Did you Know?
Niagara-on-the-Lake
was the sight of the
first parliament of
Upper Canada
was the sight of the
first parliament of
Upper Canada
Niagara-on-the-Lake
had the first public library
in Canada
had the first public library
in Canada
Niagara-on-the-Lake
has the oldest golf club in North America
has the oldest golf club in North America
Niagara-on-the-Lake
was an important stop for the Underground Railroad, a network for the transportation of slaves to freedom in Canada
was an important stop for the Underground Railroad, a network for the transportation of slaves to freedom in Canada
Niagara-on-the-Lake
is where Ontario's first newspaper was published, at the Mackenzie Printery
is where Ontario's first newspaper was published, at the Mackenzie Printery
Give the gift of Travel
For any occasion a
Burns House Gift Certificate
makes the perfect present.
Burns House Gift Certificate
makes the perfect present.
For more information
255 King Street
P.O. Box 378
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Ontario, Canada
L0S 1J0
E-mail info@burnshouse.ca
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The deeds to Burns House date from 1793 when it was owned by the British Crown. The first house was built by the British Army and was probably occupied by an officer.
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In 1813, the house was burned to the ground, along with most buildings in the town, by American forces fleeing from a British counterattack during the war of 1812-1814. The existing house was built in 1818 as part of the reconstruction of the town.
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In the 1830's and 1840's the house was used as an inn. Burns House was given its name by Joseph Burns who bought the house in 1887. The present owners purchased the house in 1997. In its present incarnation as a Bed and Breakfast, Burns House continues to provide hospitality to visitors as it did when it was an inn nearly 200 years ago.
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Today the Burns House is what many people picture as a perfect bed and breakfast - white clapboard house, white picket fence with gate, and open two level verandah. Inside wide planked wood floors gleam, and there are touches of brass in the rooms
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