List of castles in Canada

This is a list of castles in Canada. Most cannot properly be described as true castles. They are primarily country houses, follies, or other types of buildings built to give the appearance of a castle. They are usually designed in the Gothic Revival, Châteauesque, Renaissance Revival, Romanesque Revival, Scots Baronial or Tudor Revival styles.

BuildingImageType (originally)Architectural styleYear completedFloor area (m2)Grounds (m2)LocationCityProvince
12, Terrasse Pagé, MontrealMansionChâteauesque20062,132.705,728.1045°30′26″N 73°54′37″W / 45.507242°N 73.910233°W / 45.507242; -73.910233MontrealQuebec
Alfred Brown HouseMansionTudor Revival18741,55626,25545°26′21″N 73°45′56″W / 45.439106°N 73.765531°W / 45.439106; -73.765531DorvalQuebec
Alice Graham HouseMansionTudor Revival19251,7871,41145°30′06″N 73°34′56″W / 45.501556°N 73.582111°W / 45.501556; -73.582111MontrealQuebec
Andrew Frederick Gault HouseMansionGothic Revival1875 (destroyed in 1924)45°29′58″N 73°34′45″W / 45.499583°N 73.579167°W / 45.499583; -73.579167MontrealQuebec
ArdvarnaMansionQueen Anne18941,2534,63145°30′15″N 73°34′55″W / 45.50425°N 73.581861°W / 45.50425; -73.581861MontrealQuebec
Banff Springs HotelHotelChâteauesque188813,94051°09′52″N 115°33′43″W / 51.1644°N 115.562°W / 51.1644; -115.562BanffAlberta
BraeheadMansionGothic Revival18622,05313,12345°30′18″N 73°34′52″W / 45.504931°N 73.581125°W / 45.504931; -73.581125MontrealQuebec
Cary CastleOfficial residenceChâteauesque1860 (destroyed in 1899)VictoriaBritish Columbia
Casa LomaMansionGothic Revival19146,01131,88943°40′41″N 79°24′34″W / 43.67815°N 79.409456°W / 43.67815; -79.409456TorontoOntario
Castle KilbrideMansionItalianate187792943°24′14″N 80°40′17″W / 43.403972°N 80.671518°W / 43.403972; -80.671518WilmotOntario
Château de CallièreHôtel particulierFrench Colonial1695 (ruins)45°30′09″N 73°33′15″W / 45.50256°N 73.55422°W / 45.50256; -73.55422MontrealQuebec
Château DufresneMansionsBeaux-Arts19181,8097,13445°33′14″N 73°33′14″W / 45.553885°N 73.553818°W / 45.553885; -73.553818MontrealQuebec
Château FrontenacHotelChâteauesque189369,95610,19546°48′43″N 71°12′19″W / 46.811846°N 71.205343°W / 46.811846; -71.205343Quebec CityQuebec
Château HaldimandCastleColonial1786 (ruins)46°48′44″N 71°12′18″W / 46.812278°N 71.205014°W / 46.812278; -71.205014Quebec CityQuebec
Château LaurierHotelChâteauesque191261,31645°25′32″N 75°41′42″W / 45.425567°N 75.695108°W / 45.425567; -75.695108OttawaOntario
Château MonsarratMansionTudor Revival19302,32445°25′12″N 75°45′37″W / 45.42°N 75.76019°W / 45.42; -75.76019GatineauQuebec
Château de RamezayOfficial residenceFrench Colonial1706 (reconstructed in 1756-57)1,7041,42245°30′33″N 73°33′12″W / 45.509028°N 73.553333°W / 45.509028; -73.553333MontrealQuebec
Chateau St. LouisOfficial residencePalladian1620 (ruins)46°48′45″N 71°12′16″W / 46.812423°N 71.204396°W / 46.812423; -71.204396Quebec CityQuebec
Château de VaudreuilHôtel particulierFrench colonial1676 (ruins)45°30′28″N 73°33′10″W / 45.507694°N 73.552653°W / 45.507694; -73.552653MontrealQuebec
Charles A. Smart HouseMansionTudor Revival19101,8045,77945°29′26″N 73°36′13″W / 45.490681°N 73.6037°W / 45.490681; -73.6037WestmountQuébec
Chelster HallMansionTudor Revival20064,366.4440,468.5643°27′26″N 79°39′12″W / 43.457153°N 79.653225°W / 43.457153; -79.653225OakvilleOntario
Chorley ParkOfficial residenceChâteauesque1915 (destroyed in 1961)56,65643°41′10″N 79°22′12″W / 43.686054°N 79.370009°W / 43.686054; -79.370009TorontoOntario
Confederation BuildingOffice buildingChâteauesque193145°25′19″N 75°42′10″W / 45.421905°N 75.702871°W / 45.421905; -75.702871OttawaOntario
CraguieMansionRomanesque Revival, Châteauesque1889 (destroyed in 1930)45°30′10″N 73°34′56″W / 45.502878°N 73.582133°W / 45.502878; -73.582133MontrealQuebec
Craigdarroch CastleMansionScottish baronial style18902,300113,00048°25′21″N 123°20′37″W / 48.422585°N 123.343704°W / 48.422585; -123.343704VictoriaBritish Columbia
Delta BessboroughHotelChâteauesque193252°07′35″N 106°39′33″W / 52.126389°N 106.659167°W / 52.126389; -106.659167SaskatoonSaskatchewan
Dundurn CastleMansionNeoclassical18351,33240,46943°16′10″N 79°53′05″W / 43.2695°N 79.8847°W / 43.2695; -79.8847HamiltonOntario
Elspeh Angus and Duncan McIntyre HousesMansionsRenaissance Revival18942,30429,31445°30′14″N 73°34′52″W / 45.503778°N 73.581028°W / 45.503778; -73.581028MontrealQuebec
Empress HotelHotelChâteauesque190848°25′19″N 123°22′02″W / 48.421806°N 123.367287°W / 48.421806; -123.367287VictoriaBritish Columbia
Euclid HallMansionGothic Revival186843°40′01″N 79°22′41″W / 43.666832°N 79.377943°W / 43.666832; -79.377943TorontoOntario
Fred Sowden HouseMansionGothic Revival191149°36′58″N 100°15′22″W / 49.6162°N 100.256°W / 49.6162; -100.256SourisManitoba
George Alexander Drummond HouseMansionRomanesque Revival1888 (destroyed in 1926)45°30′09″N 73°34′32″W / 45.5025°N 73.575556°W / 45.5025; -73.575556MontrealQuebec
George Elias Tuckett HouseMansionRomanesque Revival189543°15′32″N 79°52′45″W / 43.258989°N 79.879261°W / 43.258989; -79.879261HamiltonOntario
George Stephen HouseMansionRenaissance Revival18832,5552,20645°29′56″N 73°34′33″W / 45.499025°N 73.575761°W / 45.499025; -73.575761MontrealQuebec
George Sumner HouseMansionQueen-Anne19061,1034,83145°29′31″N 73°36′02″W / 45.492042°N 73.6005°W / 45.492042; -73.6005WestmountQuebec
Hatley CastleMansionScottish baronial style19094,063.732,286,47448°26′03″N 123°28′21″W / 48.4343°N 123.4724°W / 48.4343; -123.4724ColwoodBritish Columbia
Harrieth Frothingham HouseMansionTudor Revival19161,8273,51045°29′30″N 73°36′58″W / 45.49175°N 73.616167°W / 45.49175; -73.616167WestmountQuebec
Health and Welfare BuildingGovernment buildingChâteauesque19408,915.42,422.4046°49′04″N 71°12′48″W / 46.817727°N 71.213272°W / 46.817727; -71.213272Quebec CityQuebec
Hotel MacdonaldHotelChâteauesque191553°32′25″N 113°29′20″W / 53.5402°N 113.489°W / 53.5402; -113.489EdmontonAlberta
James Ross HouseMansionChâteauesque18922,39029,31445°30′12″N 73°34′49″W / 45.503389°N 73.580306°W / 45.503389; -73.580306MontrealQuebec
James T. Davis HouseMansionTudor Revival19101,8583,12245°30′08″N 73°34′58″W / 45.502292°N 73.582681°W / 45.502292; -73.582681MontrealQuebec
Le Château ApartmentsApartment buildingChâteauesque192529,9736,27945°29′58″N 73°34′45″W / 45.4995°N 73.579264°W / 45.4995; -73.579264MontrealQuebec
Les Fusiliers Mont-RoyalDrill hallChâteauesque19111,6131,68845°31′05″N 73°34′20″W / 45.517989°N 73.572314°W / 45.517989; -73.572314MontrealQuebec
Louis Joseph Forget House (Bois de la Roche)MansionChâteauesque19002,14687,72345°26′44″N 73°57′34″W / 45.445625°N 73.959486°W / 45.445625; -73.959486SennevilleQuébec
Maison GodinPrisonChâteauesque193116,83546°47′14″N 71°15′36″W / 46.787306°N 71.259917°W / 46.787306; -71.259917Quebec CityQuebec
Manoir Bleury-BouthillierMansionChâteauesque18873,251.6110,219.3345°37′17″N 73°48′09″W / 45.621306°N 73.802444°W / 45.621306; -73.802444RosemèreQuebec
Manoir Louis-Joseph-PapineauManorRegency185045,37045°38′46″N 74°56′45″W / 45.646047°N 74.945725°W / 45.646047; -74.945725MontebelloQuébec
Manoir Mauvide-GenestManorFrench Colonial173446°54′51″N 70°54′10″W / 46.914126°N 70.902678°W / 46.914126; -70.902678Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'OrléansQuebec
Manoir RichelieuHotelChâteauesque192947°37′14″N 70°08′44″W / 47.620583°N 70.145656°W / 47.620583; -70.145656La MalbaieQuebec
Manoir Rouville-CampbellManorTudor Revival186018,61045°33′36″N 73°12′01″W / 45.560083°N 73.200306°W / 45.560083; -73.200306Mont-Saint-HilaireQuébec
Manoir TaschereauManorPalladian18115,03946°26′40″N 71°02′02″W / 46.444498°N 71.033869°W / 46.444498; -71.033869Sainte-MarieQuebec
McTavish reservoirReservoirChâteauesque19322,54137,47745°30′20″N 73°34′44″W / 45.505529°N 73.578777°W / 45.505529; -73.578777MontrealQuebec
Mile End City Hall & Fire stationCity Hall and Fire stationChâteauesque19051,93996045°31′23″N 73°35′36″W / 45.523°N 73.593292°W / 45.523; -73.593292MontrealQuebec
OaklandsMansionGothic Revival186043°40′55″N 79°23′56″W / 43.681986°N 79.398847°W / 43.681986; -79.398847TorontoOntario
Oland HouseMansionRomanesque Revival189144°37′58″N 63°34′32″W / 44.632903°N 63.575594°W / 44.632903; -63.575594HalifaxNova Scotia
Place VigerHotel & railway stationChâteauesque189810,21938,31745°30′45″N 73°33′12″W / 45.512556°N 73.553417°W / 45.512556; -73.553417MontrealQuebec
Quebec City ArmouryDrill hallChâteauesque1887 (destroyed in 2008)46°48′23″N 71°12′50″W / 46.8063°N 71.214°W / 46.8063; -71.214Quebec CityQuebec
RavenscragMansionRenaissance Revival18634,968139,93045°30′21″N 73°34′56″W / 45.505889°N 73.582111°W / 45.505889; -73.582111MontrealQuebec
Richard Bladworth Angus HouseMansionChâteauesquec. 1903 (destroyed in 1950)45°26′12″N 73°58′15″W / 45.436583°N 73.970875°W / 45.436583; -73.970875SennevilleQuebec
Rideau HallOfficial residenceRegency, Norman Revival, Florentine Renaissance Revival18389,500356,12345°26′38″N 75°41′08″W / 45.443753°N 75.685641°W / 45.443753; -75.685641OttawaOntario
Terrace BankMansionGothic Revival1861 (destroyed in 1909)45°30′02″N 73°34′59″W / 45.500583°N 73.583194°W / 45.500583; -73.583194MontrealQuebec
Trafalgar ApartmentsApartment buildingChâteauesque193115,7212,80145°29′42″N 73°35′42″W / 45.494922°N 73.594984°W / 45.494922; -73.594984MontrealQuebec
Wesley HallUniversity buildingChâteauesque189549°53′27″N 97°09′12″W / 49.890889°N 97.153375°W / 49.890889; -97.153375WinnipegManitoba
Willistead ManorManorTudor Revival190662,00042°19′06″N 83°00′38″W / 42.318222°N 83.010472°W / 42.318222; -83.010472WindsorOntario

Sources

  • Bart Robinson, "Banff Springs: The story of the hotel", Banff, Summerthought Publishing, 2007, 178 p.
  • (in French) Communauté Urbaine de Montréal, Répertoire d'architecture traditionnelle sur le territoire de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal : Les appartements, Service de la planification du territoire (CUM), 1987, 455 p.
  • (in French) Communauté Urbaine de Montréal, Répertoire d'architecture traditionnelle sur le territoire de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal : Les édifices publics, Service de la planification du territoire (CUM), 1987, 309 p.
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  • City of Montebello, The assessment roll (consulted November 28, 2013)
  • City of Montreal, The assessment roll (consulted February 6, 2014)
  • City of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, The assessment roll (consulted November 28, 2013)
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See also

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