Wilistead Manor

Wilistead Manor is a historic building in Windsor, Essex County, Ontario. Wilistead Manor is situated nearby to Willistead Manor, as well as near St. Mary’s Anglican Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Willistead Manor and Windsor Railway Station.

Willistead Manor

Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Windsor Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Admachina, Public domain.

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 Wilistead 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 290 metres east of Wilistead 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

Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Wilistead Manor.

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.

Wilistead Manor

Type: Historic building
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Windsor, Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

42.31821° or 42° 19′ 6″ north

Longitude

-83.01045° or 83° 0′ 38″ west

Levels

Open location code

86JR8X9Q+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 783702188

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Mary’s Anglican Church and Walkerville Collegiate Tennis Courts.

Nearby Places

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