The North Drill Hall 1887 - 1987. Built to house the XIIIth Battalion of Volunteer Militia, it replaced a wooden drill shed located near this spot which was consumed by fire on May 23rd, 1886, prompting the erection of this building. First occupied by the Regiment on December 1, 1887, it was the home of the XIIIth until November, 1908, when the south drill hall was built. Co-tenant of this drill hall in 1888 was the Hamilton Field Battery, perpetuated by the 11th Field Battery R.C.A., reported to be Canada’s oldest continuing volunteer battery. The XIIIth in 1927 became the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry.
