Historic places inToronto
Ontario
- historic places
- 60historic places
- built
- 1665–1975built
Recognized by
- National 42
- Provincial 12
- Municipal 6
The Grange National Historic Site of Canada1817Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada.
Bank of Upper Canada Building National Historic Site of Canada1827
Osgoode Hall National Historic Site of Canada1829
St. Lawrence Hall National Historic Site of Canada1850
University College National Historic Site of Canada1856
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
National1665Bead Hill National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Bead HillBead Hill National Historic Site of Canada is located within the boundaries of Rouge Valley Park in the lower Rouge River Valley in Scarborough, Ontario.
Photo: Parks Canada/Parcs Canada 1991National1813Fort York National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort YorkLocated in downtown Toronto, Ontario, near Lake Ontario, Fort York is a green open space in the midst of high-rise urban development, containing seven original War of 1812 buildings.
Photo: Agence Parcs Canada / Parks Canada Agency, A. Waldron, 2005.National1815Kensington Market National Historic Site of CanadaKensington Market National Historic Site of Canada is a small neighbourhood located west of Spadina Avenue in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 8 of the 60 places.
3 places have no recorded construction date.
All 60 places
1929NationalDefenceClubhouse / Mess1929 Clubhouse
1872ProvincialCommerceBeardmore Building47 Front Street, Toronto
1872ProvincialCommerceDixon Building49 Front Street East
1902NationalSchoolsAnnesley Hall National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Annesley Hall
1914NationalHomesArmour Heights CollegeAlso known as Collège d'Armour Heights
1911NationalGovernmentBalmoral Fire Hall National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Balmoral Fire Hall
1905ProvincialCommerceBank of Toronto
1905ProvincialCommerceBank of Toronto- 1827NationalCommerceBank of Upper Canada Building National Historic Site of Canada
- 1665NationalCommunityBead Hill National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Bead Hill
1908NationalGovernmentBirkbeck Building National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Birkbeck Building
1857NationalFaithChapel of St. James-the-Less National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Chapel of St. James-the-Less
1929NationalGovernmentDominion Public Building
1876MunicipalIndustryDon BreweryAlso known as Lager Brewery
ProvincialIndustryDon Valley Brick WorksAlso known as Don Valley Pressed Brick Company
1930NationalCommerceEaton's 7th Floor Auditorium and Round Room National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Eaton's 7th Floor Auditorium and Round Room
1935NationalEglinton Theatre National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Eglinton Theatre
1912ProvincialLeisureElgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentreAlso known as Loew's and Winter Garden Yonge Street Theatres
1913NationalLeisureElgin and Winter Garden Theatres National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres
1848ProvincialSchoolsEnoch Turner Schoolhouse
1935NationalDefenceFort York Armoury- 1813NationalDefenceFort York National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort York
1833NationalHomesFourth York Post Office National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fourth York Post Office
1872MunicipalFront Street East 49Also known as Dixon Building
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Toronto
- Notable interiors 41
- Brick 32
- Main streets 23
- Carved stone 20
- Towers 13
- Mansard roofs 12
- Firsts and oldest 12
- Stone 12
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in Toronto, A to Z
- 1929 Clubhouse1929
- 47 Front Street, Toronto1872
- 49 Front Street East1872
- Annesley Hall National Historic Site of Canada1902
- Armour Heights College1914
- Balmoral Fire Hall National Historic Site of Canada1911
- Bank of Toronto1905
- Bank of Toronto1905
- Bank of Upper Canada Building National Historic Site of Canada1827
- Bead Hill National Historic Site of Canada1665
- Birkbeck Building National Historic Site of Canada1908
- Chapel of St. James-the-Less National Historic Site of Canada1857
- Dominion Public Building1929
- Don Brewery1876
- Don Valley Brick Works
- Eaton's 7th Floor Auditorium and Round Room National Historic Site of Canada1930
- Eglinton Theatre National Historic Site of Canada1935
- Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre1912
- Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres National Historic Site of Canada1913
- Enoch Turner Schoolhouse1848
- Fort York Armoury1935
- Fort York National Historic Site of Canada1813
- Fourth York Post Office National Historic Site of Canada1833
- Front Street East 491872
- George Brown House1874
- George Brown House National Historic Site of Canada1875
- Gooderham and Worts Distillery National Historic Site of Canada1859
- Gooderham Building1891
- Gouinlock Buildings / Early Exhibition Buildings National Historic Site of Canada1904
- Heliconian Hall National Historic Site of Canada1876
- Jesse Ashbridge House1853
- John Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific) National Historic Site of Canada1929
- Joseph Shepard Building1975
- Kensington Market National Historic Site of Canada1815
- Maple Leaf Gardens National Historic Site of Canada1931
- Mary Perram House1876
- Massey Hall National Historic Site of Canada1894
- Montgomery's Tavern National Historic Site of Canada
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada
- Newman Centre1891
- Old Toronto City Hall and York County Court House National Historic Site of Canada1889
- Old Toronto Post Office / Old Bank of Canada National Historic Site of Canada1853
- Osgoode Hall National Historic Site of Canada1829
- Postal Station “D”1935
- Royal Alexandra Theatre National Historic Site of Canada1906
- Royal Conservatory of Music National Historic Site of Canada1880
- Rupert Simpson House and Stable1899
- Spadina National Historic Site of Canada1866
- St. Anne's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada1907
- St. Anne's Church1907
- St. George's Hall (Arts and Letters Club) National Historic Site of Canada1891
- St. Lawrence Hall National Historic Site of Canada1850
- The Grange National Historic Site of Canada1817
- The Studio Building National Historic Site of Canada1913
- Toronto Island Airport Terminal Building National Historic Site of Canada1938
- Union Station1914
- Union Station (Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk) National Historic Site of Canada1914
- University College National Historic Site of Canada1856
- Wesley Building1913
- Winchester Hotel and Winchester Hall1880
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.