Image of the Spire, at tall cathedral at 82 Sydenham Street, Old Sydenham Heritage District, Kingston, Ontario, An icon in the top right corner indicates it is a Frontenac Heritage Foundation award winner.

The Spire

The Spire In the 1840’s the Methodists hired noted architect and builder William Coverdale to raise this imposing building that looks only slightly like the current Sydenham Street United Church/The Spire. The building was awarded by the Frontenac Heritage Foundation in 1996 when it was the Sydenham Street United Church and in 2018 as the…

McIntosh Castle

McIntosh Castle

McIntosh Castle Said to have been the first major project for architect John Power, construction started in 1852 for Donald McIntosh, a ship owner. It was completed by successive owners, and the tower was added after 1878. The building is a Gothic Revival village built on an L-shaped plan with the octagonal tower set in…