Draft:Ruthven Park
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| Ruthven Park | |
|---|---|
 The villa at Ruthven Park | |
 Interactive map of Ruthven Park | |
| 42°58′45.4″N 79°52′30.32″W / 42.979278°N 79.8750889°W | |
| Location | 243 Highway 54, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada |
| History | |
| Built | 1845 to 1846 |
| Site notes | |
| Architect | John Latshaw |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Designated | 24 November 1995 |
Ruthven Park is a nineteenth-century country estate on the Grand River near Cayuga in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. Its Greek Revival villa was built in 1845 and 1846 for the politician David Thompson, and the estate was designated a National Historic Site of Canada on 24 November 1995.[1]
Estate and villa
[edit]The villa was designed by the architect John Latshaw in the Greek Revival manner with Neoclassical elements.[1] The Canadian Register of Historic Places calls it "an exceptionally fine Greek Revival villa showing American influences".[1] Farm buildings on the property were put up between 1845 and 1867.[1]
Thompson laid out the grounds according to Picturesque design principles. The register describes the result as "a rare surviving example of the romantic fusion of classical architecture and Picturesque landscape", and as imposing "restrained order and harmony" on what it calls an unruly river landscape.[1]
Designation
[edit]The estate was designated as "a cultural landscape of national historic and architectural significance".[1] It is associated with the transformation of Upper Canada from a frontier of settlers into a settled society.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ruthven Park National Historic Site of Canada". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Category:National Historic Sites in Ontario Category:Houses in Ontario Category:Houses completed in 1846 Category:Greek Revival architecture in Canada Category:Buildings and structures in Haldimand County