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Save 317 Ontario St (Fort Frontenac)

It is on Kingston's heritage register as a listed property. Unless council issues a notice of intention to designate, it comes off the register on January 1, 2027 and can't be listed again for five years.

The following short history of Fort Frontenac was prepared by the staff of Fort Frontenac: "Fort Frontenac, which now is the home of the National Defence College and the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College, was originally, in 1673, a French stockade built by Count Frontenac, Governor of New France, as his Western headquarters. A few years later the great explorer, La Salle, replaced the wooden stockade by a stone fort. This fort became, during the French Regime, a famous garrison and trading post. In 1758 it fell into the hands of British troops under Col. Bradstreet and subsequently was a British headquarters and strong point during the American Revolution and the War of 1812.…From the municipal heritage register

Year built: 1673-1940s

Status from City of Kingston — Heritage Properties, as of October 12, 2026. Not legal advice. Confirm status with the municipality.