Uncover our community's unique history by stepping back in time and into some of the areas most fascinating buildings.

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Assumption Church

Magnificent Assumption Church, the fourth building to serve the oldest continuous parish in Ontario, began as a mission to the Hurons in 1728...

Bedford United Church

Like most United Churches, Bedford United was built as a Methodist Church, with construction starting in October 1906...

Canadian Club Brand Centre

The Hiram Walker & Sons head office was the flagship of the Walker enterprise...

Canadian Historical Aircraft Association

The Canadian Historical Aircraft Association is housed in the last remaining WWII hangar of the #7 Elementary Flying Training School of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan...

Central United Church

Built in 1904 to replace an earlier church at Windsor Avenue & Chatham Street that was destroyed by a fire earlier the same year, the building was designed by the Detroit architectural firm of Kastler & Hunter...

Descent of the Holy Ghost Romanian Orthodox Church

This is one of three Romanian Orthodox churches in Windsor...

Duff-Baby House

Windsor's oldest building,the Duff-Baby House ,is one of the most important and bestpreserved "Georgian" style houses in Ontario...

Francois Baby House

Prominent citizen Francois Baby built a Georgian-style house on this site in 1812...

Frank Joyce House/Holy Rosary Convent

One of the few remaining mansions of east Windsor's "millionaire's row", this Tudor Revival house was designed by Sheppard & Masson in 1926 for Detroit industrialist Frank Joyce...

Glenwood United Church

This Church was designed by the firm of Pennington & Carter in 1962...

Grachanica Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church

This church was built in 1952, designed by Pera Popovic and based on the design of a 13th century church in Kosovo...

Holy Redeemer College/Académie Ste. Cécile International School

The former Holy Redeemer College, now Académie Ste...

J. L. Forster Secondary School

The building which now stands as J. L. Forster Secondary School was originally an elementary school, built in 1922 to serve the needs of the fast growing town of Sandwich...

John Campbell Public School

John Campbell's grand opening was Sept. 14, 1927 and it was called "The finest public school building in Ontario" on that day...

Mackenzie Hall

Mackenzie Hall, the former Essex County courthouse, was built in 1855 by Mackenzie Builders...

McDougall Stodgell House

This elegant Walkerville home was designed by the Detroit architectural firm Stahl, Kinsey and Chapman in 1915...

McGregor-Cowan House

The stately Georgian-style McGregor Cowan House, built c...

Paulin Memorial Presbyterian Church

Designed by the prolific Windsor mid-century architectural team of Johnson & McWhinnie in 1963, this church is unique in Windsor for its unique design...

Sandwich First Baptist Church

Sandwich First Baptist Church is a small, brick, gable-roofed church set close to the street...

Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue

Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue, built in 1929, is the oldest active synagogue in Windsor and has the largest Orthodox congregation in Windsor/Detroit...

St. John the Divine Orthodox Church

Saint John the Divine was founded in 1914 for the Russian Orthodox Community...

Studio G&G Inc

Substation One on Walker Road, was built in 1914 to serve the former town of Walkerville...

The A.H. (Bert) Weeks Water Treatment Plant

The Albert H. Weeks Water Treatment Plant, built in 1926, supplies approximately 180 million litres of water a day, and on a hot summer day - well over 250 million litres of water a day...

Willistead Manor

Willistead Manor is a magnificent Edwardian mansion designed by renowned Detroit architect Albert Kahn...

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