- Address
- County Road 2 East
- Type
- Navigational Aid or Lighthouse
- Designated
- 2013
Windmill Point Lighthouse
Also known as Battle of the Windmill Lighthouse , Windmill Tower Lighthouse
County Road 2 East, Prescott
About Windmill Point Lighthouse
Windmill Point Lighthouse is Prescott’s heritage lighthouse. Construction of Windmill Point Lighthouse is recorded as 1832–1833.
The Windmill Point Lighthouse (also known as Battle of the Windmill Lighthouse and Windmill Tower) is an 18.9 metres (62 feet) round, tapered, stone tower crowned with a cast iron lantern. It is located on a height of land near the town of Prescott, where it overlooks the old King’s Highway and the St. Lawrence River. Initially built as a windmill in ca. 1832, it was the site of the Battle of the Windmill during the Rebellion of 1837-38. In 1872, it was converted to a lighthouse and became operational by 1874, remaining in service for over a century.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Windmill Point Lighthouse · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
The Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act designates lighthouses of heritage value.
Questions about Windmill Point Lighthouse
Is Windmill Point Lighthouse protected?
Yes: the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act limits changes to it.
When was Windmill Point Lighthouse built?
Windmill Point Lighthouse went up in 1832–1833, by its record.
Can you visit Windmill Point Lighthouse?
Yes from the outside; whether it opens its doors is for its owner to say.
What is Windmill Point Lighthouse?
Windmill Point Lighthouse is a Heritage Lighthouse of Canada, designated in 2013.
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).