Homewood
north side of Highway 2, Augusta
About Homewood
In Augusta, Homewood is one of 2 National Historic Sites. Its record dates Homewood to 1800–1802. Its maker on the record: Louis Brillière.
Homewood National Historic Site of Canada is a very early 19th-century two-storey stone residence set just back from the St. Lawrence River a few kilometres east of the hamlet of Maitland in eastern Ontario. Official recognition refers to the house and its property at its time of designation in 1982.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Homewood National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited
National Historic Site status comes on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Finding Homewood
Augusta
No other historic place stands within a short walk; the town’s others are farther afield.
Questions about Homewood
Is Homewood protected?
The designation recognizes its national significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Provincial or municipal designation may.
Can you visit Homewood?
Its register lists it as a museum, so it is likely open to visitors; check the hours with whoever runs it.
When was Homewood built?
Homewood went up in 1800–1802, by its record.
What is Homewood?
Homewood has been a National Historic Site of Canada since 1982.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).