Historic places inPrescott
Ontario
- historic places
- 11historic places
- built
- 1810–1855built
Recognized by
- National 10
- Provincial 1
Windmill Tower1832Photo: Agence Parks Canada, Bureau régional de l'Ontario / Parks Canada Agency, Ontario Regional Office, 1987.
Prescott Railway Station (Grand Trunk) National Historic Site of Canada1855
Blockhouse1838
Caponier1839
Latrine1839
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, Brian Morin, 2006.National1813Fort Wellington National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort WellingtonFort Wellington National Historic Site of Canada is one of the best preserved nineteenth-century fortifications in Canada.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency | Agence Parcs CanadaNational1832Windmill Point LighthouseAlso known as Phare de Windmill PointThe Windmill Point Lighthouse (also known as Battle of the Windmill Lighthouse and Windmill Tower) is an 18.9 metres (62 feet) round, tapered, stone tower crowned with a cast iron lantern.
Photo: (A. M. de Fort-Menares, 1991.)National1855Former Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian National Railways) StationThe Former Grand Trunk Railway Station (now Canadian National Railways) at Prescott is a one-storey, ashlar masonry railway station built in 1855.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1830s, with 6 of the 11 places.
1 place has no recorded construction date.
All 11 places
NationalDefenceBattle of the Windmill National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Battle of the Windmill- 1838NationalDefenceBlockhouse
- 1839NationalDefenceCaponier
- 1855NationalRailwaysFormer Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian National Railways) Station
- 1813NationalDefenceFort Wellington National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort Wellington
- 1839NationalDefenceLatrine
1839NationalDefenceOfficers' Quarters
1810ProvincialDefencePrescott BarracksAlso known as Fetterly House- 1855NationalRailwaysPrescott Railway Station (Grand Trunk) National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Prescott Railway Station (Grand Trunk)
- 1832NationalWaterwaysWindmill Point LighthouseAlso known as Phare de Windmill Point
- 1832NationalDefenceWindmill Tower
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Prescott
- Stone 9
- Riversides 8
- Rebellions of 1837–38 7
- Limestone 4
- Scenic views 4
- Notable interiors 4
- New lives 3
- Waterfronts and harbours 3
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.