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

Cemetery Gatehouse

1854

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 27, 2025

1. Cemetery Gatehouse Marker

Inscription.
Designed by William Hodgins
Gothic Revival style
Chapel/Residence
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act

Erected by City of Hamilton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 43° 16.26′ N, 79° 53.227′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Strathcona. It is on York Boulevard 0.4 kilometers west of Dundurn Street North, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 604 York Boulevard, Hamilton ON L8R 3H1, 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 are

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within walking distance of this marker: Defensive Outwork (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); March to Stoney Creek (about 120 meters away); First Line of Defense (about 150 meters away); Burlington Heights 1813 - 1814 (about 150 meters away); United Empire Loyalists (about 180 meters away); Sir John Harvey (about 180 meters away); Dundurn Castle (about 210 meters away); "The Burlington Races" 1813 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Other markers no longer nearby. Sir Allan Napier MacNab (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Dundurn Castle (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Heritage Designation of Hamilton Cemetery Grounds and Buildings (Ontario ermitage Trust). <blockquote>The Hamilton Cemetery was the first public cemetery in Hamilton and is claimed to be the first municipally owned and controlled cemetery in Canada. It opened in 1848 on a tract of land acquired from Christ's Church (part of a larger parcel purchased from Sir Allan MacNab

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 27, 2025

2. Cemetery Gatehouse Marker

Marker is on the left of the doorway

in 1847) and was initially named the Burlington Cemetery. The cemetery was progressively enlarged by the acquisition of additional parcels of land, including 24 surveyed lots originally owned by MacNab on the west side of York Street and property owned by the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Hamilton known as the "Bishop's Field". The gatehouse was erected on a parcel of land in front of the cemetery: lots 10 and 11 purchased by the City from W.H. Dickson in 1854. Identified on the original architectural drawings as the Gate Lodge, this modestly-scaled building was designed to house a "public waiting room" (later referred to as a mortuary chapel) and caretaker's residence. (Submitted on March 28, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Hamilton Cemetery Gatehouse (west elevation) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 27, 2025

3. Hamilton Cemetery Gatehouse (west elevation)

Cemetery Gatehouse elevation original drawing image. Click for full size.

4. Cemetery Gatehouse elevation original drawing

Source: McMaster University Archives

Hamilton Cemetery, 2025 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 27, 2025

5. Hamilton Cemetery, 2025

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 28, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.