Designated a National Historic Site in 2013.
National Trust for Canada’s Top 10 Endangered Places, 2013

1926-1941: Bowmanville Boys’ Training School for “unadjusted boys who are not inherently delinquent”. 

1941-1945: Camp 30 for German PoWs. Site, in 1942, of the “Battle of Bowmanville” that was inspired by retaliation for shackling of PoWs, in response to similar treatment for Canadian PoWs in Germany.

Guided by a report and condition survey by heritage architect Chris Borgal, ACO Clarington, continues to pursue its campaign to conserve Camp 30 for community use.