Downtown in St. Catharines in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Grantham Academy

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 11, 2025

1. Grantham Academy Marker

Inscription.
St. Catharines Heritage

Grantham Academy

First Secondary School in Niagara Peninsula
1829
Designated 1978

Erected by City of St. Catharines.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 43° 9.698′ N, 79° 14.744′ W. Marker is in St. Catharines, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Downtown. It is on Church Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 85 Church Street, St Catharines ON L2R 3C8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

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 walking distance of this marker: Grantham Academy 1829 (a few steps from this marker); What's In A Name: "A" not "E"

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(about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral (about 150 meters away); Mills-YWCA Building, 1868 (about 150 meters away); Former Grantham Town Hall, 1950 (about 180 meters away); Amalgamation (about 180 meters away); St. Catharines - The "Modern" Automobile City (about 210 meters away); The Founding of St. Catharines (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Catharines.

Another marker is no longer nearby. St. Catharines (was about 210 meters away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Grantham Academy - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 11, 2025

2. Grantham Academy - Marker in context

This marker is attached to centre (just right of centre) of the street-facing wall of the building.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.