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Stratford in Perth County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
 

City Hall

 
 
City Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), July 1, 2012
1. City Hall Marker
Inscription.
Opened 1899
Designers
G.W. King J.W. Siddall
Contractors Cawsey & Youngs
A floorplan of
geometric shapes
replaced earlier city
hall burnt in 1897
Refurbished 1973-74

A property designated under the
Ontario Heritage Act, 1974

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.
 
Location. 43° 22.204′ N, 80° 58.929′ W. Marker is in Stratford, Ontario, in Perth County. It is at the intersection of Wellington Street and Downie Street, on the left when traveling south on Wellington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Wellington St, Stratford ON N5A N5A, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area and in Southwestern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stratford City Hall / L’hôtel de Ville de Stratford (here, next to this marker); Festival Square (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Planbook Facade (about 150 meters away); Gordon Block (about 150 meters away); Wet or Dry? (about 150 meters away); Daly Terrace (1875) (about 150 meters away); a different marker also named Daly Terrace (1875) (about 150 meters away); 111-117 Downie Street (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stratford.
 
Also see . . .  Stratford City Hall National Historic Site of Canada. Architectural details, characteristics, significance and history of the national landmark. (HistoricPlaces.ca) (Submitted on May 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
City Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), July 1, 2012
2. City Hall Marker
Featured marker is left of the entrance arch.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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