List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Kingston, Ontario
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This is a list of National Historic Sites (french: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) in Kingston,
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
. There are 22 National Historic Sites designated in Kingston, including the Rideau Canal which extends from Ottawa and traverses to Kingston. The following sites are administered by Parks Canada: Bellevue House,
Kingston Fortifications The Kingston Fortifications are a series of 19th century defensive works in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, that are National Historic Sites of Canada and UNESCO World Heritage Sites (as part of the Rideau Canal inscription). The fortification system ...
, the Rideau Canal and
Shoal Tower Shoal Tower, originally known as Victoria Tower, is a Martello tower located in the harbour (Confederation Basin) of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, directly opposite Kingston City Hall. It is one of four such towers built in the 1840s to protect Kings ...
(identified below by the beaver icon ).Kingston
, National Historic Sites of Canada - administered by Parks Canada Fort Henry and
Fort Frontenac Fort Frontenac was a French trading post and military fort built in July 1673 at the mouth of the Cataraqui River where the St. Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario (at what is now the western end of the La Salle Causeway), in a location traditio ...
were both designated in 1923 and were the first sites designated in Kingston. Numerous National Historic Events also occurred in Kingston, and are identified at places associated with them, using the same style of federal plaque which marks National Historic Sites. Several National Historic Persons are commemorated throughout the city in the same way. The markers do not indicate which designation—a Site, Event, or Person—a subject has been given. National Historic Sites located elsewhere in Ontario are listed at
National Historic Sites in Ontario This is a list of National Historic Sites (french: Lieux historiques nationaux) in the province of Ontario. As of July 2021, there were 274 sites designated in Ontario, 39 of which are administered by Parks Canada (identified below and on the cl ...
. This list uses names designated by the national Historic Sites and Monuments Board, which may differ from other names for these sites.


National Historic Sites


See also

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List of historic places in Kingston, Ontario This article is a list of historic places in the City of Kingston, Ontario entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal. ''See also List of historic places in Ontario.'' List of histor ...


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{{NHSC, state=expanded Kingston National Historic Sites of Canada Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario