This year, heritage week takes place from February 17-23, 2025. Appreciate Cobourg’s built heritage through participating in a the Heritage Hunt activity. This family friendly activity takes participants on a journey into Cobourg’s past, while providing education and insights into key design elements and architectural attributes of some of Cobourg’s historic residences and landmarks. Participants will be promoted to answer questions at points of interest along the way.
February 13, 2023, is James Cockburn's 204th Birthday! From his law office in Victoria Hall to his position as First Speaker of the House of Commons, James Cockburn is Cobourg’s “Father of Confederation.”
To learn more about James Cockburn, view this educational slide show created by the Town of Cobourg, Cobourg Library and County Archives in 2021.
Heritage resources are important to the identity of our community and our quality of life.
The Town of Cobourg has a rich history and a lot of important heritage resources. A heritage resource can be a place, landscape, building, monument, or artifact that has cultural heritage value to the community. You can see these heritage resources throughout the Town, including impressive educational and civic buildings, many 19th century residences and grand summer homes, and places like the harbour, waterfront and rail corridors.
We help to conserve these resources for the community through designations, heritage permits and guidelines for heritage property owners. The Heritage Master Plan sets out the overall visions and goals for heritage conservation and management throughout the Town. The Heritage Master Plan can be reviewed on our Heritage Master Plan page. Additionally, each Heritage Conservation District has its own Plan that provides direction specific to that area.
- Commercial Core Heritage Conservation District Plan
- George Street Heritage Conservation District Plan
- East Heritage Conservation District Plan
- West Heritage Conservation District Plan
Is your property a designated or listed heritage resource?
The Heritage Register is a list of properties identified as having cultural heritage value or interest. Properties are listed because they are individually designated, located in a Heritage Conservation District or have potential heritage value or interest. Each of these have a different level of protection under the Ontario Heritage Act and you may need heritage approval for any work associated with these properties.
ACO Canada 150
These buildings were standing in 1867.
Celebrating 150 years: discovering Cobourg's heritage
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