2. The Kincardine Lighthouse
236 Harbour Street, Kincardine
www.kyc.ca
Year Built: 1880

Open: Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
Guided tour
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Built over 125 years ago to service local fishing and salt industries, this octagonal wooden tower is the only lighthouse in Ontario located "downtown". It is within walking distance of other Doors Open sites. Check web site above for year round webcam weather!

3. The Walker House
235 Harbour Street, Kincardine
Year Built: 1850
Open: Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm

The Walker House is a prime example of an early Georgian style building, and is the oldest surviving wooden hotel in Bruce and Grey Counties. Built in 1850 by Francis 'Paddy' Walker – the most chronicled of pioneer tavern keepers, known for his business savvy and colourful language – it is the oldest standing building in Kincardine. It is being restored following a major fire in 1995. The bar room has now been restored.

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4. The Bank House
315 Durham Market North, Kincardine
Year Built: ca 1870
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
Guided tours of the house

Built by the Merchants Bank, house in Classical Revival Style, Bank in Italianate, both buildings retain many of their original features. Of note are the interior shutters and storm windows. Later it became the home of Col. Hugh Clark MP, great uncle of former Prime Minster Joe Clark. The Bank now houses Kincardine's Scottish Shop

 6. BRUCE COUNTY LIBRARY, KINCARDINE BRANCH
727 Queen Street, Kincardine
Year Built: 1907-08
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
Self guided tours. For Information the Library Staff will be available.

The old library building was erected in 1908 on land donated by the town and funded by a Carnegie Grant. It is a solid Classical four square structure with elegant hints of the Aesthetic Movement. Inside, the furniture was made by local manufacturers Malcolm Furniture Co and Watson and Coombe. The new addition was built in 1994. Also note the display of heritage objects and archival material.

7. PEMBERTON BLOCK (PART) / CONDOR BOOKS
786 Queen Street, Kincardine
Year Built: 1880
Architect: A. J. Evans
Open Saturday only 10 am to 4 pm
Self guided tour

Financed by Frances Mary Pemberton as an investment after her husband's untimely death at 45, this building was a post office from 1892 to 1907, later a variety of retail establishments, and is now a bookstore. In 1907-07, the nucleus of the Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band practiced here. A display of archival material pertaining to the Pipe Band is planned.

 8. THE COAST FM
807 Queen Street, Kincardine
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
Guided tour

Not an old building, or a building of special merit, but inside is the local radio station for the Kincardine area. Although the station debuted in March of 2006, it has quickly become an integral part of the Kincardine fabric. Visit and learn about broadcasting - maybe even hear your own voice over the airwaves!

9. NORTHERN LIGHT LODGE NO. 93, KINCARDINE A.F. and A.M. G.R.C.
and BRUCE CHAPTER NO. 253, KINCARDINE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
809 Queen Street, Kincardine
Year Built: approximately mid 1850's
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
Guided Tours

Both are located in the same historic building, one of the last remaining wooden structures on Queen Street. The Lodge chapter began in 1858 and this building was acquired in 1884; Eastern Star moved into the southern portion in 1962. Fascinating site with beautiful furniture and interesting information on the two organizations.

 10. ROSENEATH / MALCOLM PLACE
255 Durham Street, Kincardine
519-396-5800
Year Built: 1875
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
Guided tours, approximately every half hour

Italianate mansion was built for Levi Rightmeyer, owner of one of Kincardine's Salt Blocks. James Malcolm MP, Chairman of Andrew Malcolm furniture Co. purchased it in 1929. The classical Italianate features, the tower and irregular massing and brackets are noteworthy. Today it is an elegant retirement residence.

 11. THE BRUCE / LEIGH HOME
250 Durham Street, Kincardine
Year built: 1911
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm

Queen Anne Revival with touches of Edwardian sobriety. Queen Anne in its asymmetrical massing, ample porch, tall chimney and tower. Edwardian in its severity. Red brick is atypical in Kincardine. The entrance hall has amazing woodwork.

Exterior photos only, please

 12. WILLIAMSBURG SCHOOL (Kincardine PS122)
359 Mechanics Ave.(corner of Princes St. and Mechanics)
Kincardine
Year built: 1875
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm

Built in 1875, this school housed the youngest students from the area north of Kincardine, known as Williamsburg. By 1908 the building was abandoned. Over the years it was sporadically occupied by the Boy Scouts, and the Orange Lodge, and was used as a storage depot. After languishing unloved for all these years, the present owners have COMPLETELY overhauled the building for a home. A must see!

14. THE PAVILION DANCE HALL
Foot of Durham Street, Kincardine
Year Built: 1923 (restored 2000 - 2005)
Architect/Builder: George Conley (Restoration Architect John Rutledge)
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm

The Pavilion Dance Hall was built for dancing, with a three-layer floor. In its heyday, the Pavilion attracted such bands as Guy Lombardo and Mart Kenney. It is one of the last dance halls of its type remaining on the shores of Lake Huron. It will be almost fully restored for Doors Open 2007.

 15. KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, KINCARDINE
345 Durham Street, Kincardine
Year Built: 1879
Open Saturday 10 am to 4pm and Sunday noon to 4 pm
Organ Celebration by Malcolm MacDonald 10:30am to 11:30am and 1:00pm to 3:00pm

The church is a revival of French and English Gothic architecture of the 10th to 12th centuries. Note the pointed arch windows, high vaulted roof and spire tower with bell. A tower was added in 1889 for a total construction cost of $20,000.

17. RICHARD KEYWORTH / HANKS HOUSE
776 Princes Street, Kincardine
Year Built: ca 1875
Architect: A. J. Evans (?)
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
Guided Tours

Grand Italianate home built for Richard Keyworth in 1875. Also owned by James Malcolm of the Malcolm Furniture Co., Daniel Bieman of Coleman Meats, and William Mitchell of Circle Bar Knitting Company. Iron fence in front is original. Many antiques and collections. Don't miss the tiny, hidden wet bar in the Library.
(See also Site #20, John Keyworth House, his father)

18. FERGUSON HOUSE
346 Durham Market South, Kincardine
Year Built: early 1900's
Guided tours

Built in the early 1900's, this house represents the solid citizen of Kincardine, a true family home. Note the corner quoins, iron cresting and attention to detail in the porch and bracketing. This a smaller version of the grand mansions along the street.

 19. A. J. EVANS / BROWN HOUSE
689 Princes Street, Kincardine
Architect: A. J. Evans (1839 - 1912)
Year built: 1875
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm

House designed and built by A. J. Evans for himself showcases his architectural prowess and his favourite Style, Second Empire. Note the attention to detail on the interior as well, deep door mouldings, etched glass, and mantles. Don't miss the lovely gardens at the side and rear.

20. JOHN KEYWORTH/BRUCE / PRENGER HOUSE
669 Princes Street, Kincardine
Year built: ca. 1850s
Open Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm
Guided Tours

Originally a humble farm house likely built for John Keyworth who came from England with his family in 1851. It has had many additions over the years and is now a charming home tucked away at the end of Princes St.
(See also Site #17, built by John's Son Richard Keyworth)

21. ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH
421 Russell Street, Kincardine
Year Built: 1859 - remodelled in 1970's
Open Saturday only 10 am to 4 pm
Guided tours

The original founding of the congregation was in 1857. The physical foundation of the present church building dates from 1859. The present structure encasing the older structure dates from the 1970's. Note stained glass windows and the painted chancel wall.

This year the church celebrates its 150th birthday!

Don't miss the Memorial Garden: follow the new pavement on the west side north through the iron gate.

22. BENNIE RUTTLE HOUSE
251 St Albert Street
Year Built: about 1900
Open Saturday 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday 12 noon to 4 pm
Guided Tour

This house was a workman's cottage with a barn to the side. The home's namesake was noted for his horsemanship. Both the barn and the house, extensively and sensitively restored by the previous and present owners, retain much of the humble and honest quality of the structures. The home is furnished with "cottage" warmth, while the barn houses the artists' showroom for "Out of Our Minds" Studio. For colonial style furniture, this is a 'must see'.

Exterior photos only, please

23. ROSE BRIAR COTTAGE
215 Goderich Street, Kincardine
Year Built: ca 1920
Open Saturday 10am to 4 pm and Sunday 12 noon to 4 pm
Guided Tour

Down a steep gravel hill and onto a gravel path is the way to discover a sensitively restored cottage. Once a summer cottage built in the '20s according to local tradition, the house has been lovingly brought back from the brink, and a two story garage added housing the owner's antique business. The interior contains antiques, treasures and ephemera in shabby chic crossed with English Country. Lots of wonderful decorating ideas for both home and garden.

Exterior Photos only, please.

24. THE ARK
#775 County Road 23 - "B" Line, Lorne Beach,
Kincardine Township
Year Built: 1858
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm

The Ark is the old name for the huge brick house, built in 1858. Over its history it was primarily a farm, later a gravel pit - also the Post Office for the Lorne Beach. It is presently a B&B and a nursery / garden for native plants. Tour both house and garden.

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 25. PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
2 Alma Street, Tiverton
Year Built: From 1976
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
Self Guided & Guided Tours

Fascinating complex of modern buildings that evoking an earlier era. It is also a successful wool business, from sheep to shop. The "new-old house" was built in 1975, the English Suffolk style barn in 1979-80. One building is a genuine log cabin dating from 1851. A must see for Timber Frame buffs and knitters.

 26. LIME KILN RESPORT
96 Victoria Street, Inverhuron
519-368-5136
Self Guided Tours

A lime kiln built about 1870's to burn limestone for making lime mortar for brick building construction has been restored. After 50 years it closed in 1920. Ten years later a resort development used the kiln as its centrepiece - the rest is history. The resort, after several owners, and expansion and contractions over the years, is still in operation.

 28. THE JOB CARR HOUSE
Concession 12, EN 1558, Bruce Township
Year built: 1885
Builder: Alexander (Sandy) Brunton
Open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
Guided tour

Built for Job Carr, an eccentric bachelor. The original house is built of beautiful dressed limestone, and is one of Brunton's best works. A modern addition to the rear takes advantage of the lovely, idyllic location. It is now a home and Retreat Centre called "Lost Gardens" which refers to the fabulous gardens Job Carr created here that have since disappeared. Although there are no records that refer to any specific varieties of plants, the present owners are working to restore the spirit of these gardens.