Bell Homestead National Historic Site

Visit  the site of one of the most important scientific breakthroughs in history! 

The Bell family moved to this homestead in 1870, hoping Canada’s clean air would be of benefit to a sick Alexander Graham Bell. It was here that, on July 26th, 1874, the young Alexander Graham Bell sat in the dale, in a spot he called his “dreaming place”, and pondered the quest for a “speaking telegraph”. Two years later, in August 1876, Bell would make the first successful long-distance telephone call between Brantford and Paris, Ontario – all of this earning Brantford the nickname of “the Telephone City”.

Visitors can enjoy a tour or roam through the house on their own, sit down at the cafe, or participate in a drop-in activity.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site is fully accessible.

Location

94 Tutela Heights Road
Brantford, ON
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Plan Your Visit

For more information, visit Bell Homestead’s website.

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The Passport Places network is made possible through valued partnerships with Canadian heritage organizations, site operators and owners. Look for the following logo at participating historic sites. Partner Organization: City of Brantford

“In 2019, my wife and I were in Baddeck, NS, and visited the Alexander Graham Bell Historic Site and museum. It was fascinating, and it reminded us that in all the years that we had lived in southern Ontario, we had never visited the Bell Homestead in Brantford. On a warm August day that summer, we toured the Homestead for the first time. It was very well presented, and added to my knowledge and interest in Alexander Graham Bell. And, we were the only visitors in the house that day — a bonus. The guide was informative, and we enjoyed learning more about Bell’s early years in our neighbourhood.”

– Richard Chambers, Waterloo, ON

Visitors enjoying this Passport Place

This selfie was taken for #historicplacesdays which is held every year in July.  Find out more at www.historicplacesdays.ca