Ontario Heritage Trust
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The Ontario Heritage Trust is a non-profit agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture
, responsible for protecting, preserving and promoting the built, natural and cultural heritage of Canada's most populous province. It was initially known as the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board in the 1950s. In 1968, the Sites Board was incorporated into the Ontario Heritage Foundation by the Progressive Conservative
government of John Robarts
. Its name was changed to Ontario Heritage Trust in 2005 by an amendment to the Ontario Heritage Act
.
The Trust's current chairman is Dr. Thomas Symons.
The Trust's most recognizable work is the Provincial Plaque Program. Since 1956 at Port Carling, it has erected over 1,200 of the now-familiar blue and gold plaques, the vast majority of which are found across Ontario, but also in the United States, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The Trust also owns a number of historic buildings.
Ministry of Tourism and Culture (Ontario)
The Ministry of Tourism and Culture was created on January 18, 2010 when the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Tourism were combined under one minister. It is responsible for the development of policies and programs and the operation of programs related to tourism, arts, cultural industries,...
, responsible for protecting, preserving and promoting the built, natural and cultural heritage of Canada's most populous province. It was initially known as the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board in the 1950s. In 1968, the Sites Board was incorporated into the Ontario Heritage Foundation by the Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
government of John Robarts
John Robarts
John Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and the 17th Premier of Ontario.-Early life:...
. Its name was changed to Ontario Heritage Trust in 2005 by an amendment to the Ontario Heritage Act
Ontario Heritage Act
The Ontario Heritage Act, first enacted on March 5, 1975, allows municipalities and the provincial government to designate individual properties and districts in the Province of Ontario, Canada, as being of cultural heritage value or interest....
.
The Trust's current chairman is Dr. Thomas Symons.
The Trust's most recognizable work is the Provincial Plaque Program. Since 1956 at Port Carling, it has erected over 1,200 of the now-familiar blue and gold plaques, the vast majority of which are found across Ontario, but also in the United States, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The Trust also owns a number of historic buildings.
Ontario Heritage Trust buildings
- Ashbridge EstateAshbridge EstateThe Ashbridge Estate is an historic home in the east end of Toronto. The building is located on Queen Street East near Coxwell Avenue in the Ashbridge's neighbourhood, Toronto between Leslieville and The Beaches...
- Barnum HouseBarnum houseThe Barnum House was built between 1817 and 1819 by Eliakim Barnum, a United Empire Loyalist originally from Vermont. The house, which stands just outside of Grafton, Ontario, in Alnwick/Haldimand Township, is the earliest example of Neoclassical architecture in Canada...
- Bethune-Thompson House Nat'l Historic Site
- Duff Baby HouseDuff Baby HouseThe Duff Baby House is an historic house located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.-History:Built between 1792 and 1798, the Duff Baby House is considered to be the oldest building in Windsor. The house was built by Alexander Duff as a fur trade post. In 1807 the building was bought by James Baby and...
- Elgin and Winter Garden TheatresElgin and Winter Garden TheatresThe Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres are a pair of stacked theatres in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Winter Garden theatre is seven stories above the Elgin Theatre....
- Enoch Turner SchoolEnoch Turner SchoolEnoch Turner Schoolhouse is a historic site and museum owned by the Ontario Heritage Trust. The school was built in 1848, when it was known as the Trinity Street School. The building is located at 106 Trinity Street between King St. E...
- Fulford PlaceFulford PlaceFulford Place is the turn-of-the-century mansion home of Senator George Taylor Fulford, a Canadian businessman and politician. The home is now a historic house museum reflecting Edwardian period decorations, and is operated by the Ontario Heritage Trust. It was designated a National Historic Site...
- George Brown House (Toronto)
- Homewood National Historic Site
- Inge-Va
- Macdonell-Williamson House National Historic Site
- McMartin House National Historic Site
- Mather-Walls House
- Moose Factory Buildings National Historic Site:
- Hudson's Bay Company Staff House
- Joseph Turner House
- William McLeod House
- Ham Sackabukisham House
- Niagara Apothecary National Historic Site
- Ontario Heritage Center at Birkbeck Building National Historic Site
- Scotsdale Farm
- Sir Harry Oakes Chateau
- Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic SiteUncle Tom's Cabin Historic SiteLocated near Dresden, Ontario, Canada, Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site is an open air museum and African American history centre that includes the home of Josiah Henson, a former slave, author, abolitionist, and minister, who was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's title character in her...
- Wolford ChapelWolford ChapelWolford Chapel is the burial place of John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. It is the property of the Canadian province of Ontario, and flies the Flag of Canada despite being in the English countryside....