Downtown in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

1879

City of Hamilton

Photographed by Tim Boyd, December 23, 2025

1. 1879 Marker

Inscription. Bay-and-Gable Row House
Built for Henry Larkin
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act

Erected by City of Hamilton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 43° 15.908′ N, 79° 52.016′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Downtown. It is on MacNab Street North 0.1 kilometers north of Barton Street West, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 262 MacNab St N, Hamilton ON L8L 1K3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

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: A different

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marker also named 1879 (here, next to this marker); Italian Canadians as ‘Enemy Aliens’ (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hamilton Customs House / La Maison de la douane de Hamilton (about 150 meters away); Hamilton CN Station / La gare du CN de Hamilton (about 180 meters away); Christ’s Church Cathedral (about 240 meters away); Harmony Apartments (about 240 meters away); Christ’s Church Cathedral / La Cathédrale de l’Eglise du Christ (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Regarding 1879. 262 MacNab Street North is most northerly of six houses that together form a terrace known as MacNab Terrace. They were commissioned by Hamilton solicitor and developer Henry Larkin and designed by well-known Hamilton architect James Balfour in 1879. This house was designated by the City of Hamilton under the Ontario Heritage Act in 2017, with various stylistic attributes making it known as a cultural landmark (see link)

Also see . . . Notice of Intention to Designate 262 MacNab Street North, Hamilton.

262 MacNab
Photographed by Tim Boyd, December 23, 2025

2. 1879 Marker
Centre of photo, to the left of the door, between the Canadian flags.
Street North has heritage value for its architectural, associative, and contextual elements. Commissioned in 1879 by noted developer and barrister Henry Larkin and built between 1878 and 1879 by significant Hamilton architect James Balfour, 262 MacNab Street North (and MacNab Terrace) has architectural value as a stone, brick, and wood row house incorporating Classical (Palladian and Italianate) and Romantic (Gothic Revival) design.

(Submitted on December 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 37 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.