François Baby House
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.Photo: Windsor’s Communiy Museum, Public domain.
- Type: House
- Description: house in Ontario, Canada
- Address: 254 Pitt Street West, Windsor
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Windsor International Transit Terminal and Art Windsor–Essex.
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 100 metres southwest of François Baby House.
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 170 metres west of François Baby House.
Capitol Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitol Theatre is a historic theatre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Opened on December 30, 1920, by the Loew Theater Company owned by Marcus Loew at a cost of approximately CA$600,000. Capitol Theatre is situated 270 metres southeast of François Baby House.
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.
François Baby House
- Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and residential building
- Location: Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.31853° or 42° 19′ 7″ northLongitude
-83.04244° or 83° 2′ 33″ westLevels
2Open location code
86JR8X95+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 488685493OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q60336
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“François Baby House” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “François Baby House”
- French: “maison François-Baby”
- French: “Maison François-Baby”
- Portuguese: “François Baby House”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chrysler Theatre and Hugh & Richard Graybiel Garden.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Centre for the Arts - St. Clair College and Best Western Plus.
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