The Harrigan House Located on a 1900 square metre residential lot on the west side of the road, in the former Cataraqui Village, the property includes a one-and-a-half storey limestone dwelling with a single-storey tail, built in the 1860s for Ann and George Harrigan. Built in limestone, the Harrigan House is one of the earliest…
The McGarvey House Located on a 1700 m2 residential lot on the west side of the road, in the former Cataraqui Village, the property includes a two-and-a-half storey red brick dwelling, built in the 1870’s for Susan and Francis McGarvey. The style and design of the McGarvey House reflects a popular form found in pattern…
201 Princess & 30-32 Montreal Street Situated on the NW corner of Princess and Montreal Streets in downtown Kingston, this narrow 8.5 metre wide, 365 m2 property, contains an example of a mid-19th century purpose-built commercial and residential building. This three-storey brick building displays a high degree of craftsmanship and artistic merit, particularly through its…
124 Ordnance Street & 251 Sydenham Street Located on the SE corner of Ordnance and Sydenham Streets and spanning two properties, the two-storey limestone dwelling, is representative of a Georgan-influenced late-19th C. classically balanced urban residence. This prominent limestone home (now 2 units) exemplifies the simple Georgian proportions and symmetrical fenestration pattern that defines the…
Ordnance Street Terrace Situated on the south side of the street and spanning three properties, the Ordnance Street Terrace consists of three attached two storey limestone residential units. With little ornamentation, this limestone terrace exemplifies the simple Georgian proportions and symmetrical fenestration pattern that define the Georgian architectural style in a 19th-century classically balanced urban…
Crowley House Located on the south side of Ordnance St and spanning two properties, the two-storey limestone double house, known as the Crowley House, is an example of a Georgan-influenced late-19th century urban residence, with several unique architectural features. The house was built for Irish emigrants Mary and Charles Crowley. Charles was an active member…
82 Beverley Street Located west of Queen’s University, on the west side of the street, south of Union Street, this 735 sq m residential property contains a representative example of an early 20th century two-storey Georgian Revival style dwelling. Constructed in 1915, several elements of this building reflect this style including its: simple box-like massing;…
Gallinger Terrace Situated in the Williamsville area, and spanning over nine separate properties andthe city block of Chatham Street between Elm St and Linton St, the Gallinger Terrace consists of eight attached two storey red brick residential buildings and a two-storey red brick residential (formerly commercial at grade) building at the corner of Elm Street….
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,…
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….
7 George Street, Barriefield 7 George Street has heritage building status and is situated in the Barriefield Village Heritage Conservation District, the oldest heritage district in the Province of Ontario. The 1 and ½ storey, frame building described as a vernacular style which is common in the Village, with a front gable and two bays….
The Pugh House One of 29 properties designated under a single City of Kingston By-law (80-63): “Built about 1845 for merchant Samuel W. Brady and owned and occupied for many years by shoemaker John Pugh and his family, this well-proportioned frame dwelling is a good example of the larger wooden dwellings in the village. The…
Hales Cottages A row of five attached cottages, four of which survive, was constructed for Charles Hales in 1841 to rent to government officials at the time that Kingston was capital of Upper and Lower Canada. The cottages faced the road that connected Kingston to the resident of the Governor General at Alwington House, at…
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…
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…
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.