photo by: Ken W. Watson, 1998
One of only four blockhouses constructed along the Rideau, the blockhouse at Kingston Mills, built in 1832, still stands guard today. Inside, the beds are made and the uniforms hung.
It was built to the same dimensions as the blockhouses at Narrows and Newboro, 24 feet (7.3 m) on a side, designed to accommodate 20 men. It has a masonry base, about 3 feet (0.9 m) in thickness, with an upper storey, 28 feet (8.5 m) on a side, built of large squared timbers. Access is by a stairway to the second floor. Over the years, additions were made to the building, but in the late 1960s, these additions were removed and it was restored to its original 1830s appearance.
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