Matheson House
Matheson House is a historic house and museum in Perth, Ontario. It counts as a National Historic Site of Canada. Add McMartin House, 400 m away, to a visit; it leads 3 places within 15 km.
Museum in Perth
Among the best-known places to visit in Canada
Its coverage puts it at #350 among our 5,181 Canadian places. About ↓
Inside Perth
Inside Perth’s municipal boundary: Matheson House. Towns near it ↓
National Historic Site of Canada
It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓
Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Weather by the month
The warmest stretch in Perth is May to September, at 20–27°C in the afternoon.
Matheson House
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- National Historic Site of Canada
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Perth
- Official site
- perth.ca/en/visit/perth-museum.aspx
Plan your visit
Where it sits
Orange shows Matheson House; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Perth’s municipal boundary. · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Bases for a visit
Largest of the 8 is Rideau Lakes, home to 12,148. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
- 1Perth
- 2Tay Valley
- 3Drummond/North Elmsley
- 4Smiths Falls
- 5Montague
- 6Lanark Highlands
- 7Rideau Lakes
- 8Beckwith
Perth
Tay Valley
Drummond/North Elmsley
Smiths Falls
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Matheson House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | It’s in town | 6,972 | 3 |
| Tay Valley | 1.1 km southwest of it | 6,171 | 7 |
| Drummond/North Elmsley | 1.1 km north of it | 8,817 | 10 |
| Smiths Falls | 19 km east of it | 11,093 | 5 |
| Montague | 24 km northeast of it | 4,414 | 6 |
| Lanark Highlands | 24 km northwest of it | 6,370 | 6 |
| Rideau Lakes | 24 km southeast of it | 12,148 | 12 |
| Beckwith | 26 km north of it | 10,073 | 2 |
Worth adding to a visit
MuseumMcMartin House400 m away2MuseumMuseumMusée Inga-Va600 m away3MuseumMuseumArchives Lanark10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Matheson House: what to know
Where is Matheson House?
In Perth, Ontario, inside the town’s municipal boundary, is where Matheson House stands.
What is Matheson House?
Historic house and museum in Perth, Ontario.
When is the best time to visit Matheson House?
Afternoons in Perth peak at 20–27°C from May to September (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).
Is Matheson House a designated historic place?
Yes: National Historic Site of Canada.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Matheson House: JustSomePics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McMartin House: Kenn Chaplin from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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).