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ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVANCY ONTARIO - BRANCH Digital Doors Open Hamilton 2022, which took place the first weekend of May, proved to be a highly successful event with the first in-person sites for people to visit since 2019.  You can still visit 28 sites virtually on he Doors Open Ontario website (hosted by the Ontario Heritage Trust).  This ...

What is in store for Century Manor? Hopefully we will know after today's meeting at Queen's Park. More on this in this Spec article

No buyer yet for brow lands near hos­pital | The Hamilton Spectator The brow lands around Cen­tury Manor have yet to be sold nearly one year after the province put the 11.6 hec­tares on Fen­nell Avenue West on the mar­ket. “Why is it tak­ing so long?” said Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dun­das MPP Sandy Shaw. The...

Hamilton Public Library (1890-1913)

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The Earl and Countess of Aberdeen officially opened this building, which housed the first public library on September 16, 1890 on the north side of Main Street West between James Street South and MacNab.

This is fascinating!

Updates to Griffin House

Griffin House found­a­tion work con­tin­ues | The Hamilton Spectator At the top of a long, curved hill over­look­ing the Dun­das Val­ley, the 19th-cen­tury home of a Black set­tler who escaped slavery is get­ting a mil­lion-dol­lar renov­a­tion. The Griffin House, des­ig­nated a National His­toric Site in 2007, is...

Window Restoration at Gage House. Read more here

New park in works for Fruit­land-Winona | The Hamilton Spectator The city is budget­ing $3.8 mil­lion in this year’s cap­ital budget to fin­ish buy­ing land for a com­munity park to serve the Fruit­land and Winona area. Coun. Jeff Beat­tie said he can’t yet divulge the loc­a­tion of the park, which is part of a...

1946 Hamilton Centennial Celebration Locations – Part 1 Although Hamilton officially became a city in 1847 (January 1, 1847), it was decided that 1946 would be Hamilton’s Centennial as the legislation to transform the Town of Hamilton into the Cit…

East End Incline at night
This image was taken during the 1920s by William A. Chatfield. It shows the incline railway at Wentworth Street at night. The East End Incline Railway was opened in 1895 and closed in 1936.

Still standing.

Built as a private dwelling by William Heisse in 1868, this Waterdown building became The Right House Hotel in 1875. The hotel was sold to Patrick Kirk and renamed the Kirk House Hotel, in 1888. Today, it is the home of the Royal Coachman, pub.

This could have been tragic loss to heritage. "Man charged after church's gas line torched" https://thespec.pressreader.com/article/281608129549459

ACO HRB is sad to hear of the passing of Jim Chartlon, a wonderful man and huge supporter of heritage. Our condolences to Jim's family and friends.

James Charlton Obituary - Hamilton, ON Celebrate the life of James Charlton, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of .