Fort York

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National Historic Site of Canada former military fortification historic site museum

Fort York is a historic military fortification in downtown Toronto best known as the site of the 1813 Battle of York during the War of 1812 and for its well-preserved 19th-century buildings.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Fort York canonical 5
Fort York National Historic Site 3
Fort York defensive system 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
former military fortification ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
museum ⓘ
architecturalStyle 19th-century military architecture ⓘ
coordinateLocation 43.638°N 79.406°W ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
dateOfSignificantEvent 27 April 1813 ⓘ
foundedBy John Graves Simcoe ⓘ
hasCollection 19th-century military equipment ⓘ
War of 1812 artifacts ⓘ
hasPart barracks ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
blockhouses ⓘ
defensive earthworks ⓘ
officers’ quarters ⓘ
powder magazine ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
heritageDesignation City of Toronto heritage property ⓘ
National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
inception 1793 ⓘ
locatedIn Canada ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ
Downtown Toronto ⓘ
surface form: downtown Toronto
locatedNear Bathurst Street ⓘ
Gardiner Expressway ⓘ
Mouth of the Garrison Creek ⓘ
locatedOn north shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ
municipality Toronto ⓘ
surface form: City of Toronto
namedAfter Duke of York ⓘ
notableFor role in the Battle of York ⓘ
well-preserved 19th-century buildings ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator City of Toronto Museums and Heritage Services ⓘ
ownedBy Toronto ⓘ
surface form: City of Toronto
partOf Toronto’s waterfront heritage landscape ⓘ
significantConflict War of 1812 ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of York ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor defence of York ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ
museum exhibitions ⓘ
public education ⓘ
training ground ⓘ

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Subject: Fort York
Description of subject: Fort York is a historic military fortification in downtown Toronto best known as the site of the 1813 Battle of York during the War of 1812 and for its well-preserved 19th-century buildings.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ontario → containsLandmark → Fort York ⓘ
Old Toronto → contains → Fort York ⓘ
City of Toronto Museums and Heritage Services → operates → Fort York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort York National Historic Site
Mouth of the Garrison Creek → near → Fort York ⓘ
Mouth of the Garrison Creek → relatedTo → Fort York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort York National Historic Site
Bathurst Street → adjacentTo → Fort York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort York National Historic Site
York, Upper Canada → fortification → Fort York ⓘ
Stanley Barracks → partOf → Fort York ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort York defensive system
Stanley Barracks → proximityTo → Fort York ⓘ