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Visitors Guide: Historic Sites |
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 Fort Malden National Historic Site
Visitors can step back in time and get a glimpse of what military life was like almost 200 years ago. The Fort played an important role in both the War of 1812 and the Rebellion of 1837. The site, located along the Detroit River, includes original earthworks, restored barracks and an interactive museum.
100 Laird Ave. | Amherstburg, ON N9V 2Z2
P: (519) 736-5416 | F: (519) 736-6603 | Email: ont.fort-malden@pc.gc.ca
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 Gibson Gallery (c.1896) | Housed in the former Michigan Central Railroad Station c. 1896, the Gallery features works from the permanent Collection of the Art Gallery of Windsor and the Royal Ontario Museum. Guest artists, stitchery exhibits, student art exhibits and special events are also featured. The restored Essex Terminal caboose features M.C.R. and E.T.R. history.
140 Richmond St. | Amherstburg, ON N9V 1G4 | P: (519) 736-2826
F: (519) 736-2826 (call first) | E-Mail: gibsongallery@hotmail.com
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 Gordon House | The Gordon House is one of two pre-1800 buildings surviving in the town of Amherstburg. The historic house was built in 1796-1798 even before the construction of Fort Malden. It was assigned to Captain William Mills, the rope maker and militiaman, in 1798.
The house, having sustained heavy damage during the War of 1812, was refitted around 1817 with neo-classical detailing by the honourable James Gordon, for whom the house is named. The Gordon house is considered a well-preserved and prominently sited example of early architecture in the hsitory of Brish settlement on the Canadian Shore. Today, the house is open to the public and is the home to the Amherstburg Tourism Department, Shores of Erie Wine Festival, River Lights Winter Festival, and the Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce.
268 Dalhousie St. | Amherstburg, ON N9V 2Z2
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 North American Black Historical Museum
The North American Black Historical Museum has been established to preserve Black Heritage from African origins to present day development in the Western Hemisphere. There is a focus on the Underground Railroad movement, Canadian Black settlement and the accomplishments and constitutions of the people of African origins who helped shape this great nation. The museum is owned and operated by the North American Black Historical Museum and Cultural Center Inc. The Board of Director collects, preserves, interprets, researched, and exhibits a collection of objects and specimens of historical and cultural value.
277 King St | Amherstburg, ON N9V 2C7
P: (519) 736-5433 | F: (519) 736-5433| Toll Free: 1-866-622-4672
E-Mail: nabhm@emporium.on.ca |
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 Park House Museum (c. 1799)| Take a trip back into the Victorian Era at the Park House. This 1790's home, restored to the 1850's tells the story of well-to-do family life of the period and is also home to the Park house tinsmiths. Tin ware and period crafts available in the gift shop.
214 Dalhousie St. | Amherstburg, ON N9V 1W4
P: (519) 736-2511 | F: (519) 736-2511 | E-Mail:parkh@mnsi.net |
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 The Commissariat (Provincial Marine) | Built in 1831 as the office for the Commissariat Department at Fort Malden. In 2002 the Commissariat opened as an interpretive Centre for the Provincial Marine Amherstburg Reenactment Unit. Now open for public and school tours with “hands on” activities explaining the Life and Times of the Provincial Marine and the history of the Battle of Lake Erie 1813. Commissariat is home to a display of provincial marine artifacts and information. Educational programming is available
King's Navy Yard Park, 224 Dalhousie Street , Amherstburg, ON
Contact Dave May, President 519-736-8732
Peter Rindlisbacher, Vice President 519-736-7568
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