Cayuga in Haldimand County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Ruthven Mansion

Built in 1845

— Town of Haldimand Heritage Landmark —

Ruthven Mansion Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 11, 2023

1. Ruthven Mansion Marker

Inscription.
This fine Greek Revival country home was built by master architect John Latshaw for David Thompson, M.P.P. (1793 1851). Five generations of the Thompson family have been prominent in business, politics and military affairs, both locally and nationally.

Erected by Town of Haldimand.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 42° 58.744′ N, 79° 52.505′ W. Marker is in Cayuga, Ontario, in Haldimand County. It can be reached from Haldimand County Highway 54. The marker is on the grounds of the Ruthven Park National Historic Site, approx. 400 metres from the entrance on Haldimand Road 54. Access is subject to the opening hours of the park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cayuga ON N0A 1R0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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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 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ruthven Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Youngs (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Judicial Complex, Haldimand County (approx. 3 kilometers away); The Haldimand Grant (approx. 3 kilometers away); Flour Mill Stones (approx. 3 kilometers away); Nicholas Log Cabin (approx. 3 kilometers away); Evolving History of the Cayuga Bridge (approx. 3.6 kilometers away); The Davis, Martindale Flour and Grist Mill of York (approx. 4.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cayuga.

Also see . . . Ruthven Park (Canada’s Historic Places).

Ruthven Estate, including the main house and its wing was designed by master builder and architect John Latshaw in circa 1845. It is considered his masterpiece of residential design and one of Ontario's finest Greek Revival style homes. It is unique in Haldimand County and, quite possibly in Canada, in terms of the completeness
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 11, 2023

2. Ruthven Mansion Marker
Below the larger marker
of the estate and the size of the main house, which contains 36 rooms in 10,200 square feet of space.

(Submitted on December 3, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Entrance to Ruthven Park on Haldimand Road 54. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 11, 2023

3. Entrance to Ruthven Park on Haldimand Road 54.

Ruthven Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 11, 2023

4. Ruthven Mansion

The Grounds of Ruthven Park, in front of the of the mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 11, 2023

5. The Grounds of Ruthven Park, in front of the of the mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 3, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.