Guelph City Hall
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Old City Hall is a historic building and a National Historic Site of Canada in Guelph
, Ontario
, Canada
, which until April 2009 served as the headquarters
of the city government
. The building is now used as the Provincial Offences Courthouse, which handles matters such as traffic tickets, trespassing and liquor license violations.
, and constructed 1856-1857.
The building, which included an indoor market area, administrative offices, and a large assembly hall, was constructed from locally quarried stone.
In 1984, it was designated a National Historic Site because
The building is also designated under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act
.
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, which until April 2009 served as the headquarters
Seat of local government
In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...
of the city government
Guelph City Council
Guelph City Council is the governing body for the city of Guelph, Ontario.The council consists of the Mayor of Guelph and 12 ward councillors. Each ward elects 2 members to represent them. The council operates in the Guelph City Hall....
. The building is now used as the Provincial Offences Courthouse, which handles matters such as traffic tickets, trespassing and liquor license violations.
History
The hall was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by Toronto architect William ThomasWilliam Thomas (architect)
William Thomas was an Anglo-Canadian architect.Thomas was apprenticed under Charles Barry and A.W. Pugin as a carpenter-joiner. His younger brother was the sculptor John Thomas .Thomas began his own practice at Leamington Spa in 1831 but in 1837 went bankrupt...
, and constructed 1856-1857.
The building, which included an indoor market area, administrative offices, and a large assembly hall, was constructed from locally quarried stone.
In 1984, it was designated a National Historic Site because
The building is also designated under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act
Ontario Heritage Act
The Ontario Heritage Act, first enacted on March 5, 1975, allows municipalities and the provincial government to designate individual properties and districts in the Province of Ontario, Canada, as being of cultural heritage value or interest....
.