This Georgian style limestone building was built c.1850 and has been used by turn, as a hotel, doctor�s office, boarding house and headquarters for the Royal Canadian Legion and then the Knights of Columbus.

While articles of historical interest began to be collected by the Guelph Historical Society in 1962, it was not until two years later that a Museum Board of Management was formed. From 1964-1967, this Board of Management looked after the collection, mounted displays in various locations and eventually secured a portion of the Market Building in which to house the Museum. By 1974, the market building was deemed unfit and the search for a larger and more secure space began. The current building at the corner of Waterloo and Dublin Streets, previously used by the Knights of Columbus, became available and in 1977, on the recommendation of the Board, City Council took an option to purchase the building. After much fundraising and preparation, the new home of the Guelph Civic Museum was opened to the public on International Museums Day, May 18, 1980.

Today, the museum features the Linamar John Galt History Hall, Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet Growing Up in Guelph Children�s Museum, Florence Partridge Gallery of Social History, two temporary exhibition galleries, and programming space.

Rogers Yahoo Hi-Speed Internet Growing Up In Guelph Children's Museum:� This museum within the Guelph Civic Museum explores the history of Guelph through the eyes of children from the city's past.� The museum features themed monthly activities, with�a theatre and dress- up area, puppets, interactive displays, speaker's nook and crafts.� We encourage young and old alike to discover Guelph in this fun and educational space.

The Guelph Civic Museum has a collection of over 30,000 artifacts including 4,000 photographs, in addition to archival materials. Collections relate to the history of the city of Guelph and are used in the permanent and temporary exhibitions that relate the City's social, cultural and industrial history.