Functioned as an apothecary from 1820 to 1964. Features Victorian Architecture; restored to look circa 1869.

Mother's Day weekend - Labour Day Daily 12 noon - 6:00 pm Extended hours 11:00 am - 6:00 pm during July and August weekends Weekend after Labour Day - Canadian Thanksgiving (second Monday in October) Weekends Also open for Doors Open Niagara,held on both sides of the Canadian and U.S. border every year in mid-October. Closed after Thanksgiving until Mother's Day Weekend.

The Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) accepted the responsibility to ensure the museum accurately reflects an operating pharmacy of the Confederation period. The College also agreed with the Ontario Heritage Foundation (OHF ) to operate the Apothecary as a museum for an initial period of 35 years (to 2005). This agreement was recently extended to 2010.

The Niagara Apothecary at the Sign of the Golden Mortar is an excellent example of high style, eclectic mid-Victorian commercial architecture. The Italianate façade features arched glazed double doors and two arched plate glass show windows with accents of a Florentine "twisted rope" treatment.

The Ontario Heritage Foundation (OHF) acquired the property from the local Niagara Foundation, led its restoration, and opened it as a museum in 1971.

The Ontario College of Pharmacists operates the museum in partnership with the trust.

Niagara Apothecary
5 Queen Street
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
L0S 1J0

Niagara Apothecary
5 Queen Street
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
L0S 1J0
Tel (905) 468-3845 answered only when open
Toll free www.niagaraapothecary.ca/client/ocp/Apothecary.nsf/
Email 'niagaraapothecary@ocpinfo.com'