Queen's Wharf Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Queen's Wharf Lighthouse
Also known as: Queen's Wharf (Range Rear) (relocated)
Constructed in 1861, this octagonal cylindrical wood tower stands 8.5 meters tall, featuring a lantern and gallery atop a two-story base. Originally positioned on the New Pier, its function changed after a new harbor channel was dredged in 1912, leading to its abandonment. In December 1929, the lighthouse was moved on wooden rollers by horses to its present location beside Lakeshore Boulevard at Fleet Street, west of downtown Toronto. A restoration in the fall of 2023 included a new roof and repainting in dark red.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is significant for its 1929 relocation by horse-drawn rollers, an early preservation effort, and marks the site of a former harbor entrance.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- dark red
- Material
- wood
Structure: octagonal cylindrical wood tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 2-story octagonal wood base
Location
- City
- Toronto
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Sea Region
- Toronto harbor, Lake Ontario, beside Lakeshore Boulevard (ON 2) at Fleet Street on the west side of downtown Toronto
- Latitude
- 43.6147°
- Longitude
- -79.4833°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1861
Significant events: Originally located on the New Pier, abandoned when a new channel into the harbor was dredged in 1912, placed on wooden rollers and pulled by a team of horses to its present position in December 1929, restored in fall 2023 including a new roof and repainting
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Mississauga(3.1 km)
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