Willistead Manor

Willistead Manor is a historic house located in the former town of Walkerville, Ontario, Canada, now part of Windsor. Designed by Albert Kahn for Edward Chandler Walker and built between 1904 and 1906, the manor was ceded to the community in 1921, a few years after Walker's death.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: house in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Address: 1899 Niagara Street, Windsor, N8Y 1K3

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Windsor Railway Station and Walkerville Collegiate Institute.

Windsor Railway Station

Railway station

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Windsor station is a train station in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is the western terminus of Via Rail's Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. It is located in the Walkerville neighbourhood adjacent to the Hiram Walker distillery, near the Detroit River. Windsor Railway Station is situated 1 km north of Willistead Manor.

Walkerville Collegiate Institute

School

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Walkerville Collegiate Institute is a secondary school in the Walkerville area of Windsor, Ontario and managed by the Greater Essex County District School Board. Walkerville Collegiate Institute is situated 300 metres east of Willistead Manor.

St. Angela Merici Church

Church

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St. Angela Merici Church is situated 1¼ km southwest of Willistead Manor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Windsor and Lafayette Park.

Windsor

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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.

Lafayette Park

Neighborhood

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Lafayette Park is a neighborhood located east of Downtown Detroit. It contains a residential area of some 4,900 people and covers 0.37 sq mi. The northern section, planned and partially built in the 1950s by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; it was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2015. Lafayette Park is situated 3 km northwest of Willistead Manor.

Detroit

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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.

Willistead Manor

Categories: house and tourism
Location: Windsor, Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

42.31824° or 42° 19′ 6″ north

Longitude

-83.01051° or 83° 0′ 38″ west

Operator

City of Windsor

Open location code

86JR8X9Q+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 277724940

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q8022133

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In Other Languages

From French to Portuguese—“Willistead Manor” goes by many names.

French: “Willistead Manor”
Portuguese: “Willistead Manor”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wilistead Manor and St. Mary’s Anglican Church.

Nearby Places

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