1020 Upper James St
Cresmount Funeral Home
Is it a heritage property?
Not on the register. 1020 Upper James St, Hamilton is on Hamilton's heritage inventory only.
An inventory lists properties the city has identified as possibly of interest. Being on it alone doesn't list or designate a property. Source: City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties, as of October 12, 2026.
At a glance
- Architectural style
- Georgian
- Storeys
- 2.5
- Ward
- Ward 8
- Location
- Matched to the municipal address
Symmetrical five-bay façade, central hall plan, pediment capping the entablature, chimney, segmental window openings, stone sillsDescription, from City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties
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
- Zoning Amendment · filed March 27, 2025 · In ProcessAt this address · ZAH-25-017To lift the Holding Provision to permit an 8-storey mixed-use building with 124 dwelling units and ground floor commercial space, providing 125 parking spaces (49 surface, 76 underground).
- Site Plan · filed July 26, 2023 · In ProcessAt this address · DA-23-057To develop an 8-storey mixed-use building consisting of 100 m2 of commercial space at-grade and 124 residential units. Includes 125 parking spaces.
- Zoning Amendment · filed in 2019 · ApprovedAt this address · ZAC-19-017To amend zoning to permit an eight storey mixed use building, with 116 residential units ans 98.66 SqM of ground floor commercial area.
- Formal Consultation · filed in 2017 · In ProcessAt this address · FC-17-059To redevelop the property with a 12 storey, 154 unit residential development with ground floor commercial uses. The existing funeral establishment will be demolished.
- Land Division · filed in 2016 · In ProcessAbout 37 m away, at 347 Caledon Ave · HM/B-16:63
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 inventory only
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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.