Hintonburg

Welcome to Hintonburg, a subsection of the Downtown Core.

Hintonburg is a mainly residential area, home of the Parkdale Farmer’s Market, plenty of heritage buildings, and some new builds.

  • Hintonburg was originally part of Nepean when it was first settled in 1826. It was named after Joseph Hinton in 1893. He was a community leader until his death in 1884.

  • Hintonburg has a population of around 8000 people, and is only about 1.2km in total area. It is mainly working-class people in residential homes.

    • Connaught Public School, Gladstone Avenue near Parkdale Avenue

    • Devonshire Community School, intersection of Somerset Street and Breezehill Avenue

    • Fisher Park Public School, intersection of Holland Avenue and the 417 highway

    • Ecole elementaire Saint-Francois d'Assise

  • As Hintonburg is a relatively small area, it only has one community centre. However, all around the area there are plenty of other options - check out our pages on Centretown and The Glebe.

    The Hintonburg Community Centre is at 1064 Wellington St W.

  • Hintonburg ha a few options for pets, including a Global Pet Foods (1204 Wellington St W) and Pet Valu (1224 Wellington St W), and The Barking Barber, a groomer, at 233B Armstrong St.

    You can take dogs to Westboro Daily Dog Care!

  • Hintonburg is an incredibly small neighbourhood - but check out our pages on Centretown and The Glebe for more information on kid-friendly options in the general area!

    As a general rule, Hintonburg is a relatively safe area with lots of parks and residential buildings. That being said, it is still downtown, so your children shouldn’t be out late unattended, and a fenced yard will be ideal!

  • Most of Hintonburg’s shopping opportunities are along Wellington St W. Lots of locally owned stores are in this area!

  • The Magee House is one of the major landmarks in Hintonburg. Located at 1119 Wellington St W, this house dates back to 1881. It is one of the remaining stone structures in the area!

  • Check out the Hintonburg Market for all things grocery in the area!

    • 1059 Wellington St W

  • You’ll want to head down the street to Centretown or venture into Byward Market for the real night life in Ottawa.

  • Along Wellington St W, Hintonburg offers plenty of restaurants including Stella Luna Gelato, Springroll House, Carben, La Bonita, Tennessy Willems, The Hintonburg Public House, The Third, and TacoLot. For more options, head into Centretown or The Glebe.

  • Hintonburg is mostly single-family and town homes, some newly built, and some with heritage.

    Some of the condos in the area include:

    • The Wellington

    • The Eddy

    • 1140 Wellington

    • Yard and Station Lofts

  • Hintonburg has a short list of beautiful parks in the area.

    Be sure to check out:

    • Hintonburg Park at 49 Fairmont Ave

    • Stirling-Carruthers Park at 195 Carruthers Ave

    • Somerset Square Park at 2 Spina Ave

    • Parkdale Park at 366 Parkdale Ave (has a wading pool!)

    • and Armstrong Park at 69 Armstrong St