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144 James St N

Firth Bros. Store

ListedHamilton, Ontario · Register as of October 12, 2026
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Is it a heritage property?

Yes. 144 James St N, 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.

80days until January 1, 2027, when listed properties without a notice of intention to designate come off the register. What that means

At a glance

Year built
1884
Storeys
3
Heritage neighbours
34 other heritage properties within 100 m
Ward
Ward 2
Comes off the register
January 1, 2027
Location
Matched to the municipal address
144 James Street North is part of a four-unit three-storey brick commercial row constructed in 1884. 138-144 James Street North are part of a series of fourteen two-units that were built in a similar fashion. Each unit of the commercial row is comprised of two bays of flat windows with stone lintels and plain lug stone sills, decorative angled brick between the second and third-storey window bays and a continuous…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?

Development applications

  • Land Division · filed in 2007 · ApprovedAt this address · HM/B-07:80
  • Site Plan · filed February 19, 2021 · In ProcessAbout 35 m away, at 16 Cannon St E · DA-21-028To construct a 16 storey residential building with 129 dwellings and 36 parking spaces
  • Formal Consultation · filed in 2019 · In ProcessAbout 33 m away, at 16 Cannon St E · FC-19-062To construct a 13 storey mixed use building with 143 dwelling, 89 SqM of retail space at grade and 31 parking spaces procided using a stacker system.
  • Formal Consultation · filed in 2015 · ApprovedAbout 39 m away, at 16 Cannon St E · FC-15-010To demolish the existing building and construct an 8 storey building with ground floor commercial, underground parking, and 34 residential condominium units on the upper floors

From municipal open data (City of Hamilton Open Data Licence). An application is a proposal; it doesn't change the property's heritage status. Nearby means within 50 m.

History on this site

  1. First recorded as listed

Other heritage properties on this street

Source: City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties, as of October 12, 2026.

Contains public sector Data made available under the City of Hamilton's Open Data Licence.

Not legal advice. Confirm status with the municipality.