Burlington in Halton Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Ireland House

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 28, 2024

1. Ireland House Marker

Inscription. Ireland House on Oakridge Farm was built in 1837 by Joseph Ireland, an immigrant from Yorkshire, England. Constructed of local fieldstone, this house was the home of four generations of the Ireland family. Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1980, Ireland House was purchased by the City of Burlington in 1987 and officially opened as a museum in 1991.

Erected by Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 43° 22.068′ N, 79° 49.694′ W. Marker is in Burlington, Ontario, in Halton Region. It can be reached from Guelph Line 0.2 kilometers north of Pinemeadow Drive. The marker is by the house, approx. 100 metres in from the entrance off Guelph Line. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2168 Guelph Line, Burlington ON L7P 3G1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan

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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 are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Freeman Station Signal Mast Dedication (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Knox Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.2 kilometers away); The Founding of Burlington (approx. 5.2 kilometers away); Burlington Cenotaph (approx. 5.2 kilometers away); 125th Anniversary Clock, 1999 (approx. 5.2 kilometers away); The Hamilton Radial Electric Railway (approx. 5.3 kilometers away); William Bunton Esq. 1820-1881 (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); Spencer Smith Park (approx. 5.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Also see . . . Military Bruce - Ireland House: Burlington’s celebrated pioneer homestead.

Built between 1835 and 1837, Ireland House was the home of Joseph Ireland, one of earliest settlers
Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 28, 2024

2. Ireland House Marker
in Nelson Township, now the City of Burlington.

Twenty-eight-year-old Joseph Ireland, a recent immigrant from Bowes, Yorkshire, England, purchased the land in 1820 that would become the future site of the family home.

The house has withstood time and the development of the surrounding area, remaining in the Ireland family until 1985, when the house and remaining property was bought by the City of Burlington and turned into a museum.

(Submitted on March 28, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Ireland House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 28, 2024

3. Ireland House

Entrance to Ireland House Museum, Guelph Line image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 28, 2024

4. Entrance to Ireland House Museum, Guelph Line

Nelson Township in Halton County, 1858 image. Click for full size.

5. Nelson Township in Halton County, 1858

Ireland family properties are highlighted near Ireland House Source: University of Toronto

Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 28, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.