Ridgeway in Fort Erie in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Bertie Township Hall

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 23, 2025

1. Bertie Township Hall Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1874 for $2,495, this classically designed building featured limestone from a local quarry, French doors, slate roof, arched and circular windows, louvered cupola, and seven sets of ornamental modillions along the roof line.

The interior was originally one large galleried room where the municipal council met, court was held, and townspeople gathered for church services, school fairs, dances, medicine shows, theatre, opera, and Red Cross work. Rooms were built for a jail and offices for town staff, provincial police, and public health workers.

Bertie Township, Fort Erie, and Crystal Beach amalgamated in 1970. The Bertie Historical Society opened this museum in 1972. This building is now the Fort Erie Historical Museum, owned and operated by the Town of Fort Erie.

Erected 1992 by Town of Fort Erie.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 42° 53.144′ N, 79° 3.112′ W. Marker is in Fort Erie, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Ridgeway. It is on Ridge Road North 0.1 kilometers north of Dominion Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 406 Ridge Road North, Fort Erie ON L0S 1N0, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 356 Ridge Road (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); 315 Ridge Road (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); 314 Ridge Road (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); 307 Ridge Road (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); 282 Ridge Road (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Battle of Ridgeway / Bataille de Ridgeway (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); 264 Ridge Road (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); 264 Ridge Road North (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Erie.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 23, 2025

2. Bertie Township Hall Marker

Bertie Township, 1876 image. Click for full size.

3. Bertie Township, 1876

From the Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Lincoln & Welland (Toronto Public Library)

Former Bertie Township Hall, currently the Fort Erie Museum, 2025 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 23, 2025

4. Former Bertie Township Hall, currently the Fort Erie Museum, 2025

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on September 16, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 1, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.