Dundas in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Dundas Town Hall

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), July 29, 2017

1. The Dundas Town Hall Marker

Inscription. Dundas was incorporated as a town in 1847 by a special Act of the legislature of the Province of Canada. The following year the town council accepted a tender from a local builder, James Scott, to erect a stone town hall and voted £2000 to cover the cost. Designed in a version of Roman Classic, by Francis Hawkins of Dundas, the building was completed by July, 1849, and was said to have cost £2500. Except for a small Italianate wing added later, the exterior has been little altered, although a thorough renovation was carried out in 1946. It is one of the most handsome, pre-1850, municipal buildings surviving in Ontario.

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario • Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1849.

Location. 43° 15.821′ N, 79° 57.148′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Dundas. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Dundas Street (County Road 99), on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 60 Main St, Hamilton ON L9H 2E8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: “Dundas Mills” (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Sir William Osler, Bart. (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Sir William Osler in Canada (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Founding of Dundas (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); The Desjardins Canal (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); The History of the Turning Basin (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); The History of the Desjardins Canal (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Punching and Shearing Machine c.1904 (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

The Dundas Town Hall and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 18, 2023

2. The Dundas Town Hall and Marker

The Dundas Town Hall image. Click for full size.

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), July 29, 2017

3. The Dundas Town Hall

The Dundas Town Hall clock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 18, 2023

4. The Dundas Town Hall clock

1895

5. The Dundas Town Hall in 1895

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 546 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on March 18, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. 3. submitted on April 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on March 18, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.