Old City Hall - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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N 43° 39.139 W 079° 22.913
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Toronto's Old City Hall was home to its city council from 1899 to 1966 and remains one of the city's most prominent structures.
This is Toronto's 3rd City Hall.
Waymark Code: WM36Z7
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/20/2008
Views: 157
Work on the Romanesque Revival building designed by E.J. Lennox began in 1889. Lennox "signed" his name in scrollwork around the first floor exterior. When it opened on September 18, 1899 it was the largest building in Toronto, and the largest municipal building in North America.
The original plans called for old City Hall to be knocked down and replaced by a number of skyscrapers, leaving only the cenotaph (or in one plan, the clock tower) in the front. Public outcry forced authorities to abandon these plans, and today the building houses criminal courts of the Ontario Court of Justice as well as municipal courts.
Name: Old City Hall (Toronto)
Address:
60 Queen St. W.
Toronto, Ontario Canada
M5H 2M4
Date of Construction: September 18, 1899
Architect: E.J. Lennox
Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link]
Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: Not listed
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