Architecture Archives - Architectural Conservancy of Ontario – Port Hope

Student Spotlight: Spencer Watson

20 Jun 20255 Mar 2026

Interview by Katherine McHarg, first published in the June 2025 issue of ACO Matters Update from Ottawa with Spencer Watson Have you been wondering how our local PHHS grad Spencer…

Brookside Property Urgent Call to Action

27 May 202529 May 2025

By Susan LayardImage above, Strathmore House, courtesy of Stevens Burgess Architects Please support our ACO friends in Cobourg! Attend the Town Council Meeting where a vote on the designation will…

The Canadian Northern Railway Station, 138 Hope Street N.

8 Feb 202525 Feb 2026

by Susan Layard, first published in the February 2025 issue of ACO Matters The old red brick building located on the corner of Ontario Street and Hope Street North was…

65 Ward Street: January 2025 Update

27 Jan 202520 May 2025

By Susan Layard There is good news from the Municipality of Port Hope regarding 65 Ward Street. The Motion for Leave to Appeal an Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) decision on…

Fire at the File Factory

15 Jul 202430 Jan 2025

Update from The Municipality of Port Hope: July 19, 2024 It is with heavy hearts that ACO Port Hope acknowledges the devastating fire that occurred on July 14th, 2024 at…

The File Factory: A Unique Heritage Industrial Site in Port Hope

2 Jun 202422 Sep 2024

Compiled by Susan Layard. An Encumbered Past; a Dramatic Future(An adaptation of Bruce Bowden’s deputation on behalf of ACO Port Hope to the March 19th, 2024 Special Meeting of Council).…

The File Factory: May Update

28 May 202416 Aug 2024

Please be informed by the update on the File Factory from the Municipality of Port Hope. Photos by Phil Goldsmith

Town Talks: Municipal Planning Department

2 May 202428 May 2024

Please join us to hear future plans and question the municipal team leading the processes. 1 | Monday, May 6 at 4pmHeritage Permits in Port Hope with Todd Davis, Director…

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Video: “FUN . . SERIOUSLY?”

22 Mar 202427 Jan 2025

Watch Marc Hallé’s full presentation from this year’s AGM Meeting, which took place February 22, 2024. https://youtu.be/-aET5N7r3J0?si=5YiFJqaF5cob908R Marc’s talk highlights the phenomenon of fun in designing in the public realm,…

Urgent Call for Action: Preserving the File Factory

16 Mar 202422 Mar 2024

A Special Council Meeting to consider a Heritage Demolition Permit application for a substantial portion of the File Factory has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the…

65 Ward Street: Hearing Adjourned

1 Mar 202412 Mar 2024

By Susan Layard The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) met on November 23, 2023 to hear evidence on Southbridge’s motion claiming that the Heritage Demolition Permit that was issued to Southbridge…

The Little Station: Restoration Update 2023

25 Nov 202329 May 2024

By Phil Goldsmith The Little Station on Lent’s Lane is a small railway building owned by the ACO. This small building we believe was a “whistle” stop on the Port…

ACO Port Hope Grant 2023: The Walton Hotel Brick Restoration

21 Nov 20236 Feb 2025

Exciting restoration work is going on behind the plastic hoarding at the building formerly known as the Walton Hotel, at Walton and John Streets. After a hiatus of several years,…

Advocacy Update Fall 2023: 65 Ward Street

17 Sep 202330 Sep 2024

At the end of July, Southbridge appealed Council’s decision to refuse the Heritage Demolition Permit for 65 Ward Street to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Please see their Appeal Letter. On…

Advocacy Update Fall 2023: Penryn Mason Homes Subdivision Appeal

17 Sep 202318 Sep 2023

At their meeting on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, the Municipality of Port Hope Council announced “that a settlement has been reached regarding Phase 2 of OLT File OLT-22-003126 (also referred…

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Get Tickets: Guided Walking Tours of Historic Port Hope 2023

1 Sep 20231 Nov 2023

Three guided tours will take you on an easy stroll past some of Port Hope’s most interesting landmarks. Led by our volunteer guides, each of the tours takes roughly 90 minutes, ending just in…

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Get Tickets: The Port Hope 2023 House Tour

11 Aug 20233 Oct 2023

Taking you inside some of Port Hope’s most recognizable properties, while also giving you the opportunity to learn more about the personalities, renovations, art, decor, and stories of the properties…

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Save the Date: The Port Hope 2023 House Tour

11 Jul 202311 Aug 2023

You’ll want to mark Saturday, September 30th on your calendars for the Port Hope House Tour’s Annual House Tour, this year in the hamlet of Canton, just four kilometres north of Port Hope. Tickets…