Visit Hillary House

(905) 727-4015
15372 Yonge Street, Aurora, Ontario L4G 1N8

Built in 1862, Hillary House is recognized by the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board as one of Canada’s best examples of Gothic Revival architecture. It contains a significant collection of medical instruments, books, papers, household furnishings, and equipment dating from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century and is open to the public as Hillary House, the Koffler Museum of Medicine. It is potentially among the foremost historic house museums in North America, combining architectural significance and the personal possessions of three generations of medical doctors who worked and lived there with their families. It is a window to a time of immense change, from the era of leeches and bleeding to the advent of penicillin, from a time of calling cards and private ballrooms to the arrival of the phonograph. Few museums can evoke the past and inexorable change so compellingly.

Hillary House is open for tours for casual visitors and for organized groups (but space is limited). Normal opening hours are given below; please call to arrange for group visits. The regular admission fee is $3.00; seniors and children twelve and under pay $2.00; and members of the Ontario Museum Association or the Aurora Historical Society are admitted free of charge. Special fees apply to group visits and special events and programs.

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An Introduction to Hillary House
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