Side view of Dunblaine Church, River Road, Saugeen Township.

Heritage Properties

The Town of Saugeen Shores values our rich history and supports education, awareness and preservation of our heritage sites. We participate in several programs to designate heritage properties in our community. Expand the sections below to learn more.

Provincially Designated Heritage Properties

The Town of Saugeen Shores may designate heritage properties according to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, based on criteria set forth in Ontario Regulation 9/06.

A Heritage Designation Template is available for use to assist with heritage designation requests.

Provincially Designated Properties List
No.	Address	Known As	By-law Number	By-law Date	Owner at the Time of Designation	Zone
1	55 Victoria Street North, Southampton	Morton section of the Bruce County Museum (formerly 1878 Public School Building)	1648	December 19, 1978	County	I
2	20 Albert Street South, Southampton	Art School	1671	November 17, 1979	Town	I
3	201 High Street, Southampton	Town Hall	1670, 85-2011	November 27, 1979, November 28, 2011	Town	I
4	708 Goderich Street, Port Elgin	Port Elgin Library	3-90	January 22, 1990	Town	I
5	317 High Street, Southampton	Shady Lane Cottages	3021	March 27, 1990	Doug and Beatrice Johnston	R1-3
6	221 Clarendon Street, Southampton	The Three Sisters	3038	July 23, 1990	Robert and Linda Davies	R1
7	97 Huron Street South, Southampton	Bowden House	3072	March 11, 1991	George and Margaret Plant	R1-1
8	22 Victoria Street North, Southampton	Tew Property	4008	August 26, 1991	Donald and Arlene Tew	R1
9	780 Highland Street, Port Elgin	Nodwell Park	32-93	June 21, 1993	Town	OS
10	18 Huron Street North, Southampton	Captain Spence House	98-20	May 19, 1998	June Irene Hooney	R1-1
11	56 Front Street, Southampton	Aunt Annie’s Place	2088	October 23, 1998	Peter McGuire	R1-1
12	268 Spence Street, Southampton	Belcher House	4014	September 26, 1991	William Di Francesco	R1
13	47 Albert Street North, Southampton	St. Andrews Presbyterian Church	64-2023	July 10, 2023	First Presbyterian Church	I
14	30 Grosvenor Street South, Southampton	Henry Harmer Jr. House	109-2023	December 11, 2023	David and Sheila Latham	R1
15	117 Huron Street South, Southampton	Knowles House	70-2024	September 9, 2024	Stephanie Louise Vallance	R1-1
16	34 Victoria Street North, Southampton	Saugeen Shores Lawn Bowling Club	13-2025	February 10, 2025	Town	I

Saugeen Shores Heritage Register

The Heritage Register provides a listing of historic sites and properties that are tied to the Town of Saugeen Shores' cultural heritage. Properties on the list may not have heritage designation under the Heritage Act. The Register is a key document in local heritage conservation efforts.

View Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the Heritage Register below.

Phase 1 properties were added to the Heritage Register through By-law 3-2014.

Phase 2 properties were added to the Heritage Register through By-law 31-2016.

Phase 3 properties were added to the Heritage Register through By-law 55-2018.

Phase	By-law Number	Property Number	Street Name	Roll Number
1	3-2014	38	Albert Street North	41-10-480-003-07400
1	3-2014	47	Albert Street North	41-10-480-003-07700
1	3-2014	48	Albert Street North	41-10-480-003-07500
1	3-2014	78	Albert Street North	41-10-480-003-17200
1	3-2014	36	Albert Street South	41-10-480-001-18200
1	3-2014	49	Albert Street South	41-10-480-002-02100
1	3-2014	370	Alice Street	41-10-480-004-06800
1	3-2014	521	Bricker Street	41-10-460-001-15000
1	3-2014	553	Bricker Street	41-10-460-001-12500
1	3-2014	3787	Bruce Road 3	41-10-440-003-06400
1	3-2014	4253	Bruce Road 3	41-10-440-003-07800
1	3-2014	4853	Bruce Road 3	41-10-440-003-10400
1	3-2014	4865	Bruce Road 3	41-10-440-003-10800
1	3-2014	534	Bruce Saugeen Townline	41-10-440-001-04601
1	3-2014	840	Bruce Street	41-10-460-003-35998
1	3-2014	6	Carlisle Street	41-10-440-002-03300
1	3-2014	484	Carlisle Street	41-10-440-002-07500
1	3-2014	65	Chantry View Drive	41-10-480-002-39100
1	3-2014	194	Concession 6	41-10-440-001-22900
1	3-2014	157	Concession 8 East	41-10-440-003-02100
3	55-2018	837	Eastwood Drive	41-10-460-002-26400, Sanctuary Park Cemetery (Port Elgin Cemetery)
1	3-2014	649	Elgin Street	41-10-460-002-09700
1	3-2014	684	Elgin Street	41-10-460-002-08200
2	31-2016	649	Elgin Street	41-10-460-002-09700
1	3-2014	25	Front Street	41-10-480-003-01400
1	3-2014	699	Goderich Street	41-10-460-002-00200
1	3-2014	705	Goderich Street	41-10-460-002-00400
1	3-2014	824	Goderich Street	41-10-460-003-01900
1	3-2014	910	Goderich Street	41-10-460-003-00605
1	3-2014	1248	Goderich Street	41-10-460-006-13000
3	55-2018	603	Goderich Street	41-10-460-001-24900
3	55-2018	625	Goderich Street	41-10-460-001-25100
1	3-2014	467	Green Street	41-10-460-004-15400
1	3-2014	492	Green Street	41-10-460-004-17900
1	3-2014	500	Green Street	41-10-460-004-17800
1	3-2014	559	Green Street	41-10-460-004-16400
1	3-2014	569	Green Street	41-10-460-004-16500
1	3-2014	570	Green Street	41-10-460-004-17200
1	3-2014	709	Green Street	41-10-460-001-02200
2	31-2016	814	Green Street	41-10-460-001-05602
1	3-2014	30	Grosvenor Street South	41-10-480-002-05300
1	3-2014	56	Grosvenor Street South	41-10-480-002-06000
1	3-2014	94	Grosvenor Street South	41-10-480-002-06800
1	3-2014	97	Grosvenor Street South	41-10-480-002-10700
1	3-2014	101	Grosvenor Street South	41-10-480-002-10400
1	3-2014	124	Grosvenor Street South	41-10-480-002-01120
1	3-2014	131	Grosvenor Street South	41-10-480-002-09900
3	55-2018	65	Grosvenor Street South	41-10-480-002-11300
1	3-2014	659	Gustavus Street	41-10-460-001-08100
2	31-2016	536	Gustavus Street	41-10-460-004-24000
2	31-2016	894	Gustavus Street	41-10-460-001-10200
3	55-2018	110	Harry Thede Sideroad	41-10-440-001-23600
1	3-2014	107	High Street	41-10-480-002-12800
1	3-2014	125	High Street	41-10-480-002-12700
1	3-2014	146	High Street	41-10-480-003-03600
1	3-2014	196	High Street	41-10-480-003-06600
1	3-2014	247	High Street	41-10-480-001-19900
1	3-2014	248	High Street	41-10-480-003-10000
1	3-2014	349	High Street	41-10-480-001-34100
3	55-2018	151	High Street	41-10-480-002-04500
3	55-2018	193	High Street	41-10-480-002-03200
3	55-2018	200	High Street	41-10-480-003-08900
1	3-2014	4720	Highway 21	41-10-440-001-09400
1	3-2014	660	Hilker Street	41-10-460-001-00700
3	55-2018	573	Hilker Street	41-10-460-001-11100
1	3-2014	71	Huron Street North	41-10-480-003-12900
1	3-2014	525	Ivings Drive	41-10-460-004-07612
1	3-2014	573	Izzard Road	41-10-460-004-35600
1	3-2014	570	Johnston Avenue	41-10-460-004-27500
1	3-2014	169	Leeder Lane	41-10-480-002-05100
1	3-2014	473	Market Street	41-10-460-003-05300
1	3-2014	518	Market Street	41-10-460-003-15500
1	3-2014	523	Market Street	41-10-460-003-04700
1	3-2014	641	Market Street	41-10-460-002-13800
1	3-2014	649	Market Street	41-10-460-002-13900
1	3-2014	697	Market Street	41-10-460-002-14500
2	31-2016	5	McKechnie Sideroad	41-10-440-003-00805
2	31-2016	12	McKechnie Sideroad	41-10-440-003-00900
2	31-2016	N/A	McNabb Point Lighthouse	41-10-440-006-16801, Federal Real Property Number 56025
1	3-2014	273	Mill Street	41-10-460-003-29300
1	3-2014	276	Mill Street	41-10-460-004-11600
1	3-2014	464	Mill Street	41-10-460-004-09200
1	3-2014	490	Mill Street	41-10-460-004-09000
1	3-2014	516	Mill Street	41-10-460-004-08600
1	3-2014	543	Mill Street	41-10-460-003-26300
1	3-2014	570	Mill Street	41-10-460-004-08000
1	3-2014	657	Mill Street	41-10-460-002-03700
1	3-2014	709	Mill Street	41-10-460-002-04200
1	3-2014	742	Mill Street	41-10-460-001-01400
1	3-2014	749	Mill Street	41-10-460-002-04600
1	3-2014	763	Mill Street	41-10-460-002-04700
3	55-2018	643	Mill Street	41-10-460-002-03500
1	3-2014	115	Morpeth Street	41-10-480-002-15600
2	31-2016	686	Peirson Avenue	41-10-460-001-18900
2	31-2016	N/A	Saugeen Rail Trail	Municipally owned former CN rail lands
2	31-2016	N/A	Saugeen River Front Range Lighthouse	Southampton Wharf, Federal Real Property Number 85429
2	31-2016	N/A	Saugeen River Rear Range Lighthouse	South Rankin Street, Federal Real Property Number 86216
1	3-2014	315	Sideroad 18/19	41-10-440-001-13900
1	3-2014	301	Sideroad 28/29	41-10-440-001-11500
3	55-2018	470	Sideroad 28/29	41-10-440-001-18501
2	31-2016	76	The River Road	41-10-440-003-07900
2	31-2016	81	The River Road	41-10-440-003-07700
2	31-2016	148	The River Road	41-10-440-003-08000
2	31-2016	222	The River Road	41-10-440-003-01300
1	3-2014	230	The River Road	41-10-440-003-01200
2	31-2016	246	The River Road	41-10-440-003-01100
2	31-2016	395	The River Road	41-10-440-003-00600
2	31-2016	461	The River Road	41-10-440-003-00310
1	3-2014	10	Victoria Street South	41-10-480-001-28200
1	3-2014	106	Victoria Street South	41-10-480-001-26900
1	3-2014	131-133	Victoria Street South	41-10-480-001-23500
3	55-2018	34	Victoria Street North	41-10-480-003-10400
3	55-2018	65	Wallace Sideroad	41-10-440-001-21000
1	3-2014	920	Wellington Street	41-10-460-002-22182

Saugeen Shores Heritage Property Plaque Program

The Saugeen Shores Heritage Property Plaque Program Policy identifies architecturally historic properties that are at least 100 years old and significant to the community's heritage. Historic properties may not be designated under the Ontario Heritage Act or be protected by the Province. Despite this, historic homes submitted by property owners remain significant and have received a plaque to describe each historic building's year of construction, the name of the original owner, and the original owner’s occupation at the time of construction.

The Municipal Heritage Committee runs this plaque program. To apply for a Heritage Property Plaque, and be added to the following list, please complete the application form found in the above policy.

Listed below include historic properties of Saugeen Shores.

Community	Property Number	Street Name	Known as the Home of	Occupation	Year the Structure was Built
Southampton	30	Adelaide Street	Rev. Gilbert C. Little	Clergyman	Circa 1911
Southampton	62	Adelaide Street	C.C. Plante	Mail Clerk	1945
Southampton	64	Adelaide Street	C.C. Plante	Mail Clerk	1945
Southampton	60	Albert Street	Levi Eby	Cabinet Maker	1902
Southampton	32	Albert Street North	Mayor William McGregor	Mayor	1911
Southampton	38	Albert Street North	Old Masonic Lodge	Southampton’s First Village Hall	1860
Southampton	48	Albert Street North	B.A. Belyea	Merchant	1895
Southampton	98	Albert Street North	John MacLeod	Fisherman	1864
Southampton	15	Albert Street South	George McAulay	Captain	Circa 1865
Southampton	20	Albert Street South	Southampton Art School	Private Library	1892
Southampton	39	Albert Street South	Thomas Morrison	Carpenter	1878
Southampton	49	Albert Street South	C. M. Bowman	Director of Southampton Manufacturer	1902
Southampton	66	Albert Street South	J. P. Coutts	Wagonmaker	1896
Southampton	164	Albert Street South	Simon Oliver	Chandler	1883
Southampton	371	Alice Street	Thomas Morrison	Carpenter	Circa 1868
Southampton	220	Belcher Street	John Byers	Saddler	1890
Southampton	54	Breadalbane Street	John P. Tully	Yeoman	Circa 1875
Southampton	464	Carlisle Street	John Denny	Industrialist	Circa 1868
Southampton	50	Chantry View Drive	William Knowles	Carpenter	1909
Southampton	65	Chantry View Drive	Henry Ankenmann	Furniture Manufacturer	1910
Southampton	135	Chantry View Drive	Archibald Robertson	Tailor	1860
Southampton	144	Chantry View Drive	Daniel McBride	Farmer	1877
Southampton	160	Clarendon Street	King George V	Southampton Fish Hatchery	1912
Southampton	179	Clarendon Street	Kenneth Montgomery	Tailor	Circa 1901
Southampton	185	Clarendon Street	Robert Dobson	Fish Dealer	Circa 1888
Southampton	221	Clarendon Street	The Three Sisters	Site of the Inaugural Saugeen Township Council Meeting	Circa 1853
Southampton	308	Clarendon Street	Joseph Eby	Tanner	1882
Southampton	376	Clarendon Street	William Dustow	Blacksmith	Circa 1900
Southampton	421	Clarendon Street	Hiram Ferguson	Tanner	1893
Southampton	25	Front Street	A.E. Belcher	Gentleman	1898
Southampton	36	Front Street	William Butler	Banker	1891
Southampton	56	Front Street	Aunt Annie’s Cottage	First Non-Native Woman born in Southampton	Circa 1850
Southampton	60	Grey Street North	Bowman-Zinkan	Tannery House	Circa 1880
Southampton	30	Grey Street South	John Leslie	Labourer	Circa 1873
Southampton	15	Grosvenor Street North	Margaret Noble	Property Owner	1888
Southampton	34	Grosvenor Street North	Robert Neelands	Carpenter	1865
Southampton	38	Grosvenor Street North	Thomas Montgomery	Merchant	Circa 1855
Southampton	52	Grosvenor Street North	Robert Neelands	Carpenter	1868
Southampton	60	Grosvenor Street North	Norman MacAuley	Fisherman	1878
Southampton	71	Grosvenor Street North	James Conaway	Reeve-Tax Collector	1876
Southampton	15	Grosvenor Street South	Daniel McBride	Landlord	1859
Southampton	19	Grosvenor Street South	Daniel McBride	Fisherman	Circa 1859
Southampton	23	Grosvenor Street South	George Pringle	Blacksmith	1869
Southampton	24	Grosvenor Street South	James Fleming	Carpenter	Circa 1856
Southampton	30	Grosvenor Street South	Reverend I. Wass	Methodist Minister	1892
Southampton	36	Grosvenor Street South	Henry Harmer	Cabinetmaker	1895
Southampton	41	Grosvenor Street South	Noah Eby	Carpenter	Circa 1904
Southampton	46	Grosvenor Street South	Peter McGregor	Cordwainer	1858
Southampton	56	Grosvenor Street South	Henry Grasser	Bell’s Furniture Foreman	1904
Southampton	64	Grosvenor Street South	Johnson Graham	Grand Truck Railway Employee	1922
Southampton	70	Grosvenor Street South	Harold Grasser	Factory Foreman	1922
Southampton	80	Grosvenor Street South	Thomas Morrison	Carpenter	1871
Southampton	83	Grosvenor Street South	David Ross	Railway Brakeman	1877
Southampton	87	Grosvenor Street South	Irwin Rusk	Tinsmith	1877
Southampton	92	Grosvenor Street South	Neil McQuilkan	Teacher	1860
Southampton	94	Grosvenor Street South	William O’Bright	Chair Maker	1904
Southampton	97	Grosvenor Street South	James Dundas	Railway Mail Clerk	1882
Southampton	101	Grosvenor Street South	David Armstrong	Railway Brakeman	1893
Southampton	131	Grosvenor Street South	William McGregor Lambert	Lighthouse Keeper	1884
Southampton	148	Grosvenor Street South	Alexander Spence	Railway Official	1872
Southampton	107	High Street	George E. Smith	Customs Officer	1907
Southampton	118	High Street	Capt. “Dan” McAulay	Mariner	1896
Southampton	135	High Street	Charles Joseph Laird	Physician	1904
Southampton	151	High Street	Robert B. Hillmer	Jeweller	1911
Southampton	196	High Street	Joseph Gilbert	Hotel Keeper	1867
Southampton	201	High Street	Southampton Town Hall	Municipal Government Building, Police Department, and Fire Station.	1910
Southampton	317	High Street	Abraham West	Cabinetmaker	1862
Southampton	349	High Street	Gleason Zinkan	Merchant	1892
Southampton	177, 179, 181	High Street	William Wilson	Innkeeper	1854
Southampton	15	Huron Street North	Peter Longe	Fisherman	1912
Southampton	25	Huron Street North	Magnus Spence	Gentleman	1896
Southampton	71	Huron Street North	Alexander McNabb	Crown Land Agent	1851
Southampton	18	Huron Street North,	Captain Spence	Mariner	Circa 1850
Southampton	42	Huron Street South	Alexander Hutchinson	Telegraph Inspector	1876
Southampton	49	Huron Street South	Robert Campbell	Carpenter	1901
Southampton	83	Huron Street South	Alphonse B. Klein	Judge	1895
Southampton	84	Huron Street South	A.F. Bowman	Manufacturer	Circa 1912
Southampton	97	Huron Street South	Sundown (Lambert/Forsyth House)	Lighthouse Keeper	Circa 1874
Southampton	140	Huron Street South	Peter Knechtel	Furniture Manufacturer	Circa 1904
Southampton	121	Knowles Lane	Wm. F. Knowles	Carpenter	Circa 1899
Southampton	77	Laird Lane	Harold Greenwood	Cottager	1936
Southampton	151	Lake Street	George and Eva Schlee	Cottagers	1907
Southampton	231	Lambert Lane	Mrs. Francis Leakey	Cottager	1922
Southampton	21	Lansdowne Street	Hamilton O'Connor	Barrister	1891
Southampton	182	Lansdowne Street	William Todd	Carpenter	1875
Southampton	190	Lansdowne Street	George McNabb	Labourer	1890
Southampton	123	Leeder Lane	Peter McGregor	Shoemaker	1875
Southampton	169	Leeder Lane	Henry S. Zinkman	Labourer	1896
Southampton	170	Leeder Lane	Wm. And H. Hay	Residents	Circa 1862
Southampton	166	MacDonald Lane	John Thomson	Fisherman	Circa 1893
Southampton	112	Morpeth Street	William O’Bright	Foreman	1914
Southampton	115	Morpeth Street	William O’Bright	Chair Maker	1905
Southampton	118	Morpeth Street	Henry Cole	Cabinet Maker	1911
Southampton	121	Morpeth Street	James B. Smith	Millwright	1884
Southampton	218	Morpeth Street	Samuel Burrows	Factory Worker	Circa 1947
Southampton	229	Morpeth Street	Joel Eby	Engineer	1895
Southampton	238	Morpeth Street	Alexander Dunbar	Carpenter	Circa 1878
Southampton	220	Palmerston Street	James Howe	Town Clerk/Treasurer	1895
Southampton	229	Palmerston Street	Frederick Binkle	Foreman	1906
Southampton	239	Palmerston Street	Hiram Cole	Carpenter	1896
Southampton	244	Palmerston Street	Andrew Gray	Carpenter	Circa 1913
Southampton	60	Peel Street	Ella Boegel	Cottager	1938
Southampton	269	Saugeen Street	Donald McMillan	Gentleman	1875
Southampton	154	South Rankin Street	Thomas Stewart	Factory Hand	1895
Southampton	238	Spence Street	Emerson Belcher	Finisher	1903
Southampton	235	Spence Street North	Gordon McLaren		1905
Southampton	22	Victoria Street North	Don’s Barber Shop	Marks the northeast limit of the Great Fire of 1886.	Circa 1865
Southampton	48	Victoria Street North	James Reed	Early Settler	1878
Southampton	107	Victoria Street North	Donald McMillan	Farmer	Circa 1859
Southampton	57	Victoria Street South	John Cole	Carpenter	Circa 1890
Southampton	83	Victoria Street South	Duncan Ross	Labourer	Circa 1855
Southampton	106	Victoria Street South	Solomon Knechtel	Manufacturer	1897
Southampton	137	Victoria Street South	Solomon Knechtel	Manufacturer	1901
Southampton	131 and 133	Victoria Street South	Peter Knechtel	Knechtel Furniture Co.	1906
Port Elgin	2089	Bruce Road 17	Charles Thede	Farmer
Port Elgin	684	Elgin Street	John C. Kennedy	Grain Dealer	Circa 1877
Port Elgin	623 and 625	Elgin Street	Henry Hilker	Merchant	Circa 1880
Port Elgin	387	Green Street	Harvey J. Gonder	Farm Agent	Circa 1895
Port Elgin	440	Green Street	J.V. Nelles	Medical Doctor	1945
Port Elgin	559	Green Street	Henry Ebert	Merchant	1923
Port Elgin	862	Green Street	Agustus Smith	Brick Maker	Circa 1891
Port Elgin	225 - 229	Green Street	Henry V. Gilbert	Jeweller	Circa 1930
Port Elgin	5039	Highway 21	Nathaniel (Ed) Leeder Junior	Farmer	Circa 1910
Port Elgin	660	Hilker Street	Samuel Roether	Gaoler	Circa 1870
Port Elgin	573 and 585	Izzard Road	Zinkan-Cress	Tanners	Circa 1872
Port Elgin	570	Johnston Avenue	John W. Strong	Mariner	Circa 1901
Port Elgin	518	Market Street	Ernest Vaupel	Builder	1890
Port Elgin	273	Mill Street	J. R. Detwiller	Innkeeper	Circa 1874
Port Elgin	276	Mill Street	Sebastian Busch	Carpenter	Circa 1874
Port Elgin	307	Mill Street	Joseph Schrank Junior	Tanner	Circa 1885
Port Elgin	464	Mill Street	Charles Ezra Schwartz	Merchant	1900
Port Elgin	570	Mill Street	John Stafford	Early Settler	1858
Port Elgin	490 and 496	Mill Street	Hugh McLaren	Merchant	1883
Port Elgin	646	Shantz Street	Mary and John Zant	Farmers	1899
Paisley	3787	Bruce Road 3	David B. Milne Schoolhouse	USS#7 Elderslie & S. Saugeen	1896-1962
Paisley	470	Sideroad 28-29	Robert B. Fleming	Township Clerk	Circa 1861

Saugeen Shores Heritage and Cultural Inventory

The Municipal Heritage Committee established the Heritage and Cultural Inventory to preserve the information and resources listed on our current Heritage Register.

The Town has created a Heritage Categories Chart to provide guidance to property owners on the classifications.

Saugeen Shores Heritage Interpretive Plaques

The Municipal Heritage Committee, in collaboration with volunteers and the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, research and design interpretive plaques for various locations throughout Saugeen Shores to commemorate its history.

Check out our Interpretive Plaque Photos or I nteractive Map to learn more.