Niagara District Court House

Niagara District Court House is a National Historic Site of Canada in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

Ontario · 26 Queen Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario · location approximate

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NIAGARA DISTRICT COURT HOUSE This is the third and only surviving court house erected for the former Niagara District. Constructed between 1846 and 1848, it was designed by the prominent Toronto architect, William Thomas, in the fashionable neoclassical style favoured for 19th century public buildings. It is an excellent example of a mid-19th century mulitpurpose civic structure. Though the courts were moved to nearby St. Catharines in 1862, this building has continued to play an important role in the life of this historic community, at one time as the town hall and latterly as the founding home of the Shaw Festival.

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LE PALAIS DE JUSTICE DU DISTRICT DE NIAGARA Cet édifice est le troisième palais de justice de l'ancien district de Niagara et le seul qui existe encore. Il a été construit entre 1846 et 1848 et conçu par le grand architecte torontois William Thomas, dans le style néo-classique de nombreux bâtiments administratifs du XIXe siècle. Celui-ci constitue une excellente illustration de la polyvalence des constructions municipales de cette époque. Après la réinstallation des cours de justice à St. Catharines, en 1862, le bâtiment devint l'hôtel de ville de Niagara et continua de jouer un rôle de premier plan au sein de cette ville historique. C'est ici notamment que fut créé le festival Shaw.

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Niagara District Court House

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