Woodside National Historic Site Explained

Woodside
Type:Childhood home of former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Location:528 Wellington Street North
Kitchener, Ontario
N2H 5L5
Built:1853
Architecture:Victorian
Governing Body:Parks Canada
Website:Woodside National Historic Site
Designation1:National Historic Site of Canada
Designation1 Date:1952

Woodside National Historic Site is the childhood home[1] of former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. King resided there from 1886 to 1893. The house is located in the city of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The house was built in 1853.[2] A group of local citizens created the Mackenzie King Woodside Trust to preserve the house from demolition and acquire the property.[3] The house has been restored to reflect the Victorian era, and is managed and interpreted as a unit of the national park system. The 11.5acres site includes wooded grounds, gardens, and lawn. A video presentation is shown about the King family and Woodside. Victorian period programs and special events are offered, but the house is open fewer than 60 days a year, on select dates from October to mid-December. The grounds are open year-round.

The house and the grounds were designated a National Historic Site in 1952.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/woodside/decouvrir-discover/hist1/hist1a#Willie Childhood Home of P.M. King
  2. Web site: Construction and ownership . Explore Waterloo Region . 15 March 2020.
  3. http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/woodside/decouvrir-discover Preservation of Woodside