The Heart of the City - List of Buildings

Please Note: In 1891, the building numbers along King Street changed.
What before were even numbers changed to odd, and the odd became even.

# TENANT

James Street to Hughson Street, North Side
This block is recognizable by the decorated facades of the Mills Building and the Right House. Built near the turn of the century, the buildings contrast sharply with the simple style of the early 1840's Georgian Rowhouses and the simplicity of the 1950s Woolworth Store.

3
Laura Secord

5
Christopher's

11-17
Stanley Mills & Co.

13-15
Northway & Sons

17 1/2
(14 1/2)
William Bruce (pre-1890 address 14 1/2 King Street East)

19
(16)
John Eastwood (pre-1890 address 16 King Street East)

27-31
Woolworth

35
Garrick Club

35-41
The Right House / Park Place

James Street to Hughson Street, South Side
This block is important for it contains the only surviving stone commercial rowhouses that date from the 1840s. To the east of the stone rows are three brick commercial rowhouses dating from 1874-76.

2-6 Birks Building

12-14
(5) Bank of British North America (pre-1890 address 5 King Street East)

16-18 Honey Dew

18 Robert Duncan

22 Orange Hall

24
Mindens

28 Young Drivers of Canada School

30 Caesars Restaurant

30 T. Bickle & Sons (pre-1890 address 13 King Street East)

40-44
(15) Gore Bank (pre-1890 address 15 King Street East)

Hughson Street to John Street, North Side
The west half of this block was rebuilt during the twentieth century whereas the east half is at least 150 years old. Kresge's is a good example of the 1930's Art Deco influence. The Arliss and Singer buildings built in the 1940s are also non-decorative. The commercial rowhouses are the oldest in the area and reflect the simplicity of the 1930s. Included in this set of rowhouses is #81-83 but appear to be separate as it was altered during the High Victorian Era.

43
Delta Bingo

43-7
S. S. Kresge's Department Store

59
J.R. Seavey

61
Cinesex and peep show

63
Nancy Campbell Ballet

67-69
Chicken Roost

Hughson Street to John Street, South Side
The buildings on this block date from the 1840s to the 1960s and reflect a variety of building styles which include the early brick commercial rowhouses, the High Victorian Era, formal bank architecture, pre-modern structures, government buildings and a modern concrete and glass structure (Canada Trust). All the buildings are three to six storeys tall.

46-8
(17-19) Hamilton Provident and Loan Society (pre-1890 address 17-19 King Street East)

52 Hendrie & Co.

54-6 (23-25) J. Winer (pre-1890 address 37 King Street East)

58 Canada Business College

58-60 Levy Bros.

62 Buntin Gillies & Co.

62 Bright Spot

66-68 Victoria Hall and the MacKay Building

70 Heintzman & Co.

80
(37) Bank of Hamilton (pre-1890 address 37 King Street East)

80
(37) McInnes Building (pre-1890 address 37 King Street East)

80 Post Office

John Street to Catherine Street, North Side
The architectural styles of this block reflect the continuous development of downtown Hamilton. The Rowhouses from #85-93 and #101, remain from the 1840s, contrasting with the more decorative style of the Victorian Era as illustrated in #117-121.

93
(76) Charles Magill (pre-1890 address 76 King Street East)

85 1/2 Pagoda

95-7 Mills Hardware Co.

101
(80) T. Lewis (pre-1890 address 80 King Street East)

103 Loews Theatre/Capitol Theatre

119-121 (98-100) D. Moore (pre-1890 address 98-100 King Street East)

123
(102) Adam Hope(pre-1890 address 102 King Street East)

125 H. Gerofky / Leeds / Laura Janes

John Street to Catherine Street, South Side
This block is dominated by the Royal Connaught Hotel and the fourteen storey addition that was build in 1930-31 on the site of the W.E. Sanford Manufacturing Company.

90-98 (47-49) Sanford/McInnes (pre-1890 address 47-49 King Street East)

82-112 Royal Connaught Hotel

94 Raphael Mack

102-114 (57) Wesleyan Female College (pre-1890 address 57 King Street East)

104-114 Waldorf Hotel

BUILDINGS ON
JAMES STREET SOUTH

#

TENANT

2 Bank of Hamilton

2-6 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

7 R. Milne

10 H. Gerofsky

18-24 G.W. Robinson Co.

22-26 Canada Life Assurance Co.

26-32 Spectator

30 Hamilton and Dundas Railway Office

28-32 Royal Bank

34-40 Pigott Building

50 Adam Clark

OTHER SITES DOWNTOWN:

# TENANT

100 King St. W

Lloyd D. Jackson Square

79 King St. E.
(68)

Cochran/Cunningham Photographic Studio(pre-1890 address 68 King Street East)

Gore Park Gore Park Fountain

30-40 James St. N. Lister Block

6,8,10,12 John St. N. Treble Hall

93 King St. E.
(96) Isaac Buchanan & Co. (pre-1890 address 96 King Street East)

128-130 King St E.
(75) R.M. Wanzer (pre-1890 address 96 King Street East)

N/A Times Editorial

#	TENANT
James Street to Hughson Street, North Side This block is recognizable by the decorated facades of the Mills Building and the Right House. Built near the turn of the century, the buildings contrast sharply with the simple style of the early 1840's Georgian Rowhouses and the simplicity of the 1950s Woolworth Store.
3	Laura Secord
5	Christopher's
11-17	Stanley Mills & Co.
13-15	Northway & Sons
17 1/2 (14 1/2)	William Bruce (pre-1890 address 14 1/2 King Street East)
19 (16)	John Eastwood (pre-1890 address 16 King Street East)
27-31	Woolworth
35	Garrick Club
35-41	The Right House / Park Place
James Street to Hughson Street, South Side This block is important for it contains the only surviving stone commercial rowhouses that date from the 1840s. To the east of the stone rows are three brick commercial rowhouses dating from 1874-76.
2-6	Birks Building
12-14 (5)	Bank of British North America (pre-1890 address 5 King Street East)
16-18	Honey Dew
18	Robert Duncan
22	Orange Hall
24	Mindens
28	Young Drivers of Canada School
30	Caesars Restaurant
30	T. Bickle & Sons (pre-1890 address 13 King Street East)
40-44 (15)	Gore Bank (pre-1890 address 15 King Street East)
Hughson Street to John Street, North Side The west half of this block was rebuilt during the twentieth century whereas the east half is at least 150 years old. Kresge's is a good example of the 1930's Art Deco influence. The Arliss and Singer buildings built in the 1940s are also non-decorative. The commercial rowhouses are the oldest in the area and reflect the simplicity of the 1930s. Included in this set of rowhouses is #81-83 but appear to be separate as it was altered during the High Victorian Era.
43	Delta Bingo
43-7	S. S. Kresge's Department Store
59	J.R. Seavey
61	Cinesex and peep show
63	Nancy Campbell Ballet
67-69	Chicken Roost
Hughson Street to John Street, South Side The buildings on this block date from the 1840s to the 1960s and reflect a variety of building styles which include the early brick commercial rowhouses, the High Victorian Era, formal bank architecture, pre-modern structures, government buildings and a modern concrete and glass structure (Canada Trust). All the buildings are three to six storeys tall.
46-8 (17-19)	Hamilton Provident and Loan Society (pre-1890 address 17-19 King Street East)
52	Hendrie & Co.
54-6 (23-25)	J. Winer (pre-1890 address 37 King Street East)
58	Canada Business College
58-60	Levy Bros.
62	Buntin Gillies & Co.
62	Bright Spot
66-68	Victoria Hall and the MacKay Building
70	Heintzman & Co.
80 (37)	Bank of Hamilton (pre-1890 address 37 King Street East)
80 (37)	McInnes Building (pre-1890 address 37 King Street East)
80	Post Office
John Street to Catherine Street, North Side The architectural styles of this block reflect the continuous development of downtown Hamilton. The Rowhouses from #85-93 and #101, remain from the 1840s, contrasting with the more decorative style of the Victorian Era as illustrated in #117-121.
93 (76)	Charles Magill (pre-1890 address 76 King Street East)
85 1/2	Pagoda
95-7	Mills Hardware Co.
101 (80)	T. Lewis (pre-1890 address 80 King Street East)
103	Loews Theatre/Capitol Theatre
119-121 (98-100)	D. Moore (pre-1890 address 98-100 King Street East)
123 (102)	Adam Hope(pre-1890 address 102 King Street East)
125	H. Gerofky / Leeds / Laura Janes
John Street to Catherine Street, South Side This block is dominated by the Royal Connaught Hotel and the fourteen storey addition that was build in 1930-31 on the site of the W.E. Sanford Manufacturing Company.
90-98 (47-49)	Sanford/McInnes (pre-1890 address 47-49 King Street East)
82-112	Royal Connaught Hotel
94	Raphael Mack
102-114 (57)	Wesleyan Female College (pre-1890 address 57 King Street East)
104-114	Waldorf Hotel

#	TENANT
2	Bank of Hamilton
2-6	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
7	R. Milne
10	H. Gerofsky
18-24	G.W. Robinson Co.
22-26	Canada Life Assurance Co.
26-32	Spectator
30	Hamilton and Dundas Railway Office
28-32	Royal Bank
34-40	Pigott Building
50	Adam Clark

#	TENANT
100 King St. W	Lloyd D. Jackson Square
79 King St. E. (68)	Cochran/Cunningham Photographic Studio(pre-1890 address 68 King Street East)
Gore Park	Gore Park Fountain
30-40 James St. N.	Lister Block
6,8,10,12 John St. N.	Treble Hall
93 King St. E. (96)	Isaac Buchanan & Co. (pre-1890 address 96 King Street East)
128-130 King St E. (75)	R.M. Wanzer (pre-1890 address 96 King Street East)
N/A	Times Editorial