Ancient Jesuit Pear Trees
Ancient Jesuit Pear Trees is a memorial in Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario. Ancient Jesuit Pear Trees is situated nearby to the art gallery Art Windsor–Essex, as well as near the park Dieppe Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Art Windsor–Essex and Windsor International Transit Terminal.
Art Windsor–Essex
Art gallery
Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Art Windsor–Essex, formerly known as the Art Gallery of Windsor, is a not-for-profit art institute in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1943, the gallery has a mandate as a public art space to show significant works of art by local, regional, and national artists. Art Windsor–Essex is situated 100 metres southwest of Ancient Jesuit Pear Trees.
Windsor International Transit Terminal
Bus station
Windsor International Transit Terminal is a bus terminal for Transit Windsor. It is located on the block between Chatham Street and Pitt Street on the east side of Church Street in downtown Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Windsor International Transit Terminal is situated 180 metres southeast of Ancient Jesuit Pear Trees.
François Baby House
House
Photo: Windsor’s Communiy Museum, Public domain.
The François Bâby House is a historic residence located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada which was owned by the prominent local politician François Baby. The house is a two-storey, Georgian style, red brick house once known as La Ferme locally, and was a French-Canadian ribbon farm which was a long narrow tract fronting endwise on the Detroit River. François Baby House is situated 150 metres southeast of Ancient Jesuit Pear Trees.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windsor and Detroit.
Windsor
Photo: Tbirdskelding, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windsor is a mid-sized Canadian city on the southwest tip of Ontario. It's an extremely multicultural city with over 20% of its population having been born outside of Canada.
Detroit
Photo: petermartorano, CC BY 2.0.
Detroit is a major metropolis in the US state of Michigan that has had a profound impact on the world. From the advent of the automotive assembly line to the Motown sound, modern techno and rock music, Detroit continues to shape both American and global culture.
Downtown Detroit
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Detroit is the central business district of Detroit, bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.
Ancient Jesuit Pear Trees
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In 1749, the area’s first settler, Charles Chauvin, planted near this spot 12 Jesuit pear trees imported from his native France - one for each of the Apostles of Christ. Graftings from those ancient trees, which survive nearby, provided the three saplings”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.31923° or 42° 19′ 9″ northLongitude
-83.04395° or 83° 2′ 38″ westOpen location code
86JR8X94+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4510490904OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dieppe Gardens and Chrysler Theatre.
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