Banting House
Banting House is a former residence and current museum in London, Ontario, Canada. Located at 442 Adelaide Street North, it is known as the “Birthplace of Insulin.” It is the house where Sir Frederick Banting woke up at two o'clock in the morning on October 31, 1920 with the idea that led to the discovery of insulin.Photo: Compmouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: house of London, Ontario
- Also known as: “Banting House NHSC”
- Address: 442 Adelaide Street North, London
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flame of Hope and Palace Theatre.
Flame of Hope
Memorial
Photo: Helmholtz19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Flame of Hope is an eternal flame located in London, Ontario, Canada, that honours Sir Frederick Banting's discovery of insulin, as well as all those who have been affected by diabetes.
Palace Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Mark L MacDonald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palace Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 310 metres east of Banting House.
St. Mary Church
Church
Photo: Fourthords, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Mary Church is situated 430 metres southeast of Banting House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include London and Wortley Village.
London
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London is a medium-sized city in Southwestern Ontario with a population of 378,000. It is west of Toronto, between Lake Huron and Lake Erie at the fork of the Thames River, which was named after the River Thames in London, England.
Wortley Village
Neighborhood
Wortley Village is a neighbourhood of London, Ontario, Canada. It was originally a suburb of London and was annexed to London in 1890. Wortley Village is home to many heritage properties. Wortley Village is situated 2½ km southwest of Banting House.
Huron Heights
Neighborhood
Huron Heights is a neighbourhood in the City of London, Ontario, Canada. Located in the northeast part of the city, development began around 1960 and continued to the late 1960s in four distinct phases, and included three public elementary schools, and provided students to one Catholic elementary in the area and one public secondary school just northwest of the development. Huron Heights is situated 4 km northeast of Banting House.
Banting House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.99° or 42° 59′ 24″ northLongitude
-81.23179° or 81° 13′ 55″ westOpen location code
86JWXQR9+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 140996993OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4025977
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Banting House” goes by many names.
- French: “maison Banting”
- French: “Maison Banting”
- Spanish: “Casa Banting”
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