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Willowbank
Photos by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted June, 2012
Photo Source - Wikipedia
Plaque Location
The Region of Niagara
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
In Queenston, on the west side of Queenston Street
just north of Dee Road
Coordinates: N 43 10.053 W 79 03.381 |
Plaque Text
An outstanding example of Classical Revival architecture, this stately home was begun in 1833 and completed some two years later. It was erected by Alexander Hamilton (1794-1839), Sheriff of the Niagara District and fourth son of the powerful Upper Canadian businessman, Robert Hamilton, and it possesses a formal elegance befitting the affluence and prominence of the Hamilton family. Constructed of fine quality grey stone, Willowbank is distinguished by four pairs of tall white pillars surmounted by a handsome portico. The classic proportions of the structure are enhanced by its majestic setting in spacious grounds on a rise over-looking the village of Queenston. Owned by the Hamilton family until 1934, Willowbank remains little altered from its original appearance.
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