Lynch House Located on the North side of Johnson Street between Ontario and King St E., the Lynch House property includes a representative example of a 5-bay limestone building with Georgian influences built for both residential and commercial purposes. The property is associated with Daniel Lynch who constructed the building, and both lived and operated…
Artillery Park Barracks Situated on the west side of Bagot St, north of Queen St, at the terminus of Barrack Street, so named for the subject property. The property includes a well-crafted example of an early-19th century stone military personnel residence, known as the Artillery Park Barracks. The property is associated with the Royal Regiment…
Jackson Mills Schoolhouse Located on a 0.3 ha. parcel on the south side of the road, the property contains a rare example of a limestone bank-house-style schoolhouse, the Jackson Mills Schoolhouse. The property is associated with the educational history of the area and operated for over 100 years as School Section No.13. Heritage attributes include…
Robert Gibson Jr. Farm Complex Located on a 2-ha. parcel on the N/E side of the road, the Robert Gibson Jr. farm complex contains an early 19th century two-storey Georgian influenced limestone farmhouse, and several wooden and stone farm outbuildings. The property is associated with the Robert Gibson Jr., Township Reeve and longtime postmaster. Heritage…
Everitt-Miller House Situated on a 740 square metre residential lot in the Henderson Place area on the corner of Belmont Ave. and Camberley Cres., the Everitt-Miller property contains an excellent example of a vernacular stone house characteristic of early farmhouses in the area. The property displays the former historic rural character of the area. Heritage…
Harpell Farmstead Located on the South East corner of Sydenham Rd and Sunnyside Rd. just north of Hwy 401, the Harpell Farmstead sits on four hectars, and contains a one and a half storey classic limestone farmhouse (c. 1860) and a 1 and a half storey limestone outbuilding (c. 1850) along with a traditional wood…
LaSalle Mews On the north side of Princess St at the intersection with Bagot St., is a 3-storey Georgian limestone commercial row, built dating back to 1851 and modified over time, becoming now the LaSalle Mews. Formerly the building was a longstanding hotel, the City Hotel, and later as the Randolf Hotel in downtown Kingston….
Church of Good Thief Rectory This is the rectory of the city’s second oldest Catholic church in which services began in 1894. The church and the rectory have been designated under the Ontario Heritage Act since 1978. The former Parish Hall, a former stable have been demolished. In 2019 a conversion from a single residence…
2802 Pine Grove Road The one and a half storey house is located on Concession 8, lot 23, and dates approximately to 1850. Based on original surveys of the area, the land was owned by a man named John McKendry, who arrived in Canada in 1841. The structure has been repointed, and on one side,…
21 McDonald Ave. and 62 Baiden St. 21 McDonald Ave. and 62 Baiden St. are the addresses for the new six-plex buildings. The Foundation awards the new development an Honourable Mention for its many positive benefits for the neighbourhood. In the past, the Foundation has in this way, recognized new construction in heritage districts or…
Murney House, Kingston 53 King Street E., called the Murney House, was protected under Pt. IV of the Ontario Heritage Act before the Old Sydenham Heritage Conservation District was approved in 2015. According to the Property Evaluation, the stone house was the first house constructed on the block. It was built in 1841 for Mrs….
222 Johnson Street 222 Johnson Street is one of many buildings which was protected under Pt. IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, as an individual building before the Old Sydenham Heritage District was approved in 2015. The large three bay, two and a half storey limestone building was built in 1860 by Dr. J. R….
St. Mark’s Church This church, a fine example of the early style of Gothic Revival architecture, was built with the aid of funds subscribed by the British Admiralty and by settlers at Barriefield, many of whom had been employees of the Royal Naval dockyard at Navy Bay. John Bennett Marks, a naval paymaster, donated the…
223 King Street East Build in 1834, this two-storey, limestone building was constructed by John Solomon Cartwright to serve as a law office and residence for his law students and is linked to his residence at 221 King Street East. This building has multiple layers of heritage protection with not only municipal designation by-laws (both…
James Medley Jr. House The James Medley House is a one and a half storey limestone house built in 1856-7, on the north side of James Street in the Barriefield Heritage Conservation District. The house was reconstructed after damaged by fire in 1980s. James Medley Jr. was the architect/builder. This house has been lovingly restored by owners…
Barriefield House Constructed in 1814-15 by William Baker, a British immigrant, this is possibly the oldest surviving limestone house in Barriefield. William Baker was a cabinet maker at the naval dockyard. In 1863, the house was acquired by St. Mark’s Church as a Rectory. This house is part of the Barriefield Heritage Conservation District Plan…
South Frontenac Museum Originally built of hammer dressed limestone blocks to be a schoolhouse in 1908, this building served that purpose for many years, then housed a library, and then as the home of the clothing depot for Community Caring Hartington. Plans for a museum started in 2001, with the Portland & District Heritage Society fundraising…
Cartwright House The Cartwright House, built in 1832-33 and owned by Robert David Cartwright (grandson to Richard Cartwright, who was a member of the Legislative Council). Robert and his bride Harriet Dobbs of Dublin, Ireland moved to their new house in 1833; five children were born to them. This well-proportioned limestone house has multiple layers of…
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 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…
718 Division Street Built pre-1869, this small limestone house sits on what was called ‘Prospect Hill’ next to the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Some prospect! Now owned by the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation, the storey and a half house has a facade of large dressed stone blocks, with sides of random rubble stone.
Bishop’s Folly Distinctive in this neighbourhood for its size, this large limestone structure currently stands camouflaged by many trees. Archdeacon George Okill Stuart had construction on this building started in 1861, but after he died in 1862, the building sat unfinished for many years. The plan of this ‘Bishop’s Folly’ is based on the transepts and apse…