- Type
- Military Support
- Designated
- 1990
De Noyan Block
About De Noyan Block
In Kingston, De Noyan Block is one of 18 federal buildings of the highest heritage rank. Construction of De Noyan Block is recorded as 1927–1928. Its maker on the record: British Military Royal Engineers.
At the eastern entrance to the city, located at Fort Frontenac National Historic Site of Canada, the De Noyan Block is a simple rectangular two-storey, stone structure with a prominent gable-hipped roof with a projecting stone chimney. It has a fifteen bay façade divided into a nine bay center unit and two three bay end units. There are small window openings, rifle loopholes and defensible porches on its exterior. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, De Noyan Block · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
Federal heritage buildings are Classified or Recognized; Classified is the higher rank.
Questions about De Noyan Block
What is De Noyan Block?
De Noyan Block is a Classified Federal Heritage Building, designated in 1990.
Is De Noyan Block protected?
As a Classified federal building, any work on it needs the federal heritage review’s advice while Canada owns it.
Can you visit De Noyan Block?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
When was De Noyan Block built?
De Noyan Block went up in 1927–1928, by its record.
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).
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).