Niagara Public School

The school house is located at 40 Platoff Street[1][2] in the National Historic District known as Niagara-on-the-Lake or Old Town.

[4][5] The construction of the school was a result of The Great Swap, the first and largest surrender of a portion of the military reserve around Fort Mississauga since its boundaries were created in 1796.

[4] The portion of land was sold to the Honourable James Crooks, who in 1854 sold a partial lot to the Town Council of Niagara for "uses of Common Schools and Grammar Schools in the Town of Niagara forever.

"[4] It has also been described as being on the military grounds, and historic photos show cadets or other soldiers lined up outside.

[6] The National Historic Site designation of the historic district, in 2003, includes buildings built from 1815 to 1859 in a 25 block area having "location close to the Niagara River on Front Street and extending approximately four blocks north to Castlereagh Street".