Maison François Baby House – Historic Residence & Museum

Free general admission

Hours of Operation
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Maison François Baby House is an historic residence that was owned by the prominent local politician François Baby. The house was known as La Ferme locally and was a French-Canadian ribbon farm that has historical ties to the War of 1812 where it was used as a headquarters by both the American and British forces. Jacques Duperon Baby, François’ father, enslaved about 20 Black and Indigenous people and upon his death in 1789, some of these enslaved people were inherited by François and his brother Jacques (James). Today, the François Baby House has been designated as a National Historic Site of Canada and, as part of Museum Windsor, houses permanent galleries on Francophone Heritage, the War of 1812, the Battle of Windsor, the history of the home itself, visible storage, and museum archives.

Adult and school group tours are available for the “Windsor’s French Roots,” “Windsor and the War of 1812,” and “The Rebellion of 1838” exhibits. Minimum group size of 15. Please contact Museum Windsor for more details.