Bell Homestead National Historic Site

The Bell Homestead National Historic Site, located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, also known by the name of its principal structure, Melville House, was the first North American home of Professor Alexander Melville Bell and his family, including his last surviving son, scientist Alexander Graham Bell.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: National Historic Site, located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, also known by the name of its principal structure, Melville House
Address: 94 Tutela Heights Road, Brantford

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Steve Brown Sports Complex and TD Civic Centre.

Steve Brown Sports Complex

Park

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Steve Brown Sports Complex is a multi-purpose outdoor sports facility in Brantford, Ontario and located at Lions Park on 20 Edge Street. Built original in 1972 as Lions Park arena, which included a banquet hall for community purposes. Steve Brown Sports Complex is situated 1½ km north of Bell Homestead National Historic Site.

TD Civic Centre

Community center

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The TD Civic Centre is a 2,952-seat arena in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. It was built as a Canadian Centennial project in 1967. The Civic Centre is located in the downtown core, adjacent to Elements Casino Brantford. TD Civic Centre is situated 3 km north of Bell Homestead National Historic Site.

Elements Casino Brantford

Casino

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Elements Casino Brantford, formerly known as OLG Casino Brantford, and prior to that the Brantford Charity Casino, is a charity casino located in Brantford, Ontario. Elements Casino Brantford is situated 3 km north of Bell Homestead National Historic Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brantford and Mount Pleasant.

Brantford

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Brantford is a former industrial city of 105,000 people on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. "The Telephone City", it is where Alexander Graham Bell said he invented his telephone, and from where he placed the first long-distance call to nearby Paris.