List of castles in Canada facts for kids

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.

Building	Image	Type (originally)	Architectural style	Year completed	Floor area (m2)	Grounds (m2)	Location	City	Province
12, Terrasse Pagé, Montreal		Mansion	Châteauesque	2006	2,132.70	5,728.10	45°30′26″N 73°54′37″W / 45.507242°N 73.910233°W / 45.507242; -73.910233	Montreal	Quebec
Alfred Brown House		Mansion	Tudor Revival	1874	1,556	26,255	45°26′21″N 73°45′56″W / 45.439106°N 73.765531°W / 45.439106; -73.765531	Dorval	Quebec
Alice Graham Hallward House		Mansion	Tudor Revival	1925	1,787	1,411	45°30′06″N 73°34′56″W / 45.501556°N 73.582111°W / 45.501556; -73.582111	Montreal	Quebec
Andrew Frederick Gault House		Mansion	Gothic Revival	1875 (destroyed in 1924)			45°29′58″N 73°34′45″W / 45.499583°N 73.579167°W / 45.499583; -73.579167	Montreal	Quebec
Ardvarna		Mansion	Queen Anne Revival	1894	1,253	4,631	45°30′15″N 73°34′55″W / 45.50425°N 73.581861°W / 45.50425; -73.581861	Montreal	Quebec
Banff Springs Hotel		Hotel	Châteauesque	1888	13,940		51°09′52″N 115°33′43″W / 51.1644°N 115.562°W / 51.1644; -115.562	Banff	Alberta
Braehead		Mansion	Gothic Revival	1862	2,053	13,123	45°30′18″N 73°34′52″W / 45.504931°N 73.581125°W / 45.504931; -73.581125	Montreal	Quebec
Cary Castle		Official residence	Châteauesque	1860 (destroyed in 1899)				Victoria	British Columbia
Casa Loma		Mansion	Gothic Revival	1914	6,011	31,889	43°40′41″N 79°24′34″W / 43.67815°N 79.409456°W / 43.67815; -79.409456	Toronto	Ontario
Castle Kilbride		Mansion	Italianate	1877	929		43°24′14″N 80°40′17″W / 43.403972°N 80.671518°W / 43.403972; -80.671518	Wilmot	Ontario
Château Bickerdike		Mansion	Châteauesque	1880			45°26′16″N 73°42′31″W / 45.4378028°N 73.708484°W / 45.4378028; -73.708484	Lachine	Québec
Château de Callière		Hôtel particulier	French Colonial	1695 (ruins)			45°30′09″N 73°33′15″W / 45.50256°N 73.55422°W / 45.50256; -73.55422	Montreal	Quebec
Château Dufresne		Mansions	Beaux-Arts	1918	1,809	7,134	45°33′14″N 73°33′14″W / 45.553885°N 73.553818°W / 45.553885; -73.553818	Montreal	Quebec
Château Frontenac		Hotel	Châteauesque	1893	69,956	10,195	46°48′43″N 71°12′19″W / 46.811846°N 71.205343°W / 46.811846; -71.205343	Quebec City	Quebec
Château Haldimand		Castle	Colonial	1786 (ruins)			46°48′44″N 71°12′18″W / 46.812278°N 71.205014°W / 46.812278; -71.205014	Quebec City	Quebec
Château Laurier		Hotel	Châteauesque	1912	61,316		45°25′32″N 75°41′42″W / 45.425567°N 75.695108°W / 45.425567; -75.695108	Ottawa	Ontario
Château Monsarrat		Mansion	Tudor Revival	1930		2,324	45°25′12″N 75°45′37″W / 45.42°N 75.76019°W / 45.42; -75.76019	Gatineau	Quebec
Château de Ramezay		Official residence	French Colonial	1706 (reconstructed in 1756-57)	1,704	1,422	45°30′33″N 73°33′12″W / 45.509028°N 73.553333°W / 45.509028; -73.553333	Montreal	Quebec
Chateau St. Antoine		Mansion	Mauresque	1897		12,820	45°46′40″N 73°10′31″W / 45.7777559°N 73.1754096°W / 45.7777559; -73.1754096	Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu	Quebec
Chateau St. Louis		Official residence	Palladian	1620 (ruins)			46°48′45″N 71°12′16″W / 46.812423°N 71.204396°W / 46.812423; -71.204396	Quebec City	Quebec
Château de Vaudreuil		Hôtel particulier	French colonial	1676 (ruins)			45°30′28″N 73°33′10″W / 45.507694°N 73.552653°W / 45.507694; -73.552653	Montreal	Quebec
Charles A. Smart House		Mansion	Tudor Revival	1910	1,804	5,779	45°29′26″N 73°36′13″W / 45.490681°N 73.6037°W / 45.490681; -73.6037	Westmount	Québec
Chelster Hall		Mansion	Tudor Revival	2006	4,366.44	40,468.56	43°27′26″N 79°39′12″W / 43.457153°N 79.653225°W / 43.457153; -79.653225	Oakville	Ontario
Chorley Park		Official residence	Châteauesque	1915 (destroyed in 1961)		56,656	43°41′10″N 79°22′12″W / 43.686054°N 79.370009°W / 43.686054; -79.370009	Toronto	Ontario
Confederation Building		Office building	Châteauesque	1931			45°25′19″N 75°42′10″W / 45.421905°N 75.702871°W / 45.421905; -75.702871	Ottawa	Ontario
Craguie		Mansion	Romanesque Revival, Châteauesque	1889 (destroyed in 1930)			45°30′10″N 73°34′56″W / 45.502878°N 73.582133°W / 45.502878; -73.582133	Montreal	Quebec
Craigdarroch Castle		Mansion	Scottish baronial style	1890	2,300	113,000	48°25′21″N 123°20′37″W / 48.422585°N 123.343704°W / 48.422585; -123.343704	Victoria	British Columbia
Delta Bessborough		Hotel	Châteauesque	1932			52°07′35″N 106°39′33″W / 52.126389°N 106.659167°W / 52.126389; -106.659167	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Dundurn Castle		Mansion	Neoclassical	1835	1,332	40,469	43°16′10″N 79°53′05″W / 43.2695°N 79.8847°W / 43.2695; -79.8847	Hamilton	Ontario
Elspeh Angus and Duncan McIntyre Houses		Mansions	Renaissance Revival	1894	2,304	29,314	45°30′14″N 73°34′52″W / 45.503778°N 73.581028°W / 45.503778; -73.581028	Montreal	Quebec
Empress Hotel		Hotel	Châteauesque	1908			48°25′19″N 123°22′02″W / 48.421806°N 123.367287°W / 48.421806; -123.367287	Victoria	British Columbia
Euclid Hall		Mansion	Gothic Revival	1868			43°40′01″N 79°22′41″W / 43.666832°N 79.377943°W / 43.666832; -79.377943	Toronto	Ontario
Fred Sowden House		Mansion	Gothic Revival	1911			49°36′58″N 100°15′22″W / 49.6162°N 100.256°W / 49.6162; -100.256	Souris	Manitoba
George Alexander Drummond House		Mansion	Romanesque Revival	1888 (destroyed in 1926)			45°30′09″N 73°34′32″W / 45.5025°N 73.575556°W / 45.5025; -73.575556	Montreal	Quebec
George Elias Tuckett House		Mansion	Romanesque Revival	1895			43°15′32″N 79°52′45″W / 43.258989°N 79.879261°W / 43.258989; -79.879261	Hamilton	Ontario
George Stephen House		Mansion	Renaissance Revival	1883	2,555	2,206	45°29′56″N 73°34′33″W / 45.499025°N 73.575761°W / 45.499025; -73.575761	Montreal	Quebec
George Sumner House		Mansion	Queen-Anne	1906	1,103	4,831	45°29′31″N 73°36′02″W / 45.492042°N 73.6005°W / 45.492042; -73.6005	Westmount	Quebec
Hatley Castle		Mansion	Scottish baronial style	1909	4,063.73	2,286,474	48°26′03″N 123°28′21″W / 48.4343°N 123.4724°W / 48.4343; -123.4724	Colwood	British Columbia
Harrieth Frothingham House		Mansion	Tudor Revival	1916	1,827	3,510	45°29′30″N 73°36′58″W / 45.49175°N 73.616167°W / 45.49175; -73.616167	Westmount	Quebec
Health and Welfare Building		Government building	Châteauesque	1940	8,915.4	2,422.40	46°49′04″N 71°12′48″W / 46.817727°N 71.213272°W / 46.817727; -71.213272	Quebec City	Quebec
Hotel Macdonald		Hotel	Châteauesque	1915			53°32′25″N 113°29′20″W / 53.5402°N 113.489°W / 53.5402; -113.489	Edmonton	Alberta
James Ross House		Mansion	Châteauesque	1892	2,390	29,314	45°30′12″N 73°34′49″W / 45.503389°N 73.580306°W / 45.503389; -73.580306	Montreal	Quebec
James T. Davis House		Mansion	Tudor Revival	1910	1,858	3,122	45°30′08″N 73°34′58″W / 45.502292°N 73.582681°W / 45.502292; -73.582681	Montreal	Quebec
Le Château Apartments		Apartment building	Châteauesque	1925	29,973	6,279	45°29′58″N 73°34′45″W / 45.4995°N 73.579264°W / 45.4995; -73.579264	Montreal	Quebec
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal		Drill hall	Châteauesque	1911	1,613	1,688	45°31′05″N 73°34′20″W / 45.517989°N 73.572314°W / 45.517989; -73.572314	Montreal	Quebec
Louis Joseph Forget House (Bois de la Roche)		Mansion	Châteauesque	1900	2,146	87,723	45°26′44″N 73°57′34″W / 45.445625°N 73.959486°W / 45.445625; -73.959486	Senneville	Québec
Maison Gomin		Prison	Châteauesque	1931		16,835	46°47′14″N 71°15′36″W / 46.787306°N 71.259917°W / 46.787306; -71.259917	Quebec City	Quebec
Manoir Bleury-Bouthillier		Mansion	Châteauesque	1887	3,251.61	10,219.33	45°37′17″N 73°48′09″W / 45.621306°N 73.802444°W / 45.621306; -73.802444	Rosemère	Quebec
Manoir Mauvide-Genest		Manor	French Colonial	1734			46°54′51″N 70°54′10″W / 46.914126°N 70.902678°W / 46.914126; -70.902678	Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans	Quebec
Manoir Papineau		Manor	Regency	1850		45,370	45°38′46″N 74°56′45″W / 45.646047°N 74.945725°W / 45.646047; -74.945725	Montebello	Québec
Manoir Richelieu		Hotel	Châteauesque	1929			47°37′14″N 70°08′44″W / 47.620583°N 70.145656°W / 47.620583; -70.145656	La Malbaie	Quebec
Manoir Rouville-Campbell		Manor	Tudor Revival	1860		18,610	45°33′36″N 73°12′01″W / 45.560083°N 73.200306°W / 45.560083; -73.200306	Mont-Saint-Hilaire	Québec
Manoir Taschereau [fr]		Manor	Palladian	1811		5,039	46°26′40″N 71°02′02″W / 46.444498°N 71.033869°W / 46.444498; -71.033869	Sainte-Marie	Quebec
McTavish reservoir		Reservoir	Châteauesque	1932	2,541	37,477	45°30′20″N 73°34′44″W / 45.505529°N 73.578777°W / 45.505529; -73.578777	Montreal	Quebec
Middlesex County Court House (London, Ontario)		Court House	Gothic Revival	1829		16,000	42°58′56″N 81°15′16″W / 42.982108°N 81.254347°W / 42.982108; -81.254347	London	Ontario
Mile End City Hall & Fire station		City Hall and Fire station	Châteauesque	1905	1,939	960	45°31′23″N 73°35′36″W / 45.523°N 73.593292°W / 45.523; -73.593292	Montreal	Quebec
Oaklands		Mansion	Gothic Revival	1860			43°40′55″N 79°23′56″W / 43.681986°N 79.398847°W / 43.681986; -79.398847	Toronto	Ontario
Oland House		Mansion	Romanesque Revival	1891			44°37′58″N 63°34′32″W / 44.632903°N 63.575594°W / 44.632903; -63.575594	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Place Viger		Hotel & railway station	Châteauesque	1898	10,219	38,317	45°30′45″N 73°33′12″W / 45.512556°N 73.553417°W / 45.512556; -73.553417	Montreal	Quebec
Quebec City Armoury		Drill hall	Châteauesque	1887 (destroyed in 2008)			46°48′23″N 71°12′50″W / 46.8063°N 71.214°W / 46.8063; -71.214	Quebec City	Quebec
Ravenscrag		Mansion	Renaissance Revival	1863	4,968	139,930	45°30′21″N 73°34′56″W / 45.505889°N 73.582111°W / 45.505889; -73.582111	Montreal	Quebec
Richard Bladworth Angus House		Mansion	Châteauesque	c. 1903 (destroyed in 1950)			45°26′12″N 73°58′15″W / 45.436583°N 73.970875°W / 45.436583; -73.970875	Senneville	Quebec
Rideau Hall		Official residence	Regency, Norman Revival, Florentine Renaissance Revival	1838	9,500	356,123	45°26′38″N 75°41′08″W / 45.443753°N 75.685641°W / 45.443753; -75.685641	Ottawa	Ontario
Saint George Manor		Mansion	French Renaissance Revival	2013	2,323		43°32′30″N 79°38′35″W / 43.5415333°N 79.643088°W / 43.5415333; -79.643088	Mississauga	Ontario
Terrace Bank		Mansion	Gothic Revival	1861 (destroyed in 1909)			45°30′02″N 73°34′59″W / 45.500583°N 73.583194°W / 45.500583; -73.583194	Montreal	Quebec
The Embassy (Mansion)		Mansion	Beaux-Arts	2019	3,252		43°44′05″N 79°22′27″W / 43.7346111°N 79.374163°W / 43.7346111; -79.374163	Toronto	Ontario
Trafalgar Apartments		Apartment building	Châteauesque	1931	15,721	2,801	45°29′42″N 73°35′42″W / 45.494922°N 73.594984°W / 45.494922; -73.594984	Montreal	Quebec
Wesley Hall		University building	Châteauesque	1895			49°53′27″N 97°09′12″W / 49.890889°N 97.153375°W / 49.890889; -97.153375	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Willistead Manor		Manor	Tudor Revival	1906		62,000	42°19′06″N 83°00′38″W / 42.318222°N 83.010472°W / 42.318222; -83.010472	Windsor	Ontario

See also

• List of castles

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