ACO Matters Archives - Architectural Conservancy of Ontario – Port Hope

Student Spotlight: Spencer Watson

20 Jun 202525 Feb 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…

ACO Port Hope Luminaries: A.K. Sculthorpe

8 Jun 20259 Feb 2026

by Tom Cruickshank, first published in the June 2025 issue of ACO Matters There are many tireless volunteers who champion the cause of preservation and environmentalism in Port Hope these…

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…

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 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…

Penryn Park: Even More Significant than We Realized

1 Sep 20207 Apr 2022

ACO Matters September 2020 By Susan Layard We have known for quite some time that there are three buildings at Penryn Park that have been designated for their heritage importance.…