- Type
- Military Defence Installation
- Designated
- 1993
Blockhouse
About Blockhouse
Blockhouse is the one Classified Federal Heritage Building in Prescott. The register gives 1838–1840 for Blockhouse. Its maker on the record: Royal Engineers.
The Blockhouse is located at the Fort Wellington National Historic Site of Canada, overlooking the St. Lawrence River. An imposing, pyramidal-roofed structure with massive masonry walls, it is the most prominent structure at the fort. Small windows, loopholes and gun ports add to the structure’s formidable, military appearance. A wooden gallery, clad with vertical wood siding, surrounds the overhanging upper floor. This key defensive feature is cantilevered on large stone and wooden corbels. The structure stands on an open grassed area within the earthworks. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Blockhouse · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
Classified is the higher of the two ranks the federal government gives the heritage buildings it owns.
Questions about Blockhouse
When was Blockhouse built?
Blockhouse went up in 1838–1840, by its record.
Can you visit Blockhouse?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
What is Blockhouse?
Blockhouse is a Classified Federal Heritage Building, designated in 1993.
Is Blockhouse protected?
Yes, while the federal government owns it: changes go through its heritage review.
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).