The Stone Frigate
This building was constructed as a naval warehouse. By 1876, it was refitted to house the newly established Royal Military College of Canada.
Location:
At the building on the grounds of the military college, County Road 2, Kingston
Themes:
Buildings and structures, Education, Politics and law, War and conflict
Plaque text:
Once part of a large and active naval dockyard, this substantial stone building was erected as a warehouse for naval stores. Although initially planned in 1816, it was not completed until four years later when the need for storage facilities to hold gear and rigging from British warships dismantled in compliance with the Rush-Bagot Agreement had become acute. After the Rebellion of 1837, the building briefly functioned as a barracks for the naval detachment charged with patrolling the lakes. It was then apparently used as a storehouse again. By 1876, the structure, now known as the Stone Frigate, had been refitted to house the newly established Royal Military College of Canada, an institution it continues to serve.
