Fonthill in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Count De Puisaye House 1800
Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 31, 2025
1. Count De Puisaye House 1800 Marker
Placed here by the Niagara Historical Society
The building near
is half of that
built by the Count De Puisaye
a French refugee
about 1800.
Erected by Niagara Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 43° 12.733′ N, 79° 3.689′ W. Marker is in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Fonthill. It is on Service Road 66, on the right when traveling south. The marker is 3 metres west of Service Road 66, and 30 metres north of Line 3 Rd. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15506 Niagara River Parkway, Niagara-on-the-Lake ON L0S 1J0, 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 Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Count De Puisaye House (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph-Geneviθve, Comte de Puisaye (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Grand View (approx. one kilometer away in the U.S.); The Field House / La Maison Field (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Brown's Point (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Thomas Moore (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); British Landing (approx.
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Regarding Count De Puisaye House 1800. About Comte de Puisaye:
- French politician de Puisaye got on the wrong side during the French revolution, and escaped to England
- his 1795 uprising in a French port failed
- in 1798, he started a farming community with other French refugees north of Toronto, which failed
- he lived around here for a couple of years, and acquired this house, which sat in a different nearby location
- he went back to England in 1802, where he died in 1827
About Puisaye's house:
The original section of the De Puisaye House dates circa 1794. It was constructed by Walter Butler Sheehan and purchased by the Count de Puisaye in 1798. Somewhere along the way, half of De Puisaye's house was destroyed. The surviving half of De Puisaye's house was moved to this location to save it from demolition; and incorporated as the wing of an existing house. So, half of this current house was also half of De Puisaye's house.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 31, 2025
2. Count De Puisaye House 1800 - Marker in context
On the left, Service Road 66 runs south to Line 3 Rd. The marker is adjacent to the red potted flowers. The long grass almost disguises the stone block as a clumpy bush.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 31, 2025
3. Count De Puisaye House 1800 - Marker in context
Photo faces north along Service Road 66. Niagara River Pkwy runs parallel on the right.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 31, 2025
4. Count De Puisaye House, pictured 2025
The house is 50 metres back from the road. The heritage portion is right of the tree.
Photographed by Unknown author, circa 1890
5. Count De Puisaye House, pictured 1890
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De_puisaye_house_1794.jpg "Public domain"
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 2, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
