Ontario County Court House

Description
Creator
Unknown
Media Type
Image
Item Types
Negatives
Postcards
Photographs
Description
Black and white negative of a photograph of a postcard of the Ontario County Courthouse. View showing the courthouse looking from the south-east corner of Centre and Ontario Streets before the second floor was added in 1910.
Notes
The Ontario County Courthouse was built from 1852-1854 on the west side of Centre Street between Ontario Street and Gilbert Streets. The architects were Frederic Cumberland and William Storm of Toronto. The extension at the north end was added in 1866. The building served as a courthouse from 1854-1964.

In 1967, the building was renovated as part of Whitby’s centennial project for use as a community centre. In celebration of its 150th anniversary, the building was again renovated in 2003 and is now the home of the Whitby Court House Theatre and Whitby Brass Band.

The building has been renamed and is known as the Whitby Centennial Building. It is located at 416 Centre Street South, Whitby.
Inscriptions
Printed at top of postcard: 'Court House'
Date of Original
1908
Dimensions
Width: 6 cm
Height: 6 cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
07-001-007
Collection
Whitby Online Historic Images Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.8754374846711 Longitude: -78.9433765411377
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Whitby Archives
Reproduction Notes
Scanned from copy negative.
Contact
Whitby Public Library
Email:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:

405 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A1

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