Town Hall - Goderich, Ontario
N 43° 44.571 W 081° 42.843
17T E 442504 N 4843560
The older of Goderich's Town Hall buildings is located at 57 West Street. It was originally built as a post office and was also home to the Customs House and Inland Revenue. In 1961 it was converted to Town Hall.
Waymark Code: WM1052A
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/27/2019
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The building was completed in 1890 and has been listed on the Canadian Heritage Register since 1978. Here are some descriptions provided at that site (https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=14162&pid=0):
The Goderich Town Hall is a rare example of Romanesque architecture in the Town of Goderich. Thomas Fuller, best known as one of the architects of Ottawa's Parliament Buildings, designed the dignified two-and-a-half-storey edifice to represent the success of Goderich as a growing community. Characteristic of the Romanesque architecture are the rusticated cut-stone exterior, recessed round-headed windows and doors and decorative stone work seen in the dentil trimmed cornice, large voussoirs, hood moulds and banding. A large pediment, decorated by finials, dominates the façade and extends above the slate mansard roof. Other noteworthy features include the multi-paned transoms above the second-storey rectangular two-over-two windows and above the first-storey round-headed windows.
Link to Property in The Ontario Properties Database: [Web Link]
Building or Property Type: Civic or Government Building
County or Regional Municipality: Huron
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