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

The Right House (now Park Place)

1893

Photographed by Tim Boyd, December 9, 2024

1. The Right House (now Park Place) Marker

Inscription.
Architect William Stewart & Son
Built for department store founder
Thomas C. Watkins

Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act

Erected by City of Hamilton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 43° 15.385′ N, 79° 52.073′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Beasley. It is at the intersection of King Street East and Hughson Street North, on the right when traveling west on King Street East. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hamilton ON L8R 3L5, 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: The City of Hamilton Cenotaph (within shouting distance of this marker); Former Dominion Public Building (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lloyd D. Jackson Square (about 120 meters away); Clock of the Charging Horsemen (about 120 meters away); The Official Birthplace of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club (about 150 meters away); Sir John Morison Gibson (about 150 meters away); Pigott Building (about 150 meters away); 47 James Street South (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Also see . . . The Right House (downtownhmilton.org). 35 King St E., The Right House, wa Hamilton’s first department store. In 1847 Thomas C. Watkins opened a small hardware store on James Street but a short time later he closed this location and opened a wholesale warehouse at 19 King St. E. (where the Woolworth building stands next door). When Watkins returned to selling dry goods he built The Right House at its current location. From 1890 to 1893, Watkins built the new premises for The Right House facing Gore Park. It was bigger,

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 18, 2024

2. The Right House (now Park Place) Marker

bolder and better equipped than any of its neighbouring rowhouse stores. (Submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

King Street West, Hamilton, 1900 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd

3. King Street West, Hamilton, 1900

the Right House is at the centre of the photo

Former Right House department store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 18, 2023

4. Former Right House department store

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 9, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.