Stone Town Heritage

Stone buildings in southwestern Ontario and the Niagara Peninsula

Limestone Mill Ruins at the Rockwood Conservation Area near Guelph, Ontario

Limestone Mill Ruins at the Rockwood Conservation Area near Guelph, Ontario

Point Pelee Lighthouse. Built in 1833 and inactive since 1909. The 18 m (60 ft) round rubblestone tower was restored in 2000.

Point Pelee Lighthouse. Built in 1833 and inactive since 1909. The 18 m (60 ft) round rubblestone tower was restored in 2000.

Sandyford Place, 35-43 Duke Street, Hamilton, Ontario. The row of terrace houses was built in the late 1850s using local limestone by mason Donald Nicholson.
In August 1973, the owners announced the building would be demolished. The City of Hamilton...

Sandyford Place, 35-43 Duke Street, Hamilton, Ontario. The row of terrace houses was built in the late 1850s using local limestone by mason Donald Nicholson.

In August 1973, the owners announced the building would be demolished. The City of Hamilton purchased the building in April 1976 and restored it. All the dwellings are now privately owned.

Neustadt Springs Brewery. The craft brewery is in the village of Neustadt, north of Guelph. Constructed of fieldstone in 1869, the building is the oldest still operating brewery in Ontario.

Neustadt Springs Brewery.  The craft brewery is in the village of Neustadt, north of Guelph. Constructed of fieldstone in 1869, the building is the oldest still operating brewery in Ontario.

The Pioneer Settlers Memorial Tower is located on banks of the Grand River at 300 Lookout Lane, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario. The 18.9 metre high tower was completed in 1926 to commemorate the arrival of the Pennsylvania-German pioneers to...

The Pioneer Settlers Memorial Tower is located on banks of the Grand River at 300 Lookout Lane, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario. The 18.9 metre high tower was completed in 1926 to commemorate the arrival of the Pennsylvania-German pioneers to the Waterloo region between 1800 and 1803.

Morningstar grist mill, Decew Falls, St Catharines, Ontario

Morningstar grist mill, Decew Falls, St Catharines, Ontario

The old St Catharines Ontario Courthouse was built in 1848-49 with an addition in 1863-65. It is now a theatre.

The old St Catharines Ontario Courthouse was built in 1848-49 with an addition in 1863-65. It is now a theatre.

Guelph Ontario Armoury. Built in 1906, this late Gothic-Revival style brick building is heavily ornamented with rock-faced stone details.

Guelph Ontario Armoury. Built in 1906, this late Gothic-Revival style brick building is heavily ornamented with rock-faced stone details.

Viaduct over Trout Creek St Marys Ontario built for the Grand Trunk Railway in 1860

Viaduct over Trout Creek St Marys Ontario built for the Grand Trunk Railway in 1860