Argyle Township Court House and Gaol
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Arvense
N 43° 51.283 W 065° 58.476
20T E 260928 N 4860038
Oldest known surviving combined court house and jail in Canada
Waymark Code: WMC922
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/10/2011
Views: 12
The Argyle Township Court House & Gaol is Canada’s oldest standing courthouse, built in the village of Tusket, Nova Scotia in 1805. It operated as a working courthouse and jail from 1805 until 1944. The building served as the Municipal Offices for the Municipality of Argyle from 1945 until 1976.In 1982 the building was partially restored and re-opened as a museum and historic site. In 2005 the building was declared a National Historic Site.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Nova Scotia
Location - City name/Town name: Tusket
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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