Barnum House

The Barnum House was built between 1817 and 1819 by Eliakim Barnum, a United Empire Loyalist originally from Vermont. The house, which stands just outside Grafton, Ontario, in Alnwick/Haldimand Township, is the earliest example of Neoclassical architecture in Canada.

Photo: Robert Taylor, CC BY 2.0.

Type: House
Description: historic house museum in Ontario, Canada
Address: 10568 Highway 2, Grafton

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grafton.

Grafton

Village

Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grafton is a community in the province of Ontario. It is an example of the type of hamlets that flourished in the 19th century.

Barnum House

Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and residential building
Location: Alnwick/Haldimand, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.99097° or 43° 59′ 28″ north

Longitude

-78.04361° or 78° 2′ 37″ west

Open location code

87M3XXR4+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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In Other Languages

“Barnum House” goes by many names.

French: “maison Barnum”
French: “Maison Barnum”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Barnum House and Haldimand Memorial Arena.

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