Old University in Guelph in Wellington County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
McCrae House
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La Maison McCrae
Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 1, 2025
1. McCrae House/La Maison McCrae Marker
This limestone cottage was the birthplace of John McCrae, author of In Flanders Fields, the famous poem written in May 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres. Built in 1858, the house is a typical mid-nineteenth-century Ontario cottage with its trellised verandah and cedar shingle roof. The exterior has been carefully restored to its appearance in the 1870s, when it was the McCrae family home.
Dans cette petite maison de pierre à chaux, construite en 1858, est né John McCrae, l'auteur de In Flanders Fields, célèbre poème composé en mai 1915 durant la seconde bataille d'Ypres. Avec sa galerie ornée de treillis et son toit de bardeaux de cèdre, cette demeure évoque les maisons ontariennes du milieu du XIXe siècle. Restaurée avec soin, elle a retrouvé son apparence extérieure des années 1870 alors qu'elle était habitée par la famille de John McCrae.
Erected by Historic Sites and Monuments Board.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board
this page online
Location. 43° 32.171′ N, 80° 14.68′ W. Marker is in Guelph, Ontario, in Wellington County. It is in Old University. It is on Water Street 0.1 kilometers east of McCrae Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. The marker is on the grounds of the McCrae House National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Water Street, Guelph ON N1G N1G, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area and in Southwestern Ontario. 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: Birthplace of Lt.-Col. John McCrae (here, next to this marker); Lt-Col John McCrae / Le Lt-Col. John McCrae (here, next to this marker); McCrae Birthplace (a few steps from this marker);
Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 1, 2025
2. McCrae House/La Maison McCrae Marker
Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 1, 2025
3. McCrae House, 2025
Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 1, 2025
4. McCrae House/La Maison McCrae National Historic Site
The marker is visible on the right of the photo
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
