Welland in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Brick Archways 1913

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 13, 2026

1. The Brick Archways 1913 - Marker on South Arch

Inscription.
[Identical inscription on both markers]
The Brick Archways
1913
Designated 2019
City of Welland Heritage Advisory Committee

Erected 2019 by City of Welland Heritage Advisory Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 43° 0.053′ N, 79° 15.18′ W. Marker is in Welland, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is at the intersection of Parkway and Niagara St, on the right when traveling east on Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Parkway, Welland ON L3C 4B9, 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. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Haun-Kenney House c. 1860

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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Thomson Mateka House c 1855 (approx. half a kilometer away); Bridgetender's House c.1855 (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); 1855 The Bridgetender's House (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Welland Canal History (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); William Hamilton Merritt (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Welland-Crowland War Memorial (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Welland-Crowland War Memorial 1939 [LACAC plaque] (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Welland.

More about this marker. There are two arches, one each over the Parkway's north and south sideway. And, there are two identical markers, one on each arch, facing each other across the street.

Also see . . . The Brick Archways at Parkway Heights (by the City of Welland).

The two brick archways at the Niagara Street entrance to the Parkway sidewalks were constructed in 1913 as part of a gated entryway to a new subdivision called Parkway Heights. Constructed of tapestry brick in a pattern of varying colours, each archway consists of two square brick pillars supporting a hipped roof that covers the sidewalk below.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 13, 2026

2. The Brick Archways 1913 - Marker on North Arch
The archways were once lighted and supported an iron entrance gate across the street. ... Parkway Heights was an elite subdivision where many of Welland’s prominent industrialists, business people, and merchants lived. When the subdivision was first built, Parkway was the only street in Welland to have a treed boulevard down its centre.

(Submitted on June 14, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.)

The Brick Archways image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 13, 2026

3. The Brick Archways

Photo faces west from Niagara St, facing down the Parkway. Each of the two brick arches has an identical plaque. The plaque (right) on the north arch is on the south side, in the shadow. The identical plaque (left, barely visible in profile) on the south arch is on the north side.

The Brick Archways 1913 - South Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 13, 2026

4. The Brick Archways 1913 - South Marker in context

Photo faces south-west. The marker (centre right) is mounted high facing north, half in shade.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.