CNHS - Stratford City Hall National Historic Site - Stratford, Ontario
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JDandDD
N 43° 22.215 W 080° 58.928
17T E 501447 N 4801931
This historic site was saved from the wrecking ball in 1974 by its Historic Site Designation.
Waymark Code: WMD5K
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/20/2006
Views: 42
The Stratford City Hall sits in an island in the middle of three streets. A picture of the CNHS Plaque is in the gallery.
The original building was built in 1857 but burned down in 1898. Construction began on the present building, designed by architect George. W. King, and the building pictured opened in 1900. In the early 1970's the town was prepared to tear down this structure and replace it with a standard square office complex. It was the action of citizens and petitions that saved the structure and led to its Historic Site Designation.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Stratford
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): Not listed
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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