Historic places inHamilton
Ontario
- historic places
- 30historic places
- built
- 1808–1943built
Recognized by
- National 20
- Provincial 10
Griffin House National Historic Site of Canada1827Photo: Agence Parcs Canada / Parks Canada Agency, M. D'Abramo, 2006.
Hamilton Waterworks National Historic Site of Canada1856
Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse1857
Former Hamilton Customs House National Historic Site of Canada1858
John Weir Foote Armoury National Historic Site of Canada1887
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Agence Parcs Canada / Parks Canada Agency, Dianne Dodd, 2002.National1808Erland Lee (Museum) Home National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Erland Lee (Museum) HomeThe Erland Lee (Museum) Home National Historic Site of Canada is set in a rural landscape in the town of Stoney Creek, Ontario.
Photo: Parks Canada/Parcs Canada 2005National1813Burlington Heights National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Burlington HeightsBurlington Heights National Historic Site of Canada is located on an isthmus, 2.5 kilometres long and rising some 30 metres above lake level, separating Cootes Paradise from the harbour in Hamilton, Ontario.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, J. Butterill, 1994.National1854St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's Church National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's ChurchSt.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1850s, with 9 of the 30 places.
3 places have no recorded construction date.
All 30 places
1875ProvincialCommerce59-63 King Street West, Dundas
1888NationalDefenceArmouryAlso known as John Weir Foote Armoury
1855ProvincialHomesAuchmarAlso known as Auchmar House, Claremont Park
1928ProvincialCommerceBank of MontrealAlso known as Gowlings Building
NationalDefenceBattle of Stoney Creek National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Battle of Stoney Creek
1910ProvincialLeisureBattlefield Monument – Stoney Creek Battlefield Park
1943NationalDefenceBuilding 2Also known as Bâtiment 2- 1857NationalWaterwaysBurlington Canal Main Lighthouse
- 1813NationalDefenceBurlington Heights National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Burlington Heights
1929NationalRailwaysCanadian National Railway Station
1852ProvincialChrist's Church CathedralAlso known as Christ's Church
1850ProvincialFaithChurch of the Ascension
1834NationalHomesDundurn Castle National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Dundurn Castle- 1808NationalHomesErland Lee (Museum) Home National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Erland Lee (Museum) Home
- 1858NationalGovernmentFormer Hamilton Customs House National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Former Hamilton Customs House
1929NationalRailwaysFormer Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National) National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National)
ProvincialHomesGage House – Stoney Creek Battlefield ParkAlso known as Battlefield House- 1827NationalHomesGriffin House National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Griffin House
1929ProvincialRailwaysHamilton CNR StationAlso known as LIUNA Station- 1856NationalHamilton Waterworks National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Hamilton Waterworks
1942NationalHMCS Haida National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as HMCS Haida- 1887NationalJohn Weir Foote Armoury National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as John Weir Foote Armoury
1848NationalHomesMcQuesten House / Whitehern National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as McQuesten House / Whitehern
1929NationalHealthRoyal Botanical Gardens National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Royal Botanical Gardens
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Hamilton
- Notable interiors 21
- Stone 14
- Carved stone 13
- Gardens and grounds 9
- Waterfronts and harbours 7
- Main streets 7
- Towers 7
- Gothic Revival 7
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in Hamilton, A to Z
- 59-63 King Street West, Dundas1875
- Armoury1888
- Auchmar1855
- Bank of Montreal1928
- Battle of Stoney Creek National Historic Site of Canada
- Battlefield Monument – Stoney Creek Battlefield Park1910
- Building 21943
- Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse1857
- Burlington Heights National Historic Site of Canada1813
- Canadian National Railway Station1929
- Christ's Church Cathedral1852
- Church of the Ascension1850
- Dundurn Castle National Historic Site of Canada1834
- Erland Lee (Museum) Home National Historic Site of Canada1808
- Former Hamilton Customs House National Historic Site of Canada1858
- Former Hamilton Railway Station (Canadian National) National Historic Site of Canada1929
- Gage House – Stoney Creek Battlefield Park
- Griffin House National Historic Site of Canada1827
- Hamilton CNR Station1929
- Hamilton Waterworks National Historic Site of Canada1856
- HMCS Haida National Historic Site of Canada1942
- John Weir Foote Armoury National Historic Site of Canada1887
- McQuesten House / Whitehern National Historic Site of Canada1848
- Royal Botanical Gardens National Historic Site of Canada1929
- Sandyford Place National Historic Site of Canada1856
- St. Paul's Presbyterian Church1854
- St. Paul's Presbyterian Church / Former St. Andrew's Church National Historic Site of Canada1854
- Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Station, Former1931
- Victoria Hall National Historic Site of Canada1887
- Waterdown Post Office
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.