List of castles in Canada

This is a list of castles in Canada. Most cannot properly be described as true castles. They are primarily country houses, follies, or other types of buildings built to give the appearance of a castle. They are usually designed in the Gothic Revival, Châteauesque, Renaissance Revival, Romanesque Revival, Scots Baronial or Tudor Revival styles.

Building Image Type (originally) Architectural style Year completed Floor area (m2) Grounds (m2) Location City Province
12, Terrasse Pagé, Montreal Mansion Châteauesque 2006 2,132.70 5,728.10 45°30′26″N 73°54′37″W / 45.507242°N 73.910233°W / 45.507242; -73.910233 Montreal Quebec
Alfred Brown House Mansion Tudor Revival 1874 1,556 26,255 45°26′21″N 73°45′56″W / 45.439106°N 73.765531°W / 45.439106; -73.765531 Dorval Quebec
Alice Graham Hallward House Mansion Tudor Revival 1925 1,787 1,411 45°30′06″N 73°34′56″W / 45.501556°N 73.582111°W / 45.501556; -73.582111 Montreal Quebec
Andrew Frederick Gault House Mansion Gothic Revival 1875 (destroyed in 1924) 45°29′58″N 73°34′45″W / 45.499583°N 73.579167°W / 45.499583; -73.579167 Montreal Quebec
Ardvarna Mansion Queen Anne Revival 1894 1,253 4,631 45°30′15″N 73°34′55″W / 45.50425°N 73.581861°W / 45.50425; -73.581861 Montreal Quebec
Banff Springs Hotel Hotel Châteauesque 1888 13,940 51°09′52″N 115°33′43″W / 51.1644°N 115.562°W / 51.1644; -115.562 Banff Alberta
Braehead Mansion Gothic Revival 1862 2,053 13,123 45°30′18″N 73°34′52″W / 45.504931°N 73.581125°W / 45.504931; -73.581125 Montreal Quebec
Cary Castle Official residence Châteauesque 1860 (destroyed in 1899) Victoria British Columbia
Casa Loma Mansion Gothic Revival 1914 6,011 31,889 43°40′41″N 79°24′34″W / 43.67815°N 79.409456°W / 43.67815; -79.409456 Toronto Ontario
Castle Kilbride Mansion Italianate 1877 929 43°24′14″N 80°40′17″W / 43.403972°N 80.671518°W / 43.403972; -80.671518 Wilmot Ontario
Château Bickerdike Mansion Châteauesque 1880 45°26′16″N 73°42′31″W / 45.4378028°N 73.708484°W / 45.4378028; -73.708484 Lachine Québec
Château de Callière Hôtel particulier French Colonial 1695 (ruins) 45°30′09″N 73°33′15″W / 45.50256°N 73.55422°W / 45.50256; -73.55422 Montreal Quebec
Château Dufresne Mansions Beaux-Arts 1918 1,809 7,134 45°33′14″N 73°33′14″W / 45.553885°N 73.553818°W / 45.553885; -73.553818 Montreal Quebec
Château Frontenac Hotel Châteauesque 1893 69,956 10,195 46°48′43″N 71°12′19″W / 46.811846°N 71.205343°W / 46.811846; -71.205343 Quebec City Quebec
Château Haldimand Castle Colonial 1786 (ruins) 46°48′44″N 71°12′18″W / 46.812278°N 71.205014°W / 46.812278; -71.205014 Quebec City Quebec
Château Laurier Hotel Châteauesque 1912 61,316 45°25′32″N 75°41′42″W / 45.425567°N 75.695108°W / 45.425567; -75.695108 Ottawa Ontario
Château Monsarrat Mansion Tudor Revival 1930 2,324 45°25′12″N 75°45′37″W / 45.42°N 75.76019°W / 45.42; -75.76019 Gatineau Quebec
Château de Ramezay Official residence French Colonial 1706 (reconstructed in 1756-57) 1,704 1,422 45°30′33″N 73°33′12″W / 45.509028°N 73.553333°W / 45.509028; -73.553333 Montreal Quebec
Chateau St. Antoine Mansion Mauresque 1897 12,820 45°46′40″N 73°10′31″W / 45.7777559°N 73.1754096°W / 45.7777559; -73.1754096 Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu Quebec
Chateau St. Louis Official residence Palladian 1620 (ruins) 46°48′45″N 71°12′16″W / 46.812423°N 71.204396°W / 46.812423; -71.204396 Quebec City Quebec
Château de Vaudreuil Hôtel particulier French colonial 1676 (ruins) 45°30′28″N 73°33′10″W / 45.507694°N 73.552653°W / 45.507694; -73.552653 Montreal Quebec
Charles A. Smart House Mansion Tudor Revival 1910 1,804 5,779 45°29′26″N 73°36′13″W / 45.490681°N 73.6037°W / 45.490681; -73.6037 Westmount Québec
Chelster Hall Mansion Tudor Revival 2006 4,366.44 40,468.56 43°27′26″N 79°39′12″W / 43.457153°N 79.653225°W / 43.457153; -79.653225 Oakville Ontario
Chorley Park Official residence Châteauesque 1915 (destroyed in 1961) 56,656 43°41′10″N 79°22′12″W / 43.686054°N 79.370009°W / 43.686054; -79.370009 Toronto Ontario
Confederation Building Office building Châteauesque 1931 45°25′19″N 75°42′10″W / 45.421905°N 75.702871°W / 45.421905; -75.702871 Ottawa Ontario
Craguie Mansion Romanesque Revival, Châteauesque 1889 (destroyed in 1930) 45°30′10″N 73°34′56″W / 45.502878°N 73.582133°W / 45.502878; -73.582133 Montreal Quebec
Craigdarroch Castle Mansion Scottish baronial style 1890 2,300 113,000 48°25′21″N 123°20′37″W / 48.422585°N 123.343704°W / 48.422585; -123.343704 Victoria British Columbia
Delta Bessborough Hotel Châteauesque 1932 52°07′35″N 106°39′33″W / 52.126389°N 106.659167°W / 52.126389; -106.659167 Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Dundurn Castle Mansion Neoclassical 1835 1,332 40,469 43°16′10″N 79°53′05″W / 43.2695°N 79.8847°W / 43.2695; -79.8847 Hamilton Ontario
Elspeh Angus and Duncan McIntyre Houses Mansions Renaissance Revival 1894 2,304 29,314 45°30′14″N 73°34′52″W / 45.503778°N 73.581028°W / 45.503778; -73.581028 Montreal Quebec
Empress Hotel Hotel Châteauesque 1908 48°25′19″N 123°22′02″W / 48.421806°N 123.367287°W / 48.421806; -123.367287 Victoria British Columbia
Euclid Hall Mansion Gothic Revival 1868 43°40′01″N 79°22′41″W / 43.666832°N 79.377943°W / 43.666832; -79.377943 Toronto Ontario
Fred Sowden House Mansion Gothic Revival 1911 49°36′58″N 100°15′22″W / 49.6162°N 100.256°W / 49.6162; -100.256 Souris Manitoba
George Alexander Drummond House Mansion Romanesque Revival 1888 (destroyed in 1926) 45°30′09″N 73°34′32″W / 45.5025°N 73.575556°W / 45.5025; -73.575556 Montreal Quebec
George Elias Tuckett House Mansion Romanesque Revival 1895 43°15′32″N 79°52′45″W / 43.258989°N 79.879261°W / 43.258989; -79.879261 Hamilton Ontario
George Stephen House Mansion Renaissance Revival 1883 2,555 2,206 45°29′56″N 73°34′33″W / 45.499025°N 73.575761°W / 45.499025; -73.575761 Montreal Quebec
George Sumner House Mansion Queen-Anne 1906 1,103 4,831 45°29′31″N 73°36′02″W / 45.492042°N 73.6005°W / 45.492042; -73.6005 Westmount Quebec
Hatley Castle Mansion Scottish baronial style 1909 4,063.73 2,286,474 48°26′03″N 123°28′21″W / 48.4343°N 123.4724°W / 48.4343; -123.4724 Colwood British Columbia
Harrieth Frothingham House Mansion Tudor Revival 1916 1,827 3,510 45°29′30″N 73°36′58″W / 45.49175°N 73.616167°W / 45.49175; -73.616167 Westmount Quebec
Health and Welfare Building Government building Châteauesque 1940 8,915.4 2,422.40 46°49′04″N 71°12′48″W / 46.817727°N 71.213272°W / 46.817727; -71.213272 Quebec City Quebec
Hotel Macdonald Hotel Châteauesque 1915 53°32′25″N 113°29′20″W / 53.5402°N 113.489°W / 53.5402; -113.489 Edmonton Alberta
James Ross House Mansion Châteauesque 1892 2,390 29,314 45°30′12″N 73°34′49″W / 45.503389°N 73.580306°W / 45.503389; -73.580306 Montreal Quebec
James T. Davis House Mansion Tudor Revival 1910 1,858 3,122 45°30′08″N 73°34′58″W / 45.502292°N 73.582681°W / 45.502292; -73.582681 Montreal Quebec
Le Château Apartments Apartment building Châteauesque 1925 29,973 6,279 45°29′58″N 73°34′45″W / 45.4995°N 73.579264°W / 45.4995; -73.579264 Montreal Quebec
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Drill hall Châteauesque 1911 1,613 1,688 45°31′05″N 73°34′20″W / 45.517989°N 73.572314°W / 45.517989; -73.572314 Montreal Quebec
Louis Joseph Forget House (Bois de la Roche) Mansion Châteauesque 1900 2,146 87,723 45°26′44″N 73°57′34″W / 45.445625°N 73.959486°W / 45.445625; -73.959486 Senneville Québec
Maison Gomin Prison Châteauesque 1931 16,835 46°47′14″N 71°15′36″W / 46.787306°N 71.259917°W / 46.787306; -71.259917 Quebec City Quebec
Manoir Bleury-Bouthillier Mansion Châteauesque 1887 3,251.61 10,219.33 45°37′17″N 73°48′09″W / 45.621306°N 73.802444°W / 45.621306; -73.802444 Rosemère Quebec
Manoir Mauvide-Genest Manor French Colonial 1734 46°54′51″N 70°54′10″W / 46.914126°N 70.902678°W / 46.914126; -70.902678 Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Quebec
Manoir Papineau Manor Regency 1850 45,370 45°38′46″N 74°56′45″W / 45.646047°N 74.945725°W / 45.646047; -74.945725 Montebello Québec
Manoir Richelieu Hotel Châteauesque 1929 47°37′14″N 70°08′44″W / 47.620583°N 70.145656°W / 47.620583; -70.145656 La Malbaie Quebec
Manoir Rouville-Campbell Manor Tudor Revival 1860 18,610 45°33′36″N 73°12′01″W / 45.560083°N 73.200306°W / 45.560083; -73.200306 Mont-Saint-Hilaire Québec
Manoir Taschereau [fr] Manor Palladian 1811 5,039 46°26′40″N 71°02′02″W / 46.444498°N 71.033869°W / 46.444498; -71.033869 Sainte-Marie Quebec
McTavish reservoir Reservoir Châteauesque 1932 2,541 37,477 45°30′20″N 73°34′44″W / 45.505529°N 73.578777°W / 45.505529; -73.578777 Montreal Quebec
Middlesex County Court House (London, Ontario) Court House Gothic Revival 1829 16,000 42°58′56″N 81°15′16″W / 42.982108°N 81.254347°W / 42.982108; -81.254347 London Ontario
Mile End City Hall & Fire station City Hall and Fire station Châteauesque 1905 1,939 960 45°31′23″N 73°35′36″W / 45.523°N 73.593292°W / 45.523; -73.593292 Montreal Quebec
Oaklands Mansion Gothic Revival 1860 43°40′55″N 79°23′56″W / 43.681986°N 79.398847°W / 43.681986; -79.398847 Toronto Ontario
Oland House Mansion Romanesque Revival 1891 44°37′58″N 63°34′32″W / 44.632903°N 63.575594°W / 44.632903; -63.575594 Halifax Nova Scotia
Place Viger Hotel & railway station Châteauesque 1898 10,219 38,317 45°30′45″N 73°33′12″W / 45.512556°N 73.553417°W / 45.512556; -73.553417 Montreal Quebec
Quebec City Armoury Drill hall Châteauesque 1887 (destroyed in 2008) 46°48′23″N 71°12′50″W / 46.8063°N 71.214°W / 46.8063; -71.214 Quebec City Quebec
Ravenscrag Mansion Renaissance Revival 1863 4,968 139,930 45°30′21″N 73°34′56″W / 45.505889°N 73.582111°W / 45.505889; -73.582111 Montreal Quebec
Richard Bladworth Angus House Mansion Châteauesque c. 1903 (destroyed in 1950) 45°26′12″N 73°58′15″W / 45.436583°N 73.970875°W / 45.436583; -73.970875 Senneville Quebec
Rideau Hall Official residence Regency, Norman Revival, Florentine Renaissance Revival 1838 9,500 356,123 45°26′38″N 75°41′08″W / 45.443753°N 75.685641°W / 45.443753; -75.685641 Ottawa Ontario
Saint George Manor Mansion French Renaissance Revival 2013 2,323 43°32′30″N 79°38′35″W / 43.5415333°N 79.643088°W / 43.5415333; -79.643088 Mississauga Ontario
Terrace Bank Mansion Gothic Revival 1861 (destroyed in 1909) 45°30′02″N 73°34′59″W / 45.500583°N 73.583194°W / 45.500583; -73.583194 Montreal Quebec
The Embassy (Mansion) Mansion Beaux-Arts 2019 3,252 43°44′05″N 79°22′27″W / 43.7346111°N 79.374163°W / 43.7346111; -79.374163 Toronto Ontario
Trafalgar Apartments Apartment building Châteauesque 1931 15,721 2,801 45°29′42″N 73°35′42″W / 45.494922°N 73.594984°W / 45.494922; -73.594984 Montreal Quebec
Wesley Hall University building Châteauesque 1895 49°53′27″N 97°09′12″W / 49.890889°N 97.153375°W / 49.890889; -97.153375 Winnipeg Manitoba
Willistead Manor Manor Tudor Revival 1906 62,000 42°19′06″N 83°00′38″W / 42.318222°N 83.010472°W / 42.318222; -83.010472 Windsor Ontario


See also

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