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

1879

City of Hamilton

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 27, 2025

1. 1879 Marker

Inscription. Architect: James Balfour
Italianate/Victorian Gothic
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° 15.904′ N, 79° 52.018′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Downtown. It is on MacNab Street North south of Murray Street West, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 260 MacNab St N, Hamilton ON L8L 1K2, 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 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 210 meters away); Christ’s Church Cathedral / La Cathédrale de l’Eglise du Christ (about 240 meters away); Harmony Apartments (about 240 meters away); St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Regarding 1879. The marker at 260 MacNab Street

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North is one of a row of six houses (nos 252-262) known as MacNab Terrace, designed by prolific Hamilton-born architect James Balfour in 1878-9. It was designated by the City of Hamilton (along with 252 and 254) in 1989.

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

262 MacNab Street North is the northern-most section of MacNab Terrace, a six unit row house on the east side of MacNab Street North in downtown Hamilton, Ontario.

262 MacNab 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 November 28, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Photographed by Tim Boyd, November 26, 2025

2. 1879 Marker

Centre of photo

MacNab Terrace in 2023 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, February 2023

3. MacNab Terrace in 2023

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on December 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.