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Osgoode Hall

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted March, 2004

Photo Source - Wikimedia Commons

This 189-year-old (as of 2019) massive building at 130 Queen Street West has this Ontario Heritage Trust plaque out front which says:

Coordinates: 43.651704 -79.385383

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In 1829-32 the Law Society of Upper Canada erected the east wing of this imposing building. Named after William Osgoode, the province's first chief justice, the Regency structure housed law courts and judicial offices, and provided accommodation for lawyers and students. It was severely damaged during the six years in which provincial troops were stationed here following the Rebellion of 1837. Plans for its reconstruction were drawn up by Henry Bowyer Lane, an accomplished Toronto architect, and in 1844-46 the west and central portions were erected and the east wing remodelled. In 1857-60 the celebrated architectural firm of Cumberland and Storm rebuilt the centre section. Later extended and renovated, Osgoode Hall remains one of the finest examples of Victorian Classical architecture in Canada.

Other plaques at this location
Osgoode Hall
William Osgoode, M.A. (Oxon)

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