List of historic buildings in Markham, Ontario


This is a list of historic building in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The earliest structures that were built in Markham, Ontario originated from indigenous settlements in the region, including the Iroquois, the Huron Wendat, the Petun and the Neutral Nation. However, Markham's oldest standing structures dates back to its earliest European settlers, who settled the area in 1794.
Historic buildings and structures are spread throughout Markham, although a number of historic buildings are clustered in four "heritage conservation districts," Buttonville, Markham Village, Thornhill, and Unionville. Development in the heritage conservation districts is required to follow municipal guidelines laid out in the heritage district's conservation plan. These conservation plans were created to protect historic buildings, and to ensure that new developments within these districts complement the "character of the neighbourhood".

List of historic buildings

Most historic structures and properties are presently registered with the Markham Register of Property of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest. A number of buildings and properties within the registry are protected under the Ontario Heritage Act. Buildings and structures in the registry are either listed as individual properties, or as a part of a larger heritage conservation district. The oldest structure within the registry is Philip Eckardt Log House, built in 1800. In addition to buildings within the registry, several of Markham's oldest buildings are situated at the Markham Museum, an open-air museum located next to the Markham Village heritage conservation district.
The majority of Markham's oldest standing structures were built as private residences, many of which are still used for that purpose. However, some residences have been re-purposed for commercial use.

1800 to 1849

The following is a list of historic buildings from 1800 to 1849:
BuildingImageYear completedArchitectural styleAddressHeritage districtWardRef.
Philip Eckardt Log House1800N/A - Basic Log cabin128 Harbord Street6
Christian Reesor Homestead1806Georgian9035 Reesor Road5
20 Ruggles Avenue1809Georgian20 Ruggles Avenue1
Heintzman House1816Regency135 Bay Thorn Drive1
David Whaley House1820Vernacular7218 Reesor Road7
Joshua Miller House1820Georgian10 Heritage Corners Lane4
Christian K. Hoover House1824N/A - Basic Log cabin9350 Markham Road4
4130 19th Avenue1826Regency4130 19th Avenue6
Gapper-Duncan House1828Georgian & Regency6 Wismer Place4
Johnston-Barker House1828Georgian & Vernacular53 Main Street Markham SouthMarkham Village4
Byer Family Home1829Georgian10235 Highway 485
Eckardt-Stiver House1829Ontario Cottage & Regency206 Main Street UnionvilleUnionville3
Thomas and Sarah Hasty House1829Neoclassical11482 McCowan Road6
Peter Reesor Homestead1830Georgian7273 14th Avenue7
Reverend William Jenkins House1830Neoclassical11022 Kennedy Road6
Nathan Chapman Jr. House1832Ontario Cottage & Regency9350 Markham Road4
Cashel Road House1835Georgian4510 Elgin Mills Road East6
John Wurtz House1835Regency8847 Reesor Road5
Joseph & Sarah Henderson House1835Georgian53 Main Street Markham NorthMarkham Village4
Unionville Wheelwright and Blacksmith Snop1835166 Main Street UnionvilleUnionville3
William and Ann Workman House1835Neoclassical15 George StreetMarkham Village4
Thomas McMackon House1840Gothic Revival & Vernacular8328 14th Avenue7
David Badgerow House1840Georgian8331 14th Avenue7
Samuel Kendrick Farmhouse1840Georgian4822 19th Avenue6
Chauncy Crosby House1840Georgian10451 Highway 485
William Reynolds House1840Ontario Cottage & Regency7482 Highway 7 East5
Adam Hagler House1840Georgian & Vernacular
William Grant House1840Georgian & Vernacular2665 Bur Oak Avenue5
15 Colborne Street1840Georgian & Vernacular15 Colborne StreetThornhill1
John Jacob Lunau House1840Gothic Revival12 David Gohn Circle4
William Macklin House1840Neoclassical2501 Denison Street7
4478 Elgin Mills Road East1840Neoclassical4478 Elgin Mills Road East6
Adam Clendenen House1840Georgian8 Green Hollow Court5
John Reesor House1840Georgian, Gothic Revival, and Vernacular1 Kalvinster Drive5
St. Philip's Anglican Church Manse1840Georgian9418 Kennedy Road6
Sommerfeldt Homestead1840Georgian10379 Kennedy Road6
39 Langstaff Road East184039 Langstaff Road East1
James and Sarah Osborn Double House1840Georgian61 Main Street Markham NorthMarkham Village4
Old Presbyterian Manse1840Neoclassical89 Main Street Markham SouthMarkham Village4
Jacob Pingle Sr. House1840Vernacular4638 Major Mackenzie Drive East6
5480 Major Mackenzie Drive East1840Georgian5480 Major Mackenzie Drive East6
William Read House1840Georgian9899 Markham Road4
11137 McCowan Road1840Neoclassical11137 McCowan Road6
Abraham Koch House1840Georgian16 Moore's Court7
Samuel Reesor Homestead1840Georgian7450 Reesor Road7
White Hill Mills House1840Georgian7939 Reesor Road7
Noble Tenant Farmer House1840Georgian11122 Reesor Road5
Peterson-Jarvis House1840Gothic Revival99 Thoroughbred Way6
46 Timbermill Crescent1840Neoclassical46 Timbermill Crescent4
Alexander McPherson House1840Georgian31 Victory Lane8
Schell House1840Gothic Revival & Vernacular11242 Warden Avenue2
Buttonville Mill House18409064 Woodbine AvenueButtonville2
William Cornelius Home1840Gothic Revival & Vernacular8346 York Durham Line7
Tomlinson-Smith House1841Georgian7662 Ninth Line7
Briarwood Farm1842Georgian4031 16th Avenue3
George Pingle Jr. House1842Gothic Revival & Vernacular4022 Major Mackenzie Drive East6
John Lane House1842Gothic Revival & Vernacular111 John StreetThornhill1
Almira Mill Workers Cottage1845Georgian & Vernacular4176 14th Avenue6
Crinklewood Mansion1845Georgian & Neoclassical54 Crinklewood CrescentThornhill1
Archibald Fenwick House1845Ontario Cottage & Regency7 Heritage Corners Lane4
Lane House1845Georgian26 John StreetThornhill1
170 John Street1845Neoclassical170 John StreetThornhill1
Thomas Lownsborough House1845Gothic Revival & Vernacular9392 Kennedy Road6
Samuel Eakin House1845Ontario Cottage & Regency10725 Kennedy Road6
John Edey House1845Neoclassical4 Leahill DriveThornhill1
Workers' Cottage1845Ontario Cottage & Regency260 Main Street UnionvilleUnionville3
Richard and Margaret Sylvester Houes1845Georgian88 Main Street Markham SouthMarkham Village4
Thomas Peach House1845Georgian10387 McCowan Road6
Phillip Eckardt Jr. House1845Georgian60 Meadowbrook Lane3
11303 Warden Avenue1845Georgian11303 Warden Avenue6
Robert A. West General Store1845Neoclassical7771 Yonge StreetThornhill1
William Lane House1846Georgian14 Colborne StreetThornhill1
Goodfellow/Arthur Lismer House1846Georgian22 John StreetThornhill1
Union Mills House1846Gothic Revival & Vernacular209 Main Street UnionvilleUnionville3
7699 Yonge Street1846Georgian7699 Yonge StreetThornhill1
St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church and Manse1847Gothic Revival15 Church LaneThornhill1
First Unionville Congregational Church1847Vernacular149 Main Street UnionvilleUnionville3
Warren Bishop House1847Georgian26 David Gohn Circle4
Ninth Line Baptist Church1848Gothic Revival9350 Markham Road4
William Morrison House1848Georgian12 Buttonville Crescent WestButtonville2
Joseph Marr House1848Georgian3 Heritage Corners Lane4
Ambrose Noble House1848Georgian & Neoclassical11 Heritage Corners Lane4
Frizzell House1848Gothic Revival & Vernacular18 John StreetThornhill1
Holy Anne's Cottage1848Georgian32 John StreetThornhill1
Abraham B. Ramer House1848Georgian304 Main Street Markham NorthMarkham Village4
Henry Pingle House1849Arts and Crafts11 Tannis Street6

1850 to 1890

The following is a list of structures built in Markham since 1850.
BuildingImageYear completedArchitectural styleAddressHeritage districtWardSourceNotes
Munshaw Homestead1854Georgian10 Ruggles Avenue1
Tremont Hotel1873Provincial Vernacular / Colonial Georgian123-131 Main Street MarkhamMarkham Village4Built on the site of Anglo-American Hotel and remained in use until 1960, still in situ. One of three 19th Century hotels in Markham Village and only one to survive.

List of lost buildings and structures

Various historic structures have been burned down or demolished over time.
BuildingLocationYear CompletedCommentImage
Lutheran School HouseLocated north side of Lutheran Cemetery at Berczy Historical Settlement in Berczy Villageearly 1800sLittle details available but school offered schooling in German only lead by Rev. George Sigmund Liebich
School Section # 9SE corner of Main Street Unionville and Highway 71832Was main school for Unionville until #10 built 1858; location likely in vacant lot once occupied by service station.
School Section #10Main Street Unionville, now north parking lot at Unionville Public School1830sReplaced by new schoolhouse in 1892, additions added in 1949 and 1955; demolished and replaced 1977
Union MillsAlong Rouge River in Unionville1841Burned down 1934; located on west side of Main Street South and Rouge River

Franklin House Hotelnorth of Robinson Street and Main Street, Markham Villagec. 1880Rebuilt after fire destroyed 1840s building and demolished 1964 to make way for strip plaza on Robinson Street, now parking lot behind 96 Main Street North.
Ratcliff SawmillLot 35, Concession 6, Stouffville1840s-1850sBuilt by William Ratcliff and remained operational until 1970s, but destroyed by fire 1982, but mill equipment saved and used in Ashmore Reesor's mill at Markham Museum. Family owned Century Mill Lumber continues to operate on site
Thomas Speight Wagon Works Factoryapproximately 20 Main Street North and 25 Main Street North, Markham Village~1840sOriginally on west side and later moved to east side of Main Street; operations ceased in 1917 and burned down with garage in 1922; both sites now occupied by commercial buildings
James Campbell HouseMarkham Village1865Cottage built next to another home by shoemaker; demolished
St. Patrick's ChurchVinegar Hill1855Torn down 1977 after new church moved to Highway 7 in 1971
Agricultural Hall SE corner of Highway 7 and Main Street Markham, Markham Village1916Burned down same year it was completed. Now parking lot of Markham Village Community Centre
Grace Anglican Church8th Line and Old Wellington Street1848Demolished 1963 and now site of Esso gas station. Grace Church moved to Parkway Avenue.
Wellington HotelMain Street South and Highway 7 SE corner1860?Located in where the Cenotaph is the hotel was owned by proprietor J.S. Rocbotham but originally by William Armstrong.
Grace Anglican Church Rectory8th Line and Old Wellington Street1889Demolished 1963 and now site of Esso gas station
Presbyterian ChurchWashington Street1873Demolished after 1963
Main Street Markham bridge / old Iron Bridge1946Concrete bridge replaced an earlier steel truss bridge in 1909. Demolished and replaced with current bridge. Smaller truss bridge now being built for pedestrian trail near site of old bridge. It was one three bridges that crossed the Rouge: Princess Street-Fisher Court and Mill Street bridges were later removed with latter street re-routed as Main Street bridge became main routing north.
Agricultural Hall, Ice rink and ticket officeHighways and Highway 48 - old Markham Fairgrounds, Markham Village1894Burned down 1916 and replaced with new structure at site of original. Fairgrounds buildings all demolished in 1963.
Main Street Post OfficeJoseph Street and Main Street1910Demolished in 1978 and replaced by current Bank Of Nova Scotia branch. Post Office moved to purpose built building on Main Street north of Highway 7.
Anthony Forester House28 Milroy Lanec 1860-1876Demolished and replica home built in 2001.

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