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Built for the Central Canada Exhibition Association, the Pavilion was named after the incumbent Governor General, The Earl of Aberdeen.

Two acres of the original homestead and an 1854 house have been preserved to tell the Ashbridge story.

The Assumption Church has been associated with a Jesuit Huron mission at La Pointe du Montréal, the parish of L'Assumption du Détroit, since 1761.

One of Ramsay Township's oldest churches, Auld Kirk Presbyterian Church is associated with the early Scottish settlers.

Eliakim Barnum was in his early twenties when he emigrated from the United States in 1807. He chose to settle in Haldimand Township near the village of Grafton. By 1819, Barnum owned land, a thriving milling business, a tavern and a distillery.

Built as a symbol of Belleville's growth and prosperity and as an expression of civic pride and confidence in the future, this building was one of a few civic complexes completed during the economic depression of 1873, and one of even fewer completed with the elaboration of interior and exterior fittings.

Benares is associated with the early settlement of the north shore of Lake Ontario. The house, home of Captain James Harris, is located on one of the earliest settled sites in the village of Clarkson's Corners (later shortened to Clarkson).

The Bethune-Thompson House in Williamstown owes its name to two prominent owners — the Reverend John Bethune and explorer David Thompson. But it was Peter Ferguson, an early settler, who first built a house on this site in 1784.

Ottawa was selected as the permanent capital of the Province of Canada in 1857. With the growth of Ottawa's government and civil service population, a new congregation separated from the original Anglican parish, Christ Church on Spark Street.

St. John's Church is associated with the early settlement of the Scott's Mills or Scott's Plains area (now the City of Peterborough) by over 200 Irish immigrants in 1825.

Built in 1798 on the south shore of the Detroit River in Sandwich, the Duff-Baby House is named for its first two loyalist owners, Alexander Duff and James Baby.

Dundurn Castle is located on lands formerly owned and occupied by Richard Beasley (1761-1842), merchant and politician, who settled here in 1793.

At this magnificent National Historic Site, you can bask in the gilded elegance of the Elgin Theatre, and then gaze at the leafy ceiling of the Winter Garden Theatre, seven storeys above the Elgin.

Toronto's Enoch Turner Schoolhouse is a provincially significant heritage site and the oldest school still standing in Toronto.

The great Carleton County Fire of 1870 and the Chicago Fire of 1871 led to the City of Ottawa engaging Thomas C. Keefer, a leading Canadian engineer, to design Ottawa's first system of water distribution.

Fool’s Paradise was the home and studio of Canadian landscape artist, writer and educator Doris McCarthy (1910-2010). The site overlooks Lake Ontario along Toronto’s Scarborough Bluffs.

With the growth in population in Kingston and with the increased complexity of the law, the 1796 courthouse and jail were deemed to be too small by the mid-19th century. The courthouse and jail were sold and contracts were let for the new courthouse in July 1855 on land obtained from the province.

Discover the story of Senator George T. Fulford, explore the grand Fulford mansion and marvel at the many original family furnishings.

This magnificent 1,858-square-metre (20,000-square-foot) mansion was built in 1899-1901 for self-made millionaire and senator George Taylor Fulford I (1852-1905) and his family.

This fine Second Empire-style house was built for George Brown between 1874 and 1876. The elegance of his residence reflects his prominence as a Father of Confederation, founder of The Globe newspaper (now the Globe and Mail) and a leading Liberal politician.

Step back in time to 1800. Get a glimpse of the life of Dr. Solomon Jones (1756-1822), a United Empire Loyalist and the area’s first physician.

Moose Factory, an island just south of James Bay, was established in 1673 as the main trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company. It is Canada's oldest English-speaking community.

Located in the heart of Perth, this late-Georgian stone residence was built in 1823 for Reverend Michael Harris, the first Episcopalian minister in the district.

An estimated 30,000 Black refugees from slavery in the United States fled to Canada along the Underground Railroad. One of these freedom seekers was abolitionist, preacher and author Josiah Henson.

Designed by the federal Department of Public Works in stylistic blend of High Victorian, Second Empire and Richardsonian Romanesque, this predominantly brick building is characterized by a high, heavily rusticated, stone foundation.

This building was constructed on Old Brewery Bay as a summer home for Stephen Leacock, world-renowned humorist and author.

In 1813, after 19 years as a fur trader with the North West Company, John Macdonell (1768-1850) retired to Hawkesbury Township with his wife, Magdeleine Poitras — a Métis born on the Manitoba section of the Qu'Appelle River — and their children.

This house was built by Allan Macpherson, a leading local businessman, militia leader, magistrate and Napanee's first postmaster, in proximity to his general store on Dundas Street.

The Mather-Walls House in Keewatin (part of Kenora) reflects the vision of one man — John Mather.

McMartin House was built in the American Federal style in 1830 for Daniel McMartin (1798-1869), one of the first lawyers in Perth.

Rapid growth required the building of a separate but nearby County administration office in 1861 and a Registry Office in 1876. This building is associated with 19th-century judicial, governmental and administrative development in Ontario.

The entire mill complex is one of a few surviving Ottawa Valley textile manufacturing complexes from the late 19th century. In 1988, the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum acquired the Annex of the mill complex for use as a museum.

Step through the doors of the Niagara Apothecary and see how pharmacists practised their profession over 100 years ago.

This building is associated with 19th-century judicial, governmental and administrative development in Ontario and is the third and only surviving courthouse erected for the former Niagara District. Its plan marks a transition to larger and more sophisticated court buildings after 1850 in order to include a wider range of functions.

This station at North Bay was built in 1903 by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Once an important hub of transnational rails, the North Bay CPR Station was home to the district divisional offices between 1901 and 1959.

The Canadian Birkbeck Investment and Savings Company was the initial owner of what is today the Ontario Heritage Centre – the Ontario Heritage Trust's headquarters.

Built in 1910 for the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, the Cobalt Station is associated with the early development of rail transportation and settlement in northern Ontario.

Serving as Peel County's judicial and administrative centre until 1973, the courthouse was then leased to the municipality until 1980. It now serves as a museum and art gallery.

Hamnet Kirkes Pinhey, a wealthy landed English gentleman and a successful merchant and veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, emigrated to Upper Canada in 1820 with a small fortune to develop an estate in the wilderness.

Sault Ste. Marie was elevated to a diocese in 1904 and the church was selected as a diocesan Cathedral. In 1913, the Jesuits who had served the parish church and then the Cathedral were replaced by the secular clergy. It was renamed the Cathedral of Precious Blood in 1936.

Located at Drummond Hill, Redmond Heights comprises part of the site of the Battle of Lundy's Lane.

Ruthven stands as a rare surviving example of that romantic combination of Classical architecture and picturesque landscape that characterized country estates of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Scotsdale Farm is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque places in Halton Hills. The farm is situated northwest of Georgetown and connects to Silvercreek Conservation Area and Bruce Trail.

The Sharon Temple is associated with the Children of Peace, a breakaway sect of the Society of Friends or Quakers, founded by David Willson. Willson and his wife emigrated from New York State in 1801 to join other Quakers in Upper Canada. By 1805, he had acquired 200 acres (80 hectares) in the Township of East Gwillimbury (York Region).

Explore the impressive chateau of the eccentric Sir Harry Oakes (1874-1943), the famous prospector of the gold-mining era that put Kirkland Lake on the map.

St. Anne's Anglican Church parish was founded on the present site in 1862. In 1907, a competition was held for the design of a new church.

With its congregation dating to 1783, the Cathedral is associated with the first organized Anglican parish in Ontario.

The new City Hall on the site of Stratford's former town hall marked a notable addition to the late-19th-century streetscape.

Constructed in the middle of the intersection of Water Street and the foot of River Road, the pagoda's function was to provide tourist information and present a welcoming gateway to the city. The structure provides this service to the present day.

Founded in 1798 by United Empire Loyalists, Cobourg grew as an important milling and small manufacturing centre in Upper Canada. Harbour construction and a steady rise in population further spurred prosperity and the demand for a town hall.

The Provisional County of Welland was separated from Lincoln County in 1851 with the requirement that the former build a courthouse and jail.

Willowbank is significant as a surviving mansion of the British colonial era in Canada that reflects the ideals of both classical revivalism and the picturesque tradition.

Wolford Chapel — a Trust-owned property in England — is associated with significant British elements of Ontario's heritage. It was built by John Graves Simcoe (1752-1806), the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, to serve as a place of worship for his family on their estate.

Woodchester Villa was built in 1882 for Henry James Bird, owner of a local woollen mill. It was named after the English village of Woodchester, where he was born, near Stroud in the west of England in 1842.