Monday 12 September 2011

Buildings of Kingston

One way or the other, I'll be leaving Kingston in the next few weeks. With summer coming to an end, I've been making an effort to get out and appreciate some of Kingston's attractions and history. So here are the highlights of a walk around Queen's University and the old part of the city.

53 Earl St. Built in 1844 for an engineer; designed by Thomas Rogers

67 Earl St. Built 1847

The British Whig Building

The Prince George Hotel, the centre of which dates to 1817.

161 Earl St. Designed by William Coverdale for the Fraser family in 1847

169 Earl St. Once the Agnes Maule Machar Home for Protestant Women

This row of buildings houses two ice cream shops!

This was the station of the Kingston and Pembroke Railway; now the tourist information office

Kingston City Hall; facing the lake, from where most visitors would have arrived.

218 King St. Built in 1833. This has previously been a store and a medical clinic


The Agnes Etherington Art Gallery at Queen's.

Beamish-Munroe Hall.

The Biosciences Complex

The Queen's University Grad Club is on the left behind the trees

This is the university library, at the corner of Union and University

Finally, the oldest building on campus, Summerhill, built in 1839 by Archdeacon George Okill Stuart

1 comment:

  1. Yes, we are well acquainted with those 2 ice cream shops... :)

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