96 Wilson St
Hamilton Downtown Mosque
Is it a heritage property?
Yes. 96 Wilson St, 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.
A place of worship. Many are being sold or closed; see Regeneration Works for ways to keep them in community use, and other places of worship at risk.
At a glance
- Architectural style
- Vernacular
- Storeys
- 2
- Heritage neighbours
- 15 other heritage properties within 100 m
- Ward
- Ward 2
- Comes off the register
- January 1, 2027
- Location
- Matched to the municipal address
96 Wilson Street is a single-detached two-storey brick building constructed between 1923 and 1946 for commercial purposes. The rectangular building has a long façade, a flat roof, a single-stack brick chimney in the rear and a two-storey extension off of the southern end of the west side wall. The building has a stone foundation with segmental windows and brick voussoirs. The facades are composed of window bays…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
- Site Plan · filed in 2017 · ApprovedAbout 48 m away, at 102 Catharine St N · SPA-17-175To allow a 372.77 SqM 2nd floor addition on top of the existing one storey building. Addition to be used as office space
- Formal Consultation · filed in 2015 · In ProcessAbout 38 m away, at 100 Wilson St · FC-15-049To construct a 2 storey Police Forensics facility having an approximate area of 5,268 SqM.
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
- First recorded as listed
Other heritage properties on this street
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- 30 Wilson StListed
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- 81 Wilson StInventory only
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- 148 Wilson StListed
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- 178 Wilson StDemolished
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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.