Heritage PTBO

11/12/2025

The Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (PACAC) celebrates its 50th Anniversary at Market Hall on Friday, November 21 at 7:00 PM. To celebrate this milestone, PACAC has invited Chris Wiebe, the National Trust for Canada’s Manager of Heritage Policy and Government Relations, to speak. Having recently published a major report on heritage and climate change, he is a nationally renowned voice on heritage preservation.

Join us for a special evening of education and celebration! Tickets are only $10 including HST & fees and available now at https://tickets.markethall.org/pacac50

11/03/2025

Join us on Friday, November 21 as we celebrate this milestone!

The Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (PACAC) celebrates its 50th Anniversary on Friday, November 21 at 7:00 PM. To celebrate this milestone, PACAC has invited Chris Wiebe, the National Trust for Canada's Manager of Heritage Policy and Government Relations, to speak. Having recently published a major report on heritage and climate change, he is a nationally renowned voice on heritage preservation.

Join us for a special evening of education and celebration! Tickets are only $10 including HST & fees and available now at https://tickets.markethall.org/pacac50

10/30/2025

Here are the answers for the 2025 Heritage Hunt!

Don't worry if the answers you submitted didn't look 100% like our list below. If what you see in the photographs attached to this post is the same site you found a detail on, your answers were marked as correct.

Winners are being contacted today, so be sure to check your emails (remember to check 'junk'/'spam') and voicemails.

1. 361 Park St. N.
2. 507 Homewood Ave.
3. 557 Homewood Ave.
4. 597 Weller St.
5. 507 Weller St.
6. 371 Reid St.
7. 518 Weller St.
8. 503 Homewood Ave.
9. 589 Weller St.
10. 498 Weller St.
11. 566 Weller St.
12. 499 Homewood Ave.
13. 1403 Monaghan Rd.
14. 451 Hunter St. W.
15. 349 Reid Street
16. 477 Homewood Ave.
17. 351 Park St.
18. 548 Weller St.
19. 404 Belmont Ave.
20. 524 Weller St.
21. 359 Hunter St. W.
22. 571 Weller St.
23. 387 Walton St./548 Homewood Ave.
24. 350 Hunter St. W.
25. 580 Weller St.
26. 469 Weller St.
27. 585 Homewood Ave.
28. Old Storm Drain @ Walton and Homewood
29. 387 Reid St.
30. 484 Weller St.
31. 408 Belmont Ave.
32. 561 Homewood Ave.
33. 565 Weller St.
34. 345 Hunter St. W.
BONUS
270 Brock St. (Hutchison House)
220 Murray St. (The Armoury)
751 George St. (Sadleir House)

Congratulations and thank you all for playing, we hope to see you again next year!

10/07/2025

That's a wrap on this year's Heritage Hunt! Thank you to everyone who participated!

Keep an eye on our page, we will be posting the answers shortly. Winners will be contacted soon, so be sure to check your emails (remember to check 'junk'/'spam') and voicemails.

09/18/2025

Doors Open may be done for another year, but the Heritage Hunt continues until October 3! Visit www.peterborough.ca/HeritageHunt

The Hunt is on: Heritage PTBO's annual Heritage Hunt launched last week. Can you identify all 34 architectural features in the City's Old West End? Details are online at peterborough.ca/HeritageEvents or pick up a booklet at City Hall, the Art Gallery of Peterborough, Museum & Archives, Library, Miskin Law Community Complex and Hutchison House. The contest closes October 3.

09/12/2025

Doors Open Peterborough sites, then and now!

This sketch by Louis Taylor shows the elegant veranda that once encircled the William Dixon House, 661 Park St. N. The house is one of Peterborough's oldest, built in 1837. On September 13, come and see its original fireplace and treasures found during restoration.

For more information, visit www.doorsopenontario.on.ca

09/12/2025

While all Doors Open Peterborough sites are open from 10am-4pm, some have special events at certain times:

🚪At Lock 19, Jarrett Muir, Parks Canada engineer, will be onsite from 1pm-3pm
🚪At the Peterborough Theatre Guild, two 10-minute plays will be performed at 11am, 12pm and 1pm
🚪At All Saints' Anglican Church, a short organ recital will be performed at 1pm

Make sure you plan your day accordingly so you don't miss these special events! Plan your route with our interactive Story Map: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5ab0c4d658b046b0b01eb3d8eb68851f

09/11/2025

Doors Open Peterborough sites, then and now!

Sadleir House was built in 1892 industrialist, mayor and MP James Kendry. In 1964, the house became Trent University's Peter Robinson College. Now run by the P. R. Community and Student Association, this not-for-profit centre hosts concerts, exhibitions and more. On September 13, enjoy local art displays and staff-led tours that celebrate the building’s rich history.

For more information, visit www.doorsopenontario.on.ca

09/10/2025

Doors Open Peterborough sites, then and now!

The Quaker Park Tennis Club has been serving on the banks of the Otonabee River since 1922. Originally a social club for employees of Quaker Oats and their families, the club's original log clubhouse is still in use. On September 13, come and see the club in action with some tennis displays.

For more information, visit www.doorsopenontario.on.ca

09/09/2025

Doors Open isn't our only heritage event happening this September...the Heritage Hunt is back!

The Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee has been organizing the Heritage Hunt since 1983. The contest involves identifying 34 architectural details on buildings in a defined area of the city. All details are visible from the sidewalk and both sides of the street are in play.

This year’s hunt will take place in the Old West End between Reid Street, Homewood Avenue, Weller Street and Monaghan Road.

A fillable, mobile-friendly form, including a map of the Heritage Hunt area where all the architectural details can be found, is available on our website at www.peterborough.ca/HeritageHunt

Booklets can also be picked up at City Hall, 500 George St. N., the Peterborough Museum & Archives, 300 Hunter St. E., the Peterborough Public Library, 345 Aylmer St. N., the Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent St., the Miskin Law Community Complex, 271 Lansdowne St. W., and Hutchison House, 270 Brock St.

This year, there are three bonus details for extra points taken from this year’s Doors Open Peterborough sites. Explore all eleven sites and join the walking tour on Saturday, September 13.

Contest closes October 3. Happy hunting!

09/09/2025

Doors Open Peterborough sites, then and now!

In 1965, a band of local theatre enthusiasts, spearheaded by Robertson Davies, bought the burnt out shell of St. Luke's Anglican Church (built 1877) as a permanent home for the Peterborough Theatre Guild. The building has been home to fabulous local theatre ever since. On September 13, enjoy short plays from their recent 10-minute plays festival at 11am, 12pm and 1pm.

For more information, visit www.doorsopenontario.on.ca

09/08/2025

Doors Open Peterborough sites, then and now!

The Peterborough Museum & Archives tells the story of the city and its surrounding area. The present building was constructed in 1967 by architect Eberhard Zeidler to mark Canada's centennial. In 2017, a highly acclaimed restoration was completed. On September 13, come and explore their fall exhibit artiFACTS and tour the Holodomor National Awareness Tour’s mobile classroom.

For more information, visit www.doorsopenontario.on.ca