Government House 1832
Text from the plaque
Alwington House, which stood on this site, was completed in 1832 by Charles W. Grant, fifth baron of Longueuil. It was enlarged in 1841 to serve as the vice-regal residence during the period when Kingston was the capital of the united Province of Canada. Three governors general, Lord Sydenham, Sir Charles Bagot, and Sir Charles Metcalfe, occupied the house. When the capital was removed to Montreal in 1844, Alwington was returned to Baron Longueuil. It was subsequently occupied by the Reverend J. A. Allen, author of scientific works and father of the Canadian novelist Grant Allen. Badly damaged by fire in 1958, it was demolished the following year.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The County of Frontenac
The City of Kingston
In a traffic island on Alwington Place, just south of King Street
N 44 13.241 W 76 30.640
Recorded June 2005. Check current access before visiting.
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