Park House Museum
Park House is a historic house museum, located in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1796 in Detroit, but moved to Amherstburg in 1799. It has had many owners, the best-known being the Park family who owned it 102 years.Photo: HistoryHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: house in Amherstburg, Ontario
- Also known as: “Park House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard and Fort Malden.
Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard
Historic site
Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard was a Provincial Marine and then a Royal Navy yard from 1796 to 1813 located at Fort Amherstburg, Upper Canada, situated on the Detroit River. Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard is situated 220 metres south of Park House Museum.
Fort Malden
Park
Fort Malden, formally known as Fort Amherstburg, is a defence fortification located in Amherstburg, Ontario. It was built in 1795 by Great Britain in order to ensure the security of British North America against any potential threat of American invasion. Fort Malden is situated 390 metres north of Park House Museum.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Christ Church is an Anglican Church of Canada church in Amherstburg, Ontario. Built between 1818 and 1819, it served the garrison at Fort Malden as well as the local civilian population. Christ Church is situated 480 metres southeast of Park House Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherstburg and Grosse Ile Township.
Amherstburg
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amherstburg is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County. The small town is rich in history, with several important heritage sites linked to the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad.
Grosse Ile Township
Town
Photo: TimK MSI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grosse Ile Township is a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,777 at the 2020 census. The township encompasses several islands in the Detroit River, of which the largest is named as Grosse Ile. Grosse Ile Township is situated 4½ km northwest of Park House Museum.
Gibraltar
Town
Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,997 at the 2020 census. Gibraltar is a southern city of Metro Detroit and is about 12 miles south of the city of Detroit. Gibraltar is situated 6 km west of Park House Museum.
Park House Museum
- Category: house
- Location: Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
42.10367° or 42° 6′ 13″ northLongitude
-83.11345° or 83° 6′ 48″ westOpen location code
86JR4V3P+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 285304670OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7137797
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In Other Languages
“Park House Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “maison Park”
- French: “Maison Park”
- French: “Park House Museum”
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