Member Historic Sites
Historic Gardens and Natural Heritage Sites in Ontario
National Historic Sites include many historic gardens and sites of natural heritage. These range from carefully designed and tended formal gardens to remnants of historic landscapes to extensive natural settings and aboriginal habitations. The following list does not include battle sites that may also include extensive landscape features.
Historic Gardens Project
Following a workshop on historic gardens sponsored by NHSAO and held at Parkwood in March 2011, participants expressed a desire to keep in touch, expand their numbers, and plan future projects to enhance Ontario’s historic gardens and reach a broader audience. Thus was born the Historic Gardens Project.
The Group includes publicly and privately owned national historic sites, other sites with heritage landscapes, as well as experts in the field and others wishing to promote Ontario's rich garden heritage.
The next step is a Showcase of Ontario’s Historic Gardens. About 30 sites have already expressed an interest in participating in such a showcase. A Steering Committee has been formed and a grant has been received from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The Steering Committee reflects diverse perspectives and is comprised of representatives from Parkwood and several other national historic sites, a garden writer, a representative from the newly created Regional Tourism Organizations (RTO), the president of Attractions Ontario, and the president of Ontario Master Gardiners. Others are being approached to join.
If you want more information or would like to participate in the Showcase, please contact the NHSAO’s Coordinator. And check back here from time to time as planning moves into action.
Algonquin Provincial Park
Whitney
Northern RegionBeechwood Cemetery
280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa
Eastern RegionBell Homestead
94 Tutela Heights Road, Brantford
Central RegionBellevue House
35 Centre Street, Kingston
Eastern RegionBethune Memorial House
235 John Street North, Gravenhurst
Eastern RegionBillings House
2100 Cabot Street, Ottawa
Eastern RegionBilly Bishop Boyhood Home
948 3rd Avenue West, Owen Sound
Western RegionCentral Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Eastern RegionChiefswood
Ohsweken
Central RegionDundurn Castle
610 York Boulevard., Hamilton
Central RegionEarnscliffe
140 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Eastern RegionElizabeth Cottage
251 Brock Street, Kingston
Eastern RegionErland Lee Home
552 Ridge Road, Stoney Creek
Central RegionErmatinger Clergue House
831 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie
Northern RegionFulford Place
287 King Street East, Brockville
EasternGillies Grove and House
25 McGonigal Steet East, Arnprior
Eastern RegionGlanmore/ Phillips-Faulkner House NHS
257 Bridge Street East, Belleville
Eastern RegionHamilton CN Station
360 James Street North, Hamilton
Central RegionHer Majesty's St. Paul's Chapel of the Mohawks
301 Mohawk Street, Brantford
Central RegionHillary House
15372 Yonge Street, Aurora
Central RegionHomer Watson House
1754 Old Mill Road, Kitchener
Western RegionInverarden House
370 Vankoughnet Street, Prescott
Eastern RegionJoseph Scheider Haus
466 Queen Street South, Kitchener
Western RegionKay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung
Stratton
Northern RegionKingston Fortifications
Kingston
Eastern RegionLaurier House
335 Laurier Av. East, Ottawa
Eastern RegionLeaskdale Manse
Uxbridge
Central RegionLynwood / Campbell Reid House
21 Lynwood Avenue, Simcoe
Western RegionMacdonnell-Williamson House
Highway 17, East Hawkesbury
Eastern RegionMaplelawn & Gardens
529 Richmond Road, Ottawa
Eastern RegionMazinaw Pictograph Site
Bon Echo Provincial Park, R.R., Cloyne
Eastern RegionMcCrae House
108 Water Street, Guelph
Western RegionMcQuesten House (Whitehern)
41 Jackson Street West, Hamilton
Central RegionMill of Kintail
2854 Ramsay Concession 8, R.R. #1, Mississippi Mills
Eastern RegionMnjikaning Fish Weirs
between Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching
Western RegionMount Pleasant Cemetery
375 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto
Central RegionOro African Methodist Episcopal Church
Simcoe Road, Oro
Western RegionOsgoode Hall
130 Queen Street East, Toronto
Central RegionParkwood
270 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa
Central RegionParliament Buildings: Public Grounds
Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Eastern RegionPeterborough Petroglyphs
Woodview
Eastern RegionPoint Frederick Buildings
Royal Military College, Kingston
Eastern RegionQueenston Heights
Queenston
Central RegionRideau Canal
Kingston to Ottawa
Eastern RegionRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
1 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Eastern RegionRoselawn
421 Union Street West, Kingston
Eastern RegionRoyal Botanical Gardens
680 Plains Road West, Hamilton
Central RegionRuthven Park
243 Haldimand Highway #54, Cayuga
Western RegionSainte-Marie Among The Hurons Mission
Highway #12, Midland
Western RegionSerpent Mounds Complex
c/o Hiawatha First Nation, RR 2, Keene
Eastern RegionSharon Temple
18974 Leslie Street, Sharon
Central RegionSheguiandah
Manitoulin Island
Northern RegionStephen Leacock Museum - Old Brewery Bay
Old Brewery Bay, Orillia
Western RegionThistle Ha' Farm
Claremont
Central RegionWellington County House of Industry/ Wellington County Museum
R.R. # 1, Fergus
Western RegionWhitefish Island
near Sault Ste Marie
Northern RegionWhitehern House and Garden (McQuesten House)
41 Jackson St. West, Hamilton
Central RegionWillowbank / School of Restoration Arts
14487 Niagara Parkway, Queenston
Central RegionWoodside
Kitchener
Western Region