Historical Markers in Frontenac County, Ontario

By Cosmos Mariner, August 15, 2019

133 131 King Street East Marker • wide view
(marker visible between doors)

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1 ► Ontario, Frontenac County, Kingston — 133 131 King Street East —

This limestone double house was erected in the Georgian style by architect William Coverdale in 1842-43 for Noble Palmer, founder of the Kingston Spectator newspaper. It is notable for its windows and ashlar string courses. Half of the building . . . — — Map (db m144999) HM

2 ► Ontario, Frontenac County, Kingston — Point Frederick Buildings —

English: This peninsula, headquarters of the Provincial Marine (c. 1790-1813), and of the Royal Navy (1813-1853), was the major British naval base on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. Buildings surviving from this period include the Naval . . . — — Map (db m83618) HM

3 ► Ontario, Frontenac County, Kingston — Sir John Alexander Macdonald — (1815-1891) —

English: This Kingston lawyer was the chief architect of Confederation, which led to the creation of the Dominion of Canada on July 1st, 1867. He was Canada's first Prime Minister and led the country for almost 19 years. The . . . — — Map (db m140200) HM