Historic places inNiagara-on-the-Lake
Ontario
- historic places
- 39historic places
- built
- 1796–1939built
Recognized by
- National 28
- Provincial 4
- Municipal 7
Powder Magazines1812Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, 1989.
Niagara-on-the-Lake National Historic Site of Canada1815
Niagara Apothecary National Historic Site of Canada1820
Willowbank National Historic Site of Canada1834
Commissariat Storehouse1839
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, G. Vandervlugt, 2001.National1796Fort George National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort GeorgeFort George National Historic Site of Canada is a largely recreated 18th-century military fort located on the west bank of the Niagara River near the river's mouth.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parc Canada, B. Morin, 1985.National1796Powder MagazineAlso known as PoudrièreLocated in a land depression at Fort George, a reconstructed fortification complex at Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Powder Magazine is the only remaining original building at the site.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency/ Agence Parcs Canada, 2005.National1804Mississauga Point Lighthouse National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Mississauga Point LighthouseLocated on the shoreline of the Niagara River in Niagara-on the-Lake, Ontario, Mississauga Point Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada marks the site of the first lighthouse built on the Great Lakes in 1804.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1810s, with 11 of the 39 places.
9 places have no recorded construction date.
All 39 places
1921NationalDefenceBattlefield of Fort George National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Battlefield of Fort George
1939NationalDefenceBlockhouse 1
1939NationalDefenceBlockhouse 2
1939NationalDefenceBlockhouse 3
1814NationalDefenceButler's Barracks National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Butler's Barracks- 1839NationalCommissariat StorehouseAlso known as Magasin d'intendance
MunicipalEagleson-Buyers House
ProvincialHomesField House
1814NationalDefenceFort Drummond National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort Drummond- 1796NationalLeisureFort George National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort George
1939NationalDefenceFort George National Historic Site, Artificer’s and Blacksmith Shop
1814NationalDefenceFort Mississauga National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort Mississauga
NationalDefenceGuardhouse / Orderly RoomAlso known as Poste de garde / salle de rapport
NationalDefenceGunshedAlso known as Hangar de matérial d'artillerie
1839NationalDefenceJunior Commissariat Officer’s QuartersAlso known as Junior Commissariat Quarters
1817MunicipalHomesLockhart-Moogk House
MunicipalHomesMcDougal-Harrison House
1817NationalDefenceMen’s Two-Storey BarracksAlso known as Mens Two Storey Barracks- 1804NationalWaterwaysMississauga Point Lighthouse National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Mississauga Point Lighthouse
MunicipalHomesMoore-Bishop-Stokes House
1815NationalDefenceNavy Hall
1853ProvincialCommerceNiagara Apothecary- 1820NationalCommerceNiagara Apothecary National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Niagara Apothecary
1846ProvincialGovernmentNiagara District Court HouseAlso known as Old Niagara Town Hall
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Riversides 18
- War of 1812 16
- Notable interiors 12
- Great Depression 9
- Waterfronts and harbours 8
- Log buildings 8
- Neoclassical 8
- Brick 8
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in Niagara-on-the-Lake, A to Z
- Battlefield of Fort George National Historic Site of Canada1921
- Blockhouse 11939
- Blockhouse 21939
- Blockhouse 31939
- Butler's Barracks National Historic Site of Canada1814
- Commissariat Storehouse1839
- Eagleson-Buyers House
- Field House
- Fort Drummond National Historic Site of Canada1814
- Fort George National Historic Site of Canada1796
- Fort George National Historic Site, Artificer’s and Blacksmith Shop1939
- Fort Mississauga National Historic Site of Canada1814
- Guardhouse / Orderly Room
- Gunshed
- Junior Commissariat Officer’s Quarters1839
- Lockhart-Moogk House1817
- McDougal-Harrison House
- Men’s Two-Storey Barracks1817
- Mississauga Point Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada1804
- Moore-Bishop-Stokes House
- Navy Hall1815
- Niagara Apothecary1853
- Niagara Apothecary National Historic Site of Canada1820
- Niagara District Court House1846
- Niagara District Court House National Historic Site of Canada1846
- Niagara Historical Society Museum1875
- Niagara-on-the-Lake National Historic Site of Canada1815
- Octagonal Blockhouse
- Officers' Kitchen1939
- Officers' Quarters1939
- Powder Magazine1796
- Powder Magazines1812
- Powell-Wisch House
- Queenston Heights National Historic Site of Canada1812
- Secord Mill
- Tower1814
- Vrooman's Battery National Historic Site of Canada1812
- Willowbank Estate1834
- Willowbank National Historic Site of Canada1834
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.