Woodstock in Oxford County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Old Town Hall/ L’ancien Hôtel de Ville
Photographed By Tim Boyd, August 19, 2023
1. Old Town Hall/ L’ancien Hôtel de Ville Marker
Constructed in 1851-52 this building was for over a hundred years the centre of the municipal and social life of Woodstock. It housed the local government and also served at various times as lecture hall, opera house, and assize court. The design is a particularly fine example of colonial adaptation from British models of the period. Although its lines are basically eighteenth-century Palladian, exterior details such as round-headed windows with heavy surrounds reflect contemporary Italianate Revival influences.
Construit en 1851-52, cet édifice fut pendant plus d'un siècle le centre de la vie sociale et de l'activité municipale de Woodstock. En plus d'abriter l'administration municipale, il servit, à diverses époques, de salle de conférence, de théâtre et de cour d'assises. Il illustre la manière dont les styles d'architecture britannique se sont adaptes au milieu colonial. D'inspiration palladienne XVIIe siècle, ses fenêtres arrondies à bordure accentuée reflètent néanmoins la néorenaissance italienne.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board
this page online
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada.
Government of Canada - 1956- Gouvernement du Canada
Erected 1956 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 43° 7.771′ N, 80° 45.45′ W. Marker is in Woodstock, Ontario, in Oxford County. Marker is at the intersection of Dundas Street and Finkle Street, on the right when traveling east on Dundas Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 466 Dundas Street, Woodstock ON N4S N4S, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Woodstock Carnegie Library (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Oxford County Court House (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Sir Francis Hincks 1807-1885 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Woodstock Armoury (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); St. Paul’s Church 1834 (approx. one kilometer away); Lt. Colonel Joseph Whiteside Boyle, D.S.O. (approx. 1.4 kilometers away).
Also see . . . Woodstock Musuem - Old Town Hall History. When the Town of Woodstock
Photographed By Tim Boyd, August 19, 2023
2. Old Town Hall/ L’ancien Hôtel de Ville Marker
Photographed By Tim Boyd, August 19, 2023
3. Woodstock Old Town Hall (the Woodstock Museum), 2023
circa 1920
4. Woodstock City Hall and Fountain, ca 1920
Source: Oxford County Archives
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 42 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 19, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
