40 Hess St N
Is it a heritage property?
Yes. 40 Hess 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.
At a glance
- Year built
- 1855
- Architectural style
- Vernacular
- Storeys
- 2
- Heritage neighbours
- 41 other heritage properties within 100 m
- Ward
- Ward 2
- Comes off the register
- January 1, 2027
- Location
- Matched to the municipal address
40 Hess Street North is the southern half of a two-storey semi-detached wood-frame dwelling constructed in the mid-19th century, consisting of 40 and 42 Hess Street North. The semi-detached building has a rectangular plan with a long façade, a side gable roof with projecting eaves, a central single-stack brick chimney, and stucco cladding. The front façade of 40 Hess Street North, the mirror image of 42 Hess Street…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
- 7 Hess St NListed
- 9 Hess St NListed
- 13 Hess St NListed
- 17 Hess St NListed
- 21 Hess St NInventory only
- 23 Hess St NListed
- 25 Hess St NListed
- 37 Hess St NListed
- 41 Hess St NListed
- 42 Hess St NListed
- 43 Hess St NListed
- 44 Hess St NListed
- 45 Hess St NListed
- 46 Hess St NListed
- 48 Hess St NListed
- 83 Hess St NListed
- 85 Hess St NListed
- 116 Hess St NInventory only
- 126 Hess St NInventory only
- 128 Hess St NInventory only
- 138 Hess St NInventory only
- 140 Hess St NInventory only
- 142 Hess St NInventory only
- 144 Hess St NInventory only
- 146 Hess St NInventory only
- 162 Hess St NInventory only
- 172 Hess St NDesignated
- 179 Hess St NInventory only
- 182 Hess St NInventory only
- 184 Hess St NInventory only
- 186 Hess St NInventory only
- 188 Hess St NInventory only
- 190 Hess St NInventory only
- 192 Hess St NInventory only
- 194 Hess St NInventory only
- 196 Hess St NInventory only
Source: City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties, as of October 12, 2026.
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