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Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario. It is at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, the south end of the Rideau Canal. Kingston is near the Thousand Islands, a tourist region to the east, and the Prince Edward County tourist region to the west.
Fort Henry National Historic Site is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Point Henry, a strategic, elevated point near the mouth of the Cataraqui River where it flows into the St. Lawrence River at the east end of Lake Ontario. The fort and the point on which the fort was built were named after Henry Hamilton, former Lieutenant-Governor of ...
Lower Brewers Defensible Lockmaster's House. Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada. Kingston (Washburn) ON. 44°23′20″N 76°19′30″W. / 44.389°N 76.325°W / 44.389; -76.325 ( Lower Brewers Defensible Lockmaster's House) Federal ( 11024 ) Vimy Barracks Building B7.
This is a list of National Historic Sites ( French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) in Kingston, Ontario. There are 22 National Historic Sites designated in Kingston, [ 1] including the Rideau Canal which extends from Ottawa and traverses 202 kilometres (126 mi) to Kingston. The following sites are administered by Parks Canada: Bellevue ...
Kingston Penitentiary, c. 1901. Kingston Penitentiary cellblock. Unique architecture under dome connecting the shop buildings. Constructed from 1833 to 1834 and opened on June 1, 1835, as the "Provincial Penitentiary of the Province of Upper Canada", it was one of the oldest prisons in continuous use in the world at the time of its closure in ...
Kingston City Hall is the seat of local government in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Occupying a full city block facing Lake Ontario in Kingston's downtown, the city hall is a prominent building constructed in the Neoclassical style with a landmark tholobate and dome. The city hall was completed in 1844, with its scale and design reflective of ...
La Salle Causeway. The causeway and lift bridge, looking west. The La Salle Causeway is a causeway that allows Highway 2 to cross the Cataraqui River (the southern entrance of the Rideau Canal) at Kingston, Ontario. The causeway separates Kingston's inner and outer harbours. Construction of the causeway was completed on April 15, 1917. [1]
The original St. George's parish church was a wooden building constructed in 1792 located across from what is now Kingston Market Square, and was the first church built in the Kingston area. [ 3] John Stuart was the Rector. The present church building was constructed at another location (King St. at Johnson St.) during the years 1825–1828.