Johnstown District Court House and Gaol

Johnstown District Court House and Gaol (HM1KLN)

Location: Brockville, Ontario K6V 7N3 Leeds and Grenville United Counties
Country: Canada
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N 44° 35.426', W 75° 41.12'

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In 1808 the provincial government authorized the erection of a court house and gaol in Elizabethtown (Brockville) to serve the District of Johnstown created ten years earlier. By 1811 a brick structure had been built here on land donated by William Buell, the founder of Brockville. It was replaced in 1824 by a larger building which remained the judicial and administrative centre of the region until the present court house was completed in 1843. Prominently situated at the head of the public green, this imposing Neo-classical structure was designed by the noted Toronto architect John George Howard and constructed by Benjamin Chaffey, a local contractor. Subsequently enlarged and renovated, it retains the arrangement of prison and court facilites so effectively integrated in the original plan.
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Placed ByOntario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Citizenship and Culture
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Date Added Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 445601 N 4937682
Decimal Degrees44.59043333, -75.68533333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 35.426', W 75° 41.12'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 35' 25.56" N, 75° 41' 7.2" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 17 Court House Square, Brockville Ontario K6V 7N3, CA
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