Township of Haldimand Municipal Hall - Grafton, Ontario
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Trail Blaisers
N 43° 59.533 W 078° 01.554
17T E 738480 N 4875309
This Township Hall is a great example of an early civic government building in rural Ontario. It was designated in 1991. Since January 1, 2001, the building has been the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand Hall, when those two municipalities amalgamated.
Waymark Code: WMZG8Q
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/07/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Bon Echo
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The original application for designation is found at (visit link) Interesting excerpts include:
* It was opened in 1859.
* Cost of construction was 940 Pounds and the land was an additional 25 Pounds.
* The main floor was originally home to merchants and a jail.
* The building contains a vault that was left behind by Standard Bank.
* Upstairs has a stage with a painted bucolic stage curtain [see photo].
* It is done in a Romanesque Revival style. Features include arched windows, hipped roof and 8' copula.
Link to Property in The Ontario Properties Database: [Web Link]

Building or Property Type: Civic or Government Building

County or Regional Municipality: Northumberland
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