Brock Dead House

Brock Dead House (HM1FPJ)

Location: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario L0S 1L0 Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 9.846', W 79° 3.257'

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The first of five places where Sir Isaac Brock's body rested after the Battle of Queenston Heights

During the War of 1812, the Brock Dead House was owned by Patrick McCabe. The façade was oriented in an easterly direction, facing the Niagara River.



Courtesy Brock University Library,
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Brock Dead House


On 13th of October 1812, Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights. In the midst of a deadly gunfire, his body was carried off the field and hidden in a nearby house. This improvised mortuary, or dead house. was located on the south-east corner of modern-day Queenston and Partition Streets. Spared the ravages of war, it remained standing for well over a century. By the 1920s, however, the house was in ruins and before the end of that decade it was torn down.
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HM NumberHM1FPJ
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Year Placed2011
Placed ByQueenston Residents' Association
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 11:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 658171 N 4780875
Decimal Degrees43.16410000, -79.05428333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 9.846', W 79° 3.257'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 9' 50.76" N, 79° 3' 15.42" W
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Area Code(s)585, 716
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 22 Partition St, Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario L0S 1L0, CA
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