Awards & Tributes
HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards
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For additional information or a copy of the Terms of Reference for the HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards, contact:
Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee
Attn: Matt Gauthier, Legislative Coordinator
Call 905-546-2424 ext. 6437
Email [email protected]
Each year the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee presents the HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards. Founded in 2007, these awards celebrate the significant contributions of property owners, educators, developers and volunteers in the conservation of Hamilton’s heritage.
The Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee makes a formal presentation to the award winners at their annual Heritage Recognition Awards Celebration in June.
Nominations can be submitted by citizens or by property owners.
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HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards
As a city, we want to congratulate award recipients, and celebrate the significant contributions of property owners, educators, developers and volunteers in the conservation of Hamilton’s heritage.
Congratulations to the 2025 HMHC Heritage Recognition Award Recipients
Multiple award recipients will be recognized across these 2025 award categories:
58 Wellington Street South, Hamilton
Built circa 1860, this is a well-preserved example of an Italianate home. It retains original windows, front door, covered porch and many more original features.
Heritage Status: Registered
207, 209, 211 Caroline Street South, Hamilton
Built circa 1887 by James Jobson, the Victorian brick rowhouses are known as the ‘Caroline Row’. The rowhouses are unified by a continuous verandah, bay windows, and contrasting brick and stone lintels.
Heritage Status: Designated (Part IV)
130 Victoria Avenue North, Hamilton
This Romanesque Revival red brick church began life as Victoria Avenue Baptist Church with cornerstone laid June 1893. Today it is home to the Eucharist Church.
Heritage Status: Inventoried
161 Emerald Street North, Hamilton
A unique Edwardian with Italianate elements, this well-cared-for home built by William Wark circa 1888 retains many original features. A true gem and landmark on Emerald Street North.
Heritage Status: Inventoried
182 Market Street, Hamilton
Built circa 1872, this beautifully maintained home is one of six in the Italianate-influenced row house. The owner has restored the transom window, front windows and installed period-correct wooden storms.
Heritage Status: Registered
239 Park Street North, Hamilton
Built circa 1919, this property has been lovingly maintained by its owners and retains original features, such as the detailed covered porch.
Heritage Status: Inventoried
812 King Street East, Hamilton
Built circa 1910, this unique concrete block former home retains a large covered porch and has been thoughtfully restored to today’s grandeur after a substantial fire in 2012
Heritage Status: Inventoried
1651 King Street East, Hamilton
Built circa 1840, this property is a rare surviving example of an early farmhouse. It retains many wood features like bargeboard and the covered porch. The property remained in the Crosswaite family possession until 1987
Heritage Status: Inventoried
5 Ravenscliffe Avenue, Hamilton
Built circa 1887, this Georgian Revival home has seen extensive restorations by the current owners of the outstanding original heritage features.
Heritage Status: Registered
408 - 414 King Street East and 4 Victoria Avenue South, Hamilton
Prominent 19th-century building along LRT corridor.
837 King Street East, Hamilton
A residential renovation and addition to a circa 1913 property.
400 King Street East, Hamilton
Mission Services of Hamilton Men’s Shelter
Built circa 1958, the former home of the Canadian Red Cross has seen the white facade returned to its original glory as the Mission Services of Hamilton Men’s Shelter.
44 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton
Lamont Law
Built circa 1910, this beautiful Edwardian residence has been renovated for Lamont Law offices and retains many original heritage features.
425 Wilson Street East, Ancaster
The Barracks Inn
667 Harvest Road, Dundas
The High Acre Boutique Inn & Spa
No awards for this category were presented this year.
115 Hunter Street West
Magnolia Hall (Former St. Mark’s Church)
Built circa 1877
- HSR 150 Campaign
- Larry Smith, Archivist of Canada’s largest collection of International Harvester Antiques & Memorabilia
- Stephen Lechniak, Archivist and Collector of Stelco Memorabilia / Creator of the Stelco Rod and Bar and Brightside Memories Facebook pages
- Ryan Carpenter, Artist - RMC Digital Art
- All Our Relations, Public Art Installation - Waterfront Redevelopment on Piers 5-7
- Collaboration of:
- Angela DeMontigny (Lead Design)
- Paull Rodrigue (Glass Design)
- Cobalt Connects (Concept & Project Management)
- Lafontaine Iron Werks (Fabrication)
- EXP (Engineering)
- Collaboration of:
- Beach Canal Lighthouse Group
- Lady Hamilton Club
- Women’s Canadian Club of Hamilton
- Augusta Street Business Area (James St. S. to Hughson St. S) – 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 29 Augusta Street.
No awards for this category were presented this year.
Tru-Wall Masonry Ltd.
Kerr-Woolsey House
Recognizing the masonry restoration at 99 Mountsberg Road, Flamborough.
EGD Glass Studio
Magnolia Hall (Former St. Mark’s Church)
Recognizing the restoration of stained-glass windows at 115 Hunter Street West, Hamilton.
Historical Award Recipient Mapping
To find the location of previous HMHC Heritage Recognition Award recipient, enter an address or intersection into the search box.
Historical Award Recipient Listing
2023/2024
- Scholar Properties & Effort Trust for 121-125 King St. E. Hamilton, On (Gore Park Lofts – former Norwich Apartments)
2022/2023
- Indwell for 219, 225 and 247 East Avenue N., Hamilton, On (The Oaks at the former Royal Oak Dairy)
2021
- Core Urban Inc. – Arliss Building (The Olympia Club), 53 King Street East, Hamilton
2020
The Valour Group - The Oscar on Bold (Pasadena Apartments), 27 Bold Street, Hamilton
2018/2019
- William Thomas Student Residences, 48 James Street North (James Street Residences Inc.)
- Residences of the Royal Connaught, 112 King Street East (Valery Homes/ Spallacci Homes)
- Westinghouse HQ, 286 Sanford Avenue North, Hamilton (Electric City Developments)
- The Alley, 12 James Street North, Hamilton (Core Urban Inc.)
2017/2018
- Old Weeks Hardware
- McGregor House
- White Tea House
- Crooker House
2016/2017
- Textile Building
- The Right House
- Templar Flats
2015/2016
Empire Times Building
2014
- Dundas District Lofts
- Stinson Lofts
2013
Witton Lofts
2012
- Allenby Lofts (Former Allenby School)
- Margaret Street Lofts
- The Stone Lofts
2011
West Avenue Residences
2010
Herkimer Apartments
2023/2024
- 121 Princess St., Hamilton, On (Hamilton Craft Studios)
- 255 Park St. N., Hamilton, On (Catherine North Studios – former Church of the Redeemer)
2022/2023
- 200 Caroline St. N, Hamilton, On (Bridgeworks - former Hamilton Bridgeworks Company Ltd.)
- 280 Main St. E., Hamilton, On (Apartment Conversion - former Thomas Anglican Church)
- 366 Victoria Ave. N., Hamilton, On (Factory Media Resource Centre Gallery & Studio - former Cataract Power Co.)
- 29 Harriet St. Hamilton, On (Aeon Studios – former Felton Brush Company)
2021
147 Mary Street, Hamilton
141 Park Street North, Hamilton
2017/2018
7‐11 Brock Street, Hamilton
2023/2024
- 84 Concession Rd. 8 E., Freelton, On. (West Avenue Cider House – Somerset Orchards)
- 107 Middletown Rd. W., Dundas, On (Winterhill Forest Farm)
- Wheeler Lane, Hamilton, On (7 Urban Laneway Dwellings)
2022/2023
- 16 Old Guelph Rd., Hamilton, On. (RBG - Indigenous Plant Medicine Trail)
2021
Young Family Cemetery, 1499 Upper Wellington Street, Hamilton
2020
- The Durand Neighbourhood Character Project
- Hamilton Cemetery, 777 York Boulevard, Hamilton
- Mountain Brow Boulevard Parkway
2018/2019
Dundurn National Historic Site
2017/2018
- Puddicombe Farms, Winery & Cider
- Shaver Family Cemetery Stone Wall Restoration Project
2013
Battlefield Park
2023/2024
- 183 Sherman Ave. N., Hamilton, On (Pinch Bakery and Plant Shop)
2022/2023
- 18 Ogilvie St., Dundas, On (Dundas Branch – Hamilton Public Library)
2021
6180 White Church Road East, Mount Hope (Case United Church)
2020
St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Polish Church, 718 Barton Street East, Hamilton
2018/2019
- Provincial Offenses Administrative Building, 50 Main Street East, Hamilton
- Eva Rothwell Centre, 460 Wentworth Street North, Hamilton
2017/2018
- Waterdown Memorial Hall
- Binbrook Soldiers’ Memorial Hall
2016/2017
Lister Block
2015/2016
- Dundas Museum & Archives
- Mohawk Trail School Museum
2023/2024
- Lesia Mokrycke, Urban Environmental Artist (The Urban Forest Lab and Monument Trees Exhibit)
- The Interpretive Team for Whitehern National Historic Site (Hamilton Civic Museums)
- Hamilton Black History Database
2022/2023
- Mark McNeil, Journalist
- Kevin Werner, Journalist
- Sarah Sheehan & Barton Street BIA (Woodlands Park Ghost Landscape Placemaking Project)
2021
- Lance Daren Cole, Patrick Douthart, Nathan McCrory
- Downtown BIA QR Code Project – Memory Lane
- Leanne Pluthero
2020
- Bill King
- Jon Soyka
2018/2019
- Rob Hamilton (Former Chair of the Hamilton Historical Board)
- Stephanie Dumbreck (Founder of Haunted Hamilton, 20th Anniversary)
- Ray Carrol (Founder of Vintage Hamilton and Historian)
- Barbara Murray (President of the local chapter of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Founding organizer of Doors Open Hamilton, Member of the Beach Lighthouse Group and the Head of the Lake Society)
2017/2018
- Donna Reid for the Hamilton Store
- Brian Henley, Historian and Author
- Nathan Tidridge, Historian and Author
2016/2017
- The Jelly Brothers (Matt & Dan Jelly), Heritage Advocates and Entrepreneurs
- Paul Wilson, Journalist
- Sylvia Wray, Archivist - Flamborough Archives
2015/2016
Margaret Houghton, Archivist at Hamilton Public Library, Central Branch
2012
- Shannon Kyles, Professor - Mohawk College Department of Architecture
- John Aikman, Curator and Manager - The Educational Archives and Heritage Centre of Hamilton-Wentworth
- Julian Smith, Executive Director - Willowbank School of Restoration Arts
2023/2024
- Sara Heinonen, Photographer
- Panya Clark Espinal & Laine Groeneweg, Artists (Exhibit: Materials Redistribution Hamilton)
- Caillin Kowalczyk, Artist
2022/2023
- Sara Sandham, Artist (HamOnt Doodles)
- Gordon Leverton, Artist)
2021
- Danuta Niton
- Elizabeth Sue Hanna
2020
- 158 MacNab Street North, Hamilton
- 31 Mulberry Street, Hamilton
2018/2019
Former Office of McCallum Sather Architects, 157 Catharine Street North, Hamilton
2016/2017
McMaster Biology Greenhouse
2015/2016
8 Mayfair Crescent, Hamilton
2023/2024
- Waterdown Museum of Hope
2022/2023
- Friends of St. Giles (Former St. Giles United Church – Ward 3) – 85 Holton Ave., Hamilton
2021
- Hamilton Police Historical Society
- Ancaster Village Heritage Community
- Flamborough Archives and Heritage Society
2020
Stoney Creek Historical Society
2018/2019
- Canadian Headstone Project Team
- The Residents of 13 Inglewood Drive, Hamilton
- Durand Neighbourhood Association
2017/2018
- Friends of the Gore
- Restoration Team for 992 King St. E at St. Clair (also 2 St. Clair Avenue)
- Waterdown Mill Street Heritage District Committee
2016/2017
Westdale Cinema
2023/2024
- 34 King St. W., Dundas (Picone Fine Food)
- 345 James St. N., Hamilton (le Tambour Tavern)
2022/2023
- Green Venture De-pave Paradise Projects (578-581 & 539 Barton St. E., / Good Shepherd at 155 Cannon St. E)
- Locke Street Improvement Project, Hamilton
- 154 James St. N., Hamilton
2021
- 302 James Street North, Hamilton
- 431-435 Barton Street East, Hamilton
2023/2024
- Elysia Dywan (Staff) and Student Artists – Bernie Custis Secondary School [Recognizing their work to create original art for the HMHC Heritage Colouring Book Series]
2022/2023
- Jim Charlton – Volunteer, Member of HMHC Inventory & Research Working Group (Posthumously)
- Vivian Chang – Student Artist (HMHC Education & Communication Working Group - Colouring Book Project
2016/2017
- Julie French - Creation of the HMHC Logo
- Andrew Robinson - Long-time Volunteer Support
2023/2024
- Lower City Joinery [Recognizing the façade restoration of Picone Fine Food, Dundas]
- Deer Park Restoration – Tom Foster [Recognizing the restoration of Hess St. gable and Hughson St. tracery]
- Culp Restorations – Shawn Culp [Recognizing masonry restoration at 337 Park St. W., Dundas]
2022/2023
- Alan Stacey, Principal Conservator – Heritage Mill Historic Building Conservation
- Jason Schubert – Schubert Traditional Craftwork (for woodwork at 33 Ontario St., Hamilton)
- DR Masonry and Authentic Ironworks (for front stair restoration at Laidlaw United Church)
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