Antique Fire Truck - City of Burlington
426 Brant Street
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Purchased by the City of Burlington in 1925 for the sum of $5100, this 1923 truck was used as an emergency pump at the city's public works department. It is now maintained by Burlington's Station #1 volunteer fire fighters. During Doors Open, this heritage vehicle will be displayed at Burlington City Hall.

Burlington Art Centre (BAC)
1333 Lakeshore Road
www.burlingtonartcentre.on.ca
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

A focal point on the Burlington waterfront since 1978, the Burlington Art Centre, designed by architect John Harkness, houses the world’s largest permanent collection of contemporary Canadian ceramics, provides gallery and studio space and features a courtyard and a conservatory. Enjoy touring this cherished fixture of the local art scene.

*The BAC will also be hosting the Fine Art & Craft Festival on this weekend.

Burlington City Hall
426 Brant Street
www.burlington.ca
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Burlington’s “town hall” officially opened in 1965. The building went through a major expansion in 1986, adding 60, 000 square feet of space as well as the  city crest on the front of the building and Civic Square. A fountain was installed in the square in 2000 as a millennium project.

L'Église Saint-Philippe
472 Locust Street
www.paroissestphilippe.ca
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. Noon to 4 p.m.)

Built in 1875 by James Cushie Bent, this church was purchased in 1968 by the Roman Catholic Church to serve the francophone congregation as L'Église Saint-Philippe. The Church blends a simple Gothic Revival style – evident in the Gothic-arched windows and door – with an Italianate square tower with bulls-eye windows.

*All are welcome to attend French church services at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 13.

Estaminet (Emma's Backporch and The Water St. Cooker)
2084 Old Lakeshore Road
www.emmasbackporch.ca
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Built around 1843 in the Georgian style, the former Estaminet restaurant, “Canada’s House of Hospitality," is the city's only remaining early-20th-century waterfront establishment.  Patrons included A.Y. Jackson, Louis Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle, and Liberace. Heritage designation granted December 2009. Historical displays available.

*Consider having lunch here and enjoying a spectacular view of Lake Ontario.

The Burlington Gingerbread House
1375 Ontario Street
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. only 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

This grand two-and-a-half-storey frame structure was built in Queen Anne Revival Style in 1893 by Alfred B.Y. Coleman, general contractor and lumber dealer. Coleman built several buildings in Burlington, including the Brant Hotel. The property boasts a Victorian garden with magnolia tree and fountain. Tours of the garden will be available.

Ireland House at Oakridge Farm
2168 Guelph Line
www.museumsofburlington.com
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Built between 1835 and 1837, the Ireland House was the home of Joseph Ireland, an early settler of Burlington, whose family occupied the house until 1985. In 1987, the city purchased the property, and the homestead was restored to illustrate three time periods during which three generations of Irelands lived here. Heritage designation granted 1978.

RCSCC Iron Duke
451 Elizabeth Street
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Built in 1858 for the Methodist Episcopal Church, the “Iron Duke” is now the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp's hall. Named for the Duke of Wellington, the brick building was constructed in the Gothic revival style. A muzzle cover from the battleship HMS Iron Duke can be viewed here.

Joseph Brant Museum
1240 North Shore Boulevard
www.museumsofburlington.com

*Due to unforeseen emergency repair work, Joseph Brant Museum will no longer be able to participate in Doors Open Burlington in 2010*

Joseph Brant Museum is a reconstruction of the home of one of Canada’s most fascinating heroes, Captain Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea), a prominent Mohawk leader and Loyalist. The museum was built in 1937-38 and opened its doors in June 1942 with only one room of gallery space. Today, it houses more than 10,000 artifacts.

Knox Presbyterian Church
461 Elizabeth Street
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 1p.m. to 4 p.m.)

The original church built in 1845, was moved to the back of the lot to serve as a Sunday school when the current Knox Presbyterian Church was being built in 1877. The two structures were later bricked and attached. Features include stained glass windows imported from Scotland, hand-made pulpit and the pipe organ.

*All are welcome to attend church services at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 13.

Lowville Park
6207 Guelph Line
City of Burlington Parks Listing
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

This park was created in 1945 when William Robertson, the Reeve of Nelson Township, arranged for the purchase of part of Featherstone farm. The features of this park include; an old stone one-room schoolhouse, Bronte Creek, nature trails, a suspended iron bridge, picnic areas, baseball diamonds, a rain shelter and playground equipment.

Lowville School House
6207 Guelph Line
City of Burlington Parks Listing
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

This one-room schoolhouse was built in 1889 from local fieldstone and sand on land donated by Joseph Featherstone. The woodshed is part of the original structure. Separate boys' and girls' entrances are located, unusually, on the four-bay sides. The windows retain their six-over-six panes and some original shutters. Heritage designation granted 1992.

Lowville United Church
5800 Guelph Line
www.nelsonunited.ca
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sun. 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Built in 1872 on lands provided by Thomas Colling, Lowville United Church has a fieldstone foundation made from orange bricks from the Bronte area.  The structure is a fine example of mid-Victorian vernacular Gothic revival church architecture, featuring lancet windows with corbelled brick “eyebrow” detail and dressed limestone sills. Heritage designation granted 1984.

*Enjoy light refreshments in the Tea Room on Saturday and join us for an "old fashioned" church service from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday..

Rosewater Spa
482 Elizabeth Street
www.rosewaterspa.com
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - back portion of building only)

This property was purchased by the city in 1952 for the Burlington Public Library, who occupied it for nearly 20 years. This two-storey, three-bay brick structure with low-pitched end-gabled roof and end chimneys is an example of the neoclassical style. Despite several renovations, this building was also outgrown and planning began for the present library.  Today, the building is a popular spa.

St. John's Anglican Church
2464 Dundas Street
www.stjohnsburlington.ca 
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

St. John's - Nelson, the second oldest Anglican Church in Burlington, was founded in 1835. The first service was held in an old schoolhouse located near the present rectory. The present day church was built in 1839. Until 1983, St. John's was a "two-point" parish depending on rectors from neighboring parishes.

*All are welcome to attend church services at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 13.

St. Luke's Church
1371 Elgin Street
www.stlukesburlington.ca
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 1p.m. to 4 p.m.)

Completed in 1834 and consecrated in 1838, St. Luke's is Burlington's oldest church.  It sits on part of Chief Joseph Brant’s Crown land grant, given him for services rendered during the American Revolution. Brant's daughter, Elizabeth, donated the land for the construction of the church. View the many stained-glass windows and beautiful carvings.

*All are welcome to attend our church services at 10:00 a.m. Sun. June 13 and join us for tea from 2-4 p.m. on both Sat. June 12 and Sun. June 13.

Walt Rickli Sculpture Garden
6197 Guelph Line
www.waltrickli.com
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

The Walt Rickli Sculpture Garden, across from Lowville Park, features changing displays of Rickli’s hand-carved water sculptures, abstract and realistic stone sculptures, and mixed-media works. The meticulously maintained garden entices hundreds of visitors on a weekly basis to enjoy the tranquil and inspiring setting.

Walt Rickli Carving Studio
2433 No. 2 Side Road
www.waltrickli.com
(Date/Hours Open: Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Inside this 2,000-square-foot carving shop are two five-ton cranes and a 5 foot diameter diamond saw with a 15 ton capacity turntable. Rickli’s facility combines state-of-the-art technology with old-world sculpting techniques. Outside are over two acres of catalogued stone from around North America.