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Recognized Federal Heritage Building
1890–1893
Address
34 Beckwith Street South
Type
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Facility
Designated
1988
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Recognized Federal Heritage Building

East Mill

Also known as Wood's Mill Complex, East Mill

34 Beckwith Street South, Smiths Falls

A Recognized Federal Heritage Buildingdesignated in 1988 · one of 2 in Smiths Falls
FFood and Beverage Manufacturing FacilityBBuilt 1890–1893
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About East Mill

The federal government recognizes East Mill for its heritage, one of 2 such buildings in Smiths Falls. The register gives 1890–1893 for East Mill.

The East Mill is part of the Wood’s Mill Complex located at Smiths Falls. The complex itself sits on the northern extremity of Ward’s Island adjacent to the waste weir channel of the Rideau Waterway at Smiths Falls. The large, four-storey, stone building has a flat roof, unornamented exterior walls and rows of regular windows. A smaller, two-storey office wing abuts the south façade. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, East Mill · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited

Federal heritage buildings are Classified or Recognized; this one is Recognized.

Questions about East Mill

Can you visit East Mill?

Yes from the outside; whether it opens its doors is for its owner to say.

Is East Mill protected?

While the federal government owns it, changes go through its heritage review.

When was East Mill built?

By its record, East Mill dates from 1890–1893.

What is East Mill?

In 1988 the federal government recognized East Mill as a heritage building.

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).