Cox Terrace
332-344 Rubidge Street, Peterborough
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Cox Terrace
National Historic Site status goes to 3 places in Peterborough, Cox Terrace among them. Cox Terrace went up in 1884–1885. The register names John William Alford as its architect. One neighbour on the registers lies within 400 m.
Cox Terrace is a late 19th-century, brick terrace built in the Second Empire style. Located in downtown Peterborough, it consists of seven, two and three-storey residential units. The building is currently a commercial property. The formal recognition consists of the building on its property at the time of recognition.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Cox Terrace National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · as published, word for word
A National Historic Site is designated by the federal minister on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board’s advice.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 5 minutes
Peterborough · about 200 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Cox TerraceStart here
- 2Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-ChainsDesignated heritage property (part IV) · 200 m on
1 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Cox Terrace
Can you visit Cox Terrace?
From the street, yes; houses on the registers are mostly private.
When was Cox Terrace built?
The record of Cox Terrace gives 1884–1885.
What is Cox Terrace?
Canada named Cox Terrace a National Historic Site in 1991.
Is Cox Terrace 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.
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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.
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