Hillcroft - Kingston, Ontario
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N 44° 13.576 W 076° 30.362
18T E 379714 N 4898107
Hillcroft was built for Francis Manning Hill between 1852 and 1854. The stone building is a fine example of a country villa built by a wealthy professional man of taste.
Waymark Code: WM14652
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/26/2021
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This residence was built for Francis Manning Hill, and was once the home of Sir Alexander Campbell. The stone building is a fine example of a country villa built by a wealthy professional man of taste.
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A plaque on site reads as follows:
Built in 1853 by a mayor of Kingston, Francis Hill, this house, during the 1860's and 1870's, was the residence of Alexander Campbell (1822-1892). A member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada and delegate to the Quebec Conference which led to Confederation, he was a life-long political associate of the Dominion's first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald. Campbell held several cabinet posts after Confederation, was knighted in 1879 and, from 1887 to 1892, was Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.