List of oldest buildings in Canada
Ontario
Table:
Building
Floors
Built
City
Architect
Image

Peter Secord House[64]

1782
Niagara-on-the-Lake (St. Davids)

Peter Secord Grist Mill[65]

1782-1783
Niagara-on-the-Lake (St. Davids)

Mohawk Chapel

1785
Brantford

Hawley House

1785
Bath

Secord ~ Paxton House[66]

1785-1790
Niagara-on-the-Lake (St. Davids)

Joseph Clement House[67]

1786
Niagara on the Lake (St. Davids)

Daniel Reynolds House[68]

1786
Wellington

Nelles-Fitch House

1791 (rear portion is from 1787)[69]
Grimsby

Lake Lodge

1792
Niagara-on-the-Lake

Meyer's Mill[70]

1792
Belleville

Queen's Rangers' Cabin[71]

1792
Hamilton (Flamborough)

Sir John Johnson House[72]

1792 (oldest part)
Williamstown, Ontario

Old Hay Bay Church[73]
2
1792
Adolphustown

Fairfield House[74]

1793
Bath

De Puisaye House[75]

1794
Niagara-on-the-Lake

Bajus Brewery

1794-1795
Kingston

Fairfield-Gutzeit House

1796
Bath

Brown-Jouppien House[76]

1796 back/1802 front
St. Catharines

Park House Museum

1796
Amherstburg

Whirlpool House[77]

1796
Niagara Falls

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Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario , Canada . It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario , across the river from New York , United States . Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of Ontario , and is the only town in Canada that has a Lord Mayor . It has a population of 17,511 ( 2016 ) . Niagara-on-the-Lake is important in the history of Canada : it served as the first capital of the Province of Upper Canada , the predecessor of Ontario , called Newark from 1792 to 1797 . During the War of 1812 , the town , the two former villages of St. David 's and Queenston , and Fort George were the site of numerous battles following the American invasion of Upper Canada , and the town was razed . Niagara-on-the-Lake is home to the oldest Anglican and Catholic churches in Ontario , and the oldest surviving golf course in North America . Today , Niagara-on-the-Lake draws tourists with its quaint colonial-style buildings , the Shaw Festival , Fort George , wineries , an outlet mall on the highway , and its proximity to Niagara Falls . The Niagara Region has the second-highest percentage of seniors in Ontario . Niagara-on-the-Lake has been rated among the best places to retire in Ontario according to Comfort Life , a publication for seniors .
Her Majesty 's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks in Brantford , Ontario is the oldest surviving church building in Ontario and was the first Anglican church in Upper Canada . It is one of only three Chapels Royal in Canada . In 1981 , the chapel was designated a National Historic Site of Canada .
Brantford ( 2016 population 97,496 ; CMA population 134,203 ) is a city in southwestern Ontario , Canada , founded on the Grand River . It is surrounded by Brant County , but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independent of the county 's municipal government . Brantford is named after Joseph Brant , an important Mohawk chief during the American Revolutionary War and later , who led his people in their first decades in Upper Canada . Many of his descendants , and other First Nations citizens , live on the nearby Reserve of Six Nations of the Grand River , 20 kilometers from Brantford ; it is the most populous reserve in Canada . Brantford is known as the Telephone City as the city 's famous resident , Alexander Graham Bell , invented the first telephone at his father 's homestead , Melville House , now the Bell Homestead .
Loyalist is a township in central eastern Ontario , Canada on Lake Ontario . It is in Lennox and Addington County and consists of two parts : the mainland and Amherst Island . It was named for the United Empire Loyalists , who settled in the area after the American Revolution . Loyalist Township was formed on January 1 , 1998 , through the amalgamation of Amherst Island Township , Ernestown Township , and Bath Village .
Wellington is an unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County in eastern Ontario , Canada . It has a population of 1,860 ( 2011 Census ) and is estimated to grow by 2032 to double that figure . The community is on the shore of both Lake Ontario and West Lake in the southwest of the county , and is a geographic hub for exploring much of Prince Edward County 's wine region . The renowned Sandbanks Beach , the northernmost of Sandbanks Provincial Park 's beaches , lands in the Village of Wellington , where it is called Wellington Rotary Beach . It is separated from the Sandbanks Provincial Park by a canal through the beach to Wellington Harbour . Wellington Rotary Beach , completed in 2009 , has a boat launch , boardwalk , picnic tables , sun shelter , washrooms , changerooms and an interpretive walkway .
Grimsby is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region , Ontario , Canada . Grimsby is a part of the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area . It is named after the English fishing town of Grimsby in north-east Lincolnshire . The majority of residents reside in the area bounded by Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment . The escarpment ( colloquially known as 'the mountain ' ) is home to a section of the Bruce Trail . Grimsby has experienced significant growth over the past decade as the midpoint between Hamilton and St. Catharines . Growth is limited by the natural boundaries of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment . Some residents feel development is detrimental to the town as orchards close to the town centre are used for residential development ; however , most of the orchards in Grimsby were replaced by houses between the 1950s and 1980s and very few orchards remain . Some notable attractions in Grimsby are the local skatepark , the Grimsby Museum , the Grimsby Public Library , the Grimsby Public Art Gallery , the West Niagara YMCA , the Danish Church and the hockey arena ( Peach King Centre ) , home of the Grimsby Peach Kings .
Belleville ( Canada 2016 Census population 50,716 ; census agglomeration population 103,472 ) is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern ( Central ) Ontario , Canada , along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor . It is the seat of Hastings County , but politically independent of it , and is the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region .
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario . An industrialized city in the Golden Horseshoe at the west end of Lake Ontario , Hamilton has a population of 536,917 , and its census metropolitan area , which includes Burlington and Grimsby , has a population of 747,545 . The city is 58 kilometres ( 36 mi ) southwest of Toronto , with which the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area ( GTHA ) is formed . On January 1 , 2001 , the current boundaries of Hamilton were created through the amalgamation of the original city with other municipalities of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth . Residents of the city are known as Hamiltonians . Since 1981 , the metropolitan area has been listed as the ninth largest in Canada and the third largest in Ontario . Hamilton is home to the Royal Botanical Gardens , the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum , the Bruce Trail , McMaster University , Redeemer University College and Mohawk College . McMaster University is ranked 4th in Canada and 77th in the world by Times Higher Education Rankings 2018-19 .
Flamborough is a district and former municipality in the city of Hamilton , Ontario , Canada . For most of its existence before amalgamation with Hamilton in 2001 , Flamborough comprised the former townships of East Flamborough , West Flamborough , and Beverly , as well as the village of Waterdown . The largest suburban community is the former village of Waterdown containing perhaps one third of its thirty thousand or so inhabitants . Other Flamborough communities include Carlisle , Christie 's Corners , Clappison 's Corners , Copetown , Freelton , Greensville , Lynden , Kirkwall , Millgrove , Mountsberg , Orkney , Peter 's Corners , Rockton , Troy , Sheffield , Valens , Strabane and Westover .
South Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario , Canada on the Saint Lawrence River in the United Counties of Stormont , Dundas and Glengarry .
Adolphustown is a geographic area located in Greater Napanee , Ontario , Canada , on the Adolphus Reach of the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario . Adolphustown is now part of the town of Greater Napanee . The rural character of the Adolphustown region remains largely undisturbed today and the area , with its picturesque lakefront location , remains popular for the cultivation of apples and strawberries .
Kingston is a city in Eastern Ontario , Canada . It is on the eastern end of Lake Ontario , at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River ( south end of the Rideau Canal ) . The city is midway between Toronto , Ontario and Montreal , Quebec . The Thousand Islands tourist region is nearby to the east . Kingston is nicknamed the Limestone City because of the many heritage buildings constructed using local limestone . Growing European exploration in the 17th century , and the desire for the Europeans to establish a presence close to local Native occupants to control trade , led to the founding of a French trading post and military fort at a site known as Cataraqui ( generally pronounced kah-tah-ROCK-way ) in 1673 . This outpost , called Fort Cataraqui , and later Fort Frontenac , became a focus for settlement . Cataraqui would be renamed Kingston after the British took possession of the fort , and Loyalists began settling the region in the 1780s . Kingston was named the first capital of the United Province of Canada on February 10 , 1841 . While its time as a capital city was short ( ending in 1844 ) , the community has remained an important military installation . Kingston was the county seat of Frontenac County until 1998 . Kingston is now a separate municipality from the County of Frontenac .
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada 's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario , with 96.13 square kilometres ( 37.1 sq mi ) of land and 133,113 residents in 2016 . It lies in Southern Ontario , 51 kilometres ( 32 mi ) south of Toronto across Lake Ontario , and is 19 kilometres ( 12 mi ) inland from the international boundary with the United States along the Niagara River . It is the northern entrance of the Welland Canal . Residents of St. Catharines are known as St. Cathariners . St. Catharines carries the official nickname The Garden City due to its 1,000 acres ( 4 km2 ) of parks , gardens , and trails . St. Catharines is between the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area ( GTHA ) and the Canada-U.S. border at Fort Erie . Manufacturing is the city 's dominant industry , as noted by the heraldic motto , Industry and Liberality . General Motors of Canada , Ltd. , the Canadian subsidiary of General Motors , was the city 's largest employer , a distinction now held by the District School Board of Niagara . THK Rhythm Automotive , formerly TRW , operates a plant in the city , though in recent years employment there has shifted from heavy industry and manufacturing to services . St. Catharines lies on one of the main telecommunications backbones between Canada and the United States , and as a result a number of call centres operate in the city . It is designated an Urban Growth Centre by the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe , intended to achieve a minimum density target of 150 jobs and residents combined per hectare by 2032 or earlier .
Park House is a historic house museum , located in Amherstburg , Ontario , Canada . It was built in 1796 in Detroit , but moved to Amherstburg in 1799 . It has had many owners , the best-known being the Park family who owned it 102 years . In 1972 it was purchased by the Rotary Club of Amherstburg , becoming a local history museum and being renovated to portray life in the 1850s .
Amherstburg ( 2016 population : 21,936 , urban area : 13,910 ) is a town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County , Ontario , Canada . In 1796 , Fort Malden was established here , stimulating growth in the settlement . The fort has been designated as a National Historic Site . The town is approximately 25 kilometres ( 16 mi ) south of the U.S. city of Detroit , Michigan , facing Wyandotte , Grosse Ile Township , Brownstown Charter Township , Trenton , and Gibraltar , Michigan . It is part of the Windsor census metropolitan area .
Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario , Canada . It is on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario , with a population of 88,071 at the 2016 census . The municipality was incorporated on 12 June 1903 . Across the Niagara River is Niagara Falls , New York . The Niagara River flows over Niagara Falls at this location , creating a natural spectacle which attracts millions of tourists each year . The tourist area , which stretches along the Niagara Parkway and promenade , is particularly concentrated at the brink of the falls . Apart from the river 's natural attractions , it includes observation towers , high-rise hotels , souvenir shops , museums , indoor water parks , casinos and theatres , mostly with colourful neon billboards and advertisements . Farther to the north or south , golf courses are operated alongside historic sites from the War of 1812 .