Queenston in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Brock Dead House
The first of five places where Sir Isaac Brock's body rested after the Battle of Queenston Heights
Photographed by uTour, February 21, 2013
1. Brock Dead House Marker close-up
During the War of 1812, the Brock dead house was owned by Patrick McCabe. The faηade was oriented in an easterly direction, facing the Niagara River.
Courtesy Brock University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Brock Dead House
On 13th of October 1812, Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights. In the midst of a deadly gunfire, his body was carried off the field and hidden in a nearby house. This improvised mortuary, or dead house. was located on the south-east corner of modern-day Queenston and Partition Streets. Spared the ravages of war, it remained standing for well over a century. By the 1920s, however, the house was in ruins and before the end of that decade it was torn down.
Erected 2011 by Queenston Residents' Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is October 13, 1812.
Location. 43° 9.846′ N, 79° 3.257′ W. Memorial is in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Queenston. It is at the intersection of Queenston Street and Partition Street,
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Regionally, this memorial 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 walking distance of this marker: Home of Laura Ingersoll Secord (within shouting distance of this marker); The Queenston Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Founding of Queenston (within shouting distance of this marker); Laura Ingersoll Secord 1775-1868 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Laura Secord (1775-1868) (about 90 meters away); Queenston United Church of Canada (about 150 meters away); 'Alfred' (about 180 meters away); The Colonial Advocate (about
Photographed by uTour, February 21, 2013
2. Brock Dead House Marker
Also see . . . Sir Isaac Brock Biography. (Submitted on February 24, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2013, by uTour of Misissauga, Ontario. This page has been viewed 1,246 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on September 3, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2013, by uTour of Misissauga, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
