Castle Kilbride

Castle Kilbride
National Historic Site of Canada

Castle Kilbride, Baden, ON
Province Ontario
Municipality Township of Wilmot
Elevation 354 metres (1,161 ft)
Designated as a NHSC March 1994
Year built 1877
Website Historic Castle Kilbride

Castle Kilbride is the former residence of James Livingston, a Canadian member of parliament, and owner of flax and linseed oil mills. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in March 1994.[1][2]

It was built in Baden, Ontario in 1877 and named after Livingston's birth place in Scotland. The major feature of Castle Kilbride is the interior decorative murals in the style of the Italian Renaissance. The trompe-l'œil technique used in the murals gives the illusion of a third dimension. The building is also an outstanding example of an Italianate villa of its place and time, and at the time of its building was a tribute to the reputation of its owner as the so-called 'Flax and Oil King of Canada'.

References

  1. ^ Castle Kilbride, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada
  2. ^ Castle Kilbride. Canadian Register of Historic Places.

Bibliography

  • Brown, Ron (2005). Top 100 Unusual Things to See in Ontario. Erin, ON: Boston Mills Press. pp. 196–197. ISBN 9781550464757. OCLC 154683557. 

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