178 Jackson St E

ListedHamilton, Ontario · Register as of October 12, 2026

Is it a heritage property?

Yes. 178 Jackson 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.

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: 1878
Architectural style: Vernacular
Storeys: 2
Heritage neighbours: 17 other heritage properties within 100 m
Ward: Ward 2
Comes off the register: January 1, 2027
Location: Matched to the municipal address

178 Jackson Street East is a single-detached two-storey brick dwelling constructed circa 1878. The building has a rectangular plan with a short façade, a modified hip roof with projecting eaves, a rear single-stack brick chimney, and a long one-storey rear brick wing. The cut-stone foundation has a broken-course rock-faced finish with flat windows and rock-faced stone lintels. The front façade is composed of…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

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Development applications

Land Division · filed in 2025 · In ProcessAbout 46 m away, at 173 Jackson Street East And 46 Ferguson Avenue South · B-25:005To facilitate the creation of an easement for access purposes.
Zoning Amendment · filed December 9, 2024 · In ProcessAbout 43 m away, at 173 Jackson Street East And 46 Ferguson Avenue South · ZAH-25-001To lift the Holding Provision in order to permit the development of a 29-storey and a 12-storey multiple dwelling connected by a 1-storey podium, featuring 390 units and 278 parking spaces (above ground and underground).
Site Plan · filed November 29, 2023 · In ProcessAbout 42 m away, at 46 Ferguson Ave S · DA-23-074To develop a 29-storey multiple dwelling containing 417 dwelling units and 4,210m2 of amenity space. Includes 101 parking spaces contained in an underground parking garage and 213 bicycle parking spaces.
Formal Consultation · filed December 22, 2022 · In ProcessAbout 50 m away, at 46 Ferguson Avenue South · FC-23-022To develop one 29 storey multiple dwelling and one 12 storey multiple dwelling connected via a 1-storey podium with setbacks at 6 and 12 storeys. 390 residential units and 278 vehicle parking spaces are proposed.
Land Division · filed in 2015 · In ProcessAbout 16 m away, at 180 Jackson Street East · HM/B-15:73
Land Division · filed in 2006 · In ProcessAbout 17 m away, at 180 Jackson Street East · HM/B-06:187
Land Division · filed in 2006 · In ProcessAbout 15 m away, at 64 Ferguson Ave. S. · HM/B-06:188
Land Division · filed in 2018About 15 m away, at 180 Jackson Street East · HM/B-18:141

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.