Historic places inPeterborough
Ontario
- historic places
- 53historic places
- built
- 1834–1952built
Recognized by
- National 4
- Provincial 3
- Municipal 46
Peterborough CPR Station1884Photo: OHT, 2001
Cathedral of St. Peters in Chains1837
Hutchison House1837
Peck House1846
John Britton House1850
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory CommitteeNational1884Cox Terrace National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Cox TerraceCox Terrace is a late 19th-century, brick terrace built in the Second Empire style.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada.National1896Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Peterborough Lift LockThe Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada is located on the Otonabee River section of the Trent Canal in the City of Peterborough, Ontario.
Photo: [Photograph], ca. 1920, PA-032839, Library and Archives CanadaProvincial1834St. John the Evangelist ChurchThe building at 118 Hunter Street West in Peterborough, known as the Church of St John the Evangelist, was built between 1834 and 1836 in the Early English Gothic Revival style.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1850s, with 11 of the 53 places.
All 53 places
1854MunicipalHomesAbsalom Ingram House
Enhanced1907NationalDefenceArmoury
1870MunicipalHomesAuburn Mills Cottage
1919MunicipalIndustryBonner Worth Mill Administration Building
1873MunicipalBurnham MansionAlso known as Engleburn Farm- 1837MunicipalFaithCathedral of St. Peters in Chains
1857MunicipalSchoolsCentral SchoolAlso known as Union School
1884MunicipalFaithConfederation ParkAlso known as Confederation Square- 1884NationalHomesCox Terrace National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Cox Terrace
1888MunicipalDumble-Hinton House
1848MunicipalHomesEastland HouseAlso known as Winston Churchill House
1853MunicipalHomesEngleburn House
1860MunicipalCommerceFair-Bierk Building
1952MunicipalGovernmentFormer Peterborough Post Office and Customs BuildingAlso known as Peterborough Post Office and Federal Building
1873MunicipalFaithGeorge Street United ChurchAlso known as George Street Methodist Church
1846MunicipalHomesGrover-Nicholls HouseAlso known as Masonic Lodge
1880MunicipalHomesHamilton Carriage House
1889MunicipalHomesHarstone HouseAlso known as McWilliams-Harstone House
1866MunicipalHomesHenry Calcutt House
1858MunicipalHomesHenry Myers Cottage- 1837MunicipalHomesHutchison House
1870MunicipalHomesJames Menzies House
1861MunicipalHomesJames Miller House
1846MunicipalHomesJames Reid House
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Peterborough
- Brick 26
- Verandahs and porches 15
- Notable interiors 12
- Notable architects 12
- Stone 9
- Towers 9
- Main streets 8
- Riversides 7
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in Peterborough, A to Z
- Absalom Ingram House1854
- Armoury1907
- Auburn Mills Cottage1870
- Bonner Worth Mill Administration Building1919
- Burnham Mansion1873
- Cathedral of St. Peters in Chains1837
- Central School1857
- Confederation Park1884
- Cox Terrace National Historic Site of Canada1884
- Dumble-Hinton House1888
- Eastland House1848
- Engleburn House1853
- Fair-Bierk Building1860
- Former Peterborough Post Office and Customs Building1952
- George Street United Church1873
- Grover-Nicholls House1846
- Hamilton Carriage House1880
- Harstone House1889
- Henry Calcutt House1866
- Henry Myers Cottage1858
- Hutchison House1837
- James Menzies House1870
- James Miller House1861
- James Reid House1846
- John Britton House1850
- Malcolm House1857
- Malone1852
- Marchbanks1850
- Market Hall and Clock Tower1889
- Merino1849
- Morrow Building1878
- Old Pump House1893
- Pagoda Bridge1894
- Pappas Building1867
- Peck House1846
- Peterborough CPR Station1884
- Peterborough CPR Station1884
- Peterborough Drill Hall / Armoury National Historic Site of Canada1907
- Peterborough Family YMCA1895
- Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada1896
- Pioneer Park1850
- Robert Graham House1856
- Smithtown Hill House1847
- St. John the Evangelist Church1834
- St. Peter's Bishop's Palace1884
- St. Peter's Cathedral Centre1865
- St. Peter's Rectory1860
- Sutton-Deyman House1926
- The Pines1876
- Verulam1877
- Weller-Boucher House1855
- William Blackwell House1886
- William Dixon House1837
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.