St. Thomas in Elgin County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County
Governor’s Residence/ Résidence du Gouverneur
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 23, 2024
1. Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County Marker
Inscription.
The former Governor's residence was a two-storey, yellow-brick, Queen Anne-style house. It sat at the south-west corner of the Elgin County Courthouse, facing west towards Stanley Street and the Kettle Creek river valley. The house was built in 1889-1891 according to designs by County Engineer J.A Bell. It included a two-storey rear wing that was likely built in 1872 adjoining the jail kitchen. This residence was representative of county governance in the 19th and 20th centuries, including the role of the county in administering provincial justice, land registry and corrections functions at the local level. Features of the house that reflect the period of its construction and its domestic purpose include the Queen Anne design and massing, steeply pitched, irregularly shaped roof, asymmetrical façade, and detailing typical of the Queen Anne style. After a brief stint as the offices of Legal Aid, the building was demolished in 2006 in order to prepare the site for the addition and restoration of the Elgin County Courthouse.,
The former Governor's residence was a two-storey, yellow-brick, Queen Anne-style house. It sat at the south-west corner of the Elgin County Courthouse, facing west towards Stanley Street and the Kettle Creek river valley. The house was built in 1889-1891 according to designs by County Engineer J.A Bell. It included a two-storey rear wing that was likely built in 1872 adjoining the jail kitchen.
This residence was representative of county governance in the 19th and 20th centuries, including the role of the county in administering provincial justice, land registry and corrections functions at the local level. Features of the house that reflect the period of its construction and its domestic purpose include the Queen Anne design and massing, steeply pitched, irregularly shaped roof, asymmetrical façade, and detailing typical of the Queen Anne style. After a brief stint as the offices of Legal Aid, the building was demolished in 2006 in order to prepare the site for the addition and restoration of the Elgin County Courthouse.
L'ancienne résidence du governeur était une maison de deux étages en brique jaune de style « reine Anne ». Elle était sise à l'angle sud-ouest du palais de justice du comté d'Elgin faisant face à l'ouest à la rue Stanley et à la vallée de la rivière Kettle Creek. La maison a été construite entre 1889 et 1891 d'après des plans préparés par l'ingénieur du comté J.A. Bell. Elle comprenait une aile arrière de deux étages, probablement construite en 1872, attenante à la cuisine de la prison. Cette résidence était représentative de l'exercice des pouvoirs dans le comté aux 19e et 20e siècles, y compris du rôle du comté dans
'administration de la justice provinciale, de l'enregistrement immobilier et du système correctionnel à l'échelle locale. La maison possède des caractéristiques qui témoignent de la période où elle fut construite et de ses fins domestiques dont la forme et la dimension de la construction de style « reine Anne », sa toiture de forme irrégulière et fortement inclinée, sa façade asymétrique et des détails de construction du style « reine Anne ». Après avoir logé pour une courte période les bureaux de l'aide juridique, elle fut démolie en 2006 afin de préparer le site à l'agrandissement et à la rénovation du Palais de justice du comté d'Elgin.
Location. 42° 46.505′ N, 81° 12.147′ W. Marker is in St. Thomas, Ontario, in Elgin County. It is at the intersection of Stanley Street and Wellington Street, on the left when traveling south on Stanley Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: St Thomas ON N5R 3E9, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
