax and Windsor encompassing the waves of Black migration
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The Hidden Black Cityscape
Saint Marys Parish to New Brunswick 15 places
Explore Fredericton’s early Black history. Often missing from the modern cityscape.
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