Middlesex County Court House

Middlesex County Court House is a National Historic Site of Canada in London, Ontario.

Ontario · 399 Ridout Street North, London, Ontario · location approximate

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MIDDLESEX COURT HOUSE Erected in 1830, this building was modelled after Malahide Castle, near Dublin, Ireland, the ancestral home of Colonel Thomas Talbot, founder of the Talbot Settlement. The site was a part of the town plot set aside by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe after his visit to The Forks in February, 1793. Here he proposed to locate the provincial capital.

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LE PALAIS DE JUSTICE DE MIDDLESEX En 1830, le colonel Talbot, fondateur de la colonie Talbot, fit ériger cet édifice d'après le modèle de Malahide Castle, près de Dublin, sa maison ancestrale. L'emplacement faisait partie du lotissement urbain réservé par le lieutenant-gouverneur John Graves Simcoe, lors de sa visite à «The Forks», en février 1793. C'est ici qu'il projetait d'établir la capitale provinciale.

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