Vittoria and Township of Charlotteville, Ontario
N 42° 45.750 W 080° 19.334
17T E 555456 N 4734664
Still a public hall, this charming building was completed in about 1870. It appears to have acted as the Town Hall for the Police Village of Vittoria and the Township of Charlotteville from 1915 to 1974.
Waymark Code: WM10JJX
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/16/2019
Views: 1
According to a walking tour pamphlet that I obtained: The first "public hall or lecture room" was built in 1863 on this land, donated by Thomas Lamport. The frame building was destroyed by fire and was replaced in 1870 by this brick structure. In 1915, the Vittoria Lecture Room Company leased the hall for public purposes, to the Police Village of Vittoria, for $1 a year for 999 years.
Classical features include the ogee-roofed belfry, round arched windows and fan transom above the door, and multiple mouldings at the eaves. The exterior is virtually as it was when first constructed; many of the interior details remain intact and/or restored.
In 1974, there was a round of municipal amalgamations that eliminated the Township of Charlotteville. Along with seven other municipalities in Norfolk it was merged into the County of Haldimand-Norfolk. That marriage was dissolved in 2000 and Norfolk and Haldimand Counties now stand on their own.
Name: Vittoria Town Hall
Address:
1538 Brock Street
Vittoria, Ontario Canada
N0E 1W0
Date of Construction: 1870
Architect: Not listed
Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Not listed
Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: Not listed
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