Architecture & Heritage
Numerous buildings and sites located in Newmarket have a high degree of architectural and/or historical significance, most of which are concentrated in the historic Downtown area along Main Street South. The following is a list of some of these sites:
- Charles Hargrave Simpson Building, 184 Main Street South
- Wesley Block (origin of the 1837 Rebellion), 200 Main Street South
- Robert Simpson Store (first "Simpsons" Store in Canada), 226 Main Street South
- King George Hotel, 232 Main Street South
- Cawthra House, 262 Main Street South
- Roadhouse And Rose building, 157 Main Street South
- William N. Starr building, 189 Main Street South
- Old Town Hall, 460 Botsford Street
- Canadian National Railway Building and former Station, 470 Davis Drive
- Christian Baptist Church, 135 Main Street South
- Doane House, 17100 Yonge Street
- Quaker Meeting House and Cemetery, 17030 Yonge Street
- Hicksite Cemetery, 16580 Yonge Street
- Elman W. Campbell Museum (North York Registry Office), 134 Main Street South
- Pioneer Burying Ground, Eagle Street
- Al Casale Ristorante (Rogers House), 17766 Leslie Street
- St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 484 Water Street
- St. Paul’s Anglican Church and Rectory, 227 Church Street
- Trinity United Church, 461 Park Avenue
As of March 2012, the Town of Newmarket is in the final stages of establishing a "Heritage Conservation District" for the downtown's Main Street South. This status will protect and officially recognize most of the aforementioned historic sites and buildings along this section of Main Street.
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