This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre
Frederick Mellish - Architect of the Fire Hall
In-person
Self-guided History & heritageDate and time
Location
Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre
56 Dickson Street
Cambridge, ON
Directions: Located in downtown Cambridge, next to Cambridge Civic Square. We are just one block from the Cambridge Farmers’ Market and next door to the Cambridge Centre for the Arts. Nearby there is limited on-street parking but there are several municipal parking lots. Closest parking lots include Beverly Street Lot at 15 Beverly Street (Wellington and Dickson Streets) and the Civic Square Lot at 9 Cambridge Street (behind City Hall).
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and offers audio description.
About
New Exhibit! Learn about Frederick William Mellish (1860-1928) - born in Galt, educated at private schools and at Galt Collegiate Institute, and received training as a carpenter, and builder, opening an architectural design office in Galt in 1888.
Links
- Website firehallmuseum.ca
Organizer
Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre
Located in one of the prettiest buildings in the Galt section of Cambridge, Ontario, the Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre informs, educates and entertains visitors of all ages. We hope that you will come back again and again!
Architect Frederick Mellish would be proud to know that the fire hall he designed in 1898 for the Town of Galt lives on today as the Fire Hall Museum & Education Centre.
Featuring an original restored antique fire truck, historical photographs, firefighting equipment, uniforms and more - we're the perfect place for families to visit - with bells to ring and sirens to try.
You can suit up in coats, boots and helmets like a real firefighter. Take a fun selfie. Go on a scavenger hunt in the museum.
NEW in 2025! While visiting the Fire Hall Museum, use your cell phone to access a FREE audio tour of the exhibits. Just scan the QR codes located throughout the exhibits.