Durand in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Sandyford Place
Erected by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.
Location. 43° 15.116′ N, 79° 52.374′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Durand. Marker is at the intersection of Duke Street and MacNab Street South, on the left when traveling west on Duke Street. If travelling south on James street South, turn right onto Duke Street, marker is one block west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 39-43 Duke Street, Hamilton ON L8P 3C7, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. MacNab-Charles Heritage Conservation District (about 240 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Whitehern (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); a different marker also named Whitehern (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Hamilton Central Public School (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Dedicated to the Irish Who Settled in Hamilton (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Hamilton Peace Garden (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church / L’église Presbytérienne St. Paul (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.
Also see . . . Historicplaces.ca. Entry for Sandyford Place
35-43 Duke Street, is known as Sandyford Place, and is situated at the corner of Duke and McNab Streets, in the City of Hamilton. The four, three-storey limestone townhouses are each three-bays wide. The property was designed in the Renaissance Revival style and constructed between 1856-58.(Submitted on March 20, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)
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Sandyford Place was in danger of being demolished in favour of a highrise apartment building. It received National Historic Site designation in April, 1976, the first in the City of Hamilton. It was renovated in the 1980s.
— Submitted March 20, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.
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