50 Main St E
Former Hamilton Court House
Is it a heritage property?
Yes. 50 Main St E, Hamilton is listed on the municipal heritage register.
Listed (non-designated) properties come off municipal registers on January 1, 2027 unless council issues a notice of intention to designate first, and can't be relisted for five years. Source: City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties, as of October 12, 2026.
At a glance
- Year built
- 1957
- Architect or builder
- Prack & Prack
- Architectural style
- 1950's Contemporary
- Heritage neighbours
- 8 other heritage properties within 100 m
- Ward
- Ward 2
- Comes off the register
- January 1, 2027
- Location
- Matched to the municipal address
50 Main Street East is a multi-storey institutional building constructed in 1957, which consists of brick, tile, steel, concrete block and reinforced concrete construction. The five-storey central portion is rectangular with a long façade, a flat roof and a garage in the basement. There are flanking wings on either side of the central portion which are two-storeys in height and project out to the north and south…Design value (preliminary evaluation), from City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties · full text at the source
Building details from the municipality's register unless marked otherwise.
Condition on the ground
No condition reports yet.
A vacant or neglected heritage building can be reported to the municipality's property standards or by-law office (311 in most cities). Photos must be taken from public property and must not show people.
Community collection
No historic photos, documents or recollections yet. Do you have one?
History on this site
- First recorded as listed
Other heritage properties on this street
- 6 Main St EDemolished
- 8 Main St EListed
- 31 Main St EListed
- 45 Main St EDesignated
- 71 Main St EInventory only
- 100 Main St EListed
- 105-125 Main St EListed
- 143 Main St EInventory only
- 145 Main St EListed
- 147-149 Main St EListed
- 168 Main St EListed
- 172 Main St EListed
- 181 Main St EListed
- 195 Main St EListed
- 200 Main St EDesignated
- 203-209 Main St EListed
- 240 Main St EListed
- 242 Main St EListed
- 244 Main St EListed
- 250 Main St EListed
- 309 Main St EInventory only
- 313 Main St EInventory only
- 314 Main St EInventory only
- 340 Main St EInventory only
- 346 Main St EInventory only
- 351 Main St EInventory only
- 355 Main St EInventory only
- 375-377 Main St EInventory only
- 378 Main St EListed
- 383 Main St EInventory only
- 398 Main St EInventory only
- 414 Main St EInventory only
- 418 Main St EInventory only
- 468-476 Main St EInventory only
- 477 Main St EInventory only
- 479 Main St EInventory only
- 480 Main St EInventory only
- 481 Main St EInventory only
- 484 Main St EInventory only
- 485 Main St EInventory only
Source: City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties, as of October 12, 2026.
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Not legal advice. Confirm status with the municipality.