Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County

Site History/ Historique du Site

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 23, 2024

1. Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County Marker

The Provisional Elgin County Council accepted a site for the courthouse and jail from a local landowner, Benjamin Drake. The site was conveyed to Queen Victoria for county and district buildings in October of 1848. During the planning of the construction, public petitions were made to have the courthouse and jail buildings front Stanley Street; however, council decided to face the building northward so it would stand parallel with the Talbot Road in front of Queen Street. The county built a separate Registry Office in 1874 which was later expanded in 1888 and 1909. The Governor's Residence was built from 1889-91.

Le conseil provisoire du comté d'Elgin a accepté du propriétaire foncier local, Benjamin Drake, un site propice à la construction d'un palais de justice et d'une prison. En octobre 1848, les titres de propriété du terrain furent transférés à la reine Victoria pour l'érection d'édifices pour le comté et le district. Pendant la planification de la construction, des pétitions d'intérêt public circulèrent pour demander que les édifices du palais de justice et de la prison soient construits face à la rue Stanley.

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Toutefois, le conseil décida d'orienter la façade de l'immeuble vers le nord de sorte qu'il soit parallèle au chemin Talbot face à la rue Queen. Les autorités du comté construisirent un Bureau d'enregistrement immobilier séparé en 1874 et qui fut par la suite agrandi en 1888 puis en 1909. La résidence du governeur fut construite entre 1889 et 1891.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
 
Location. 42° 46.506′ N, 81° 12.151′ 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, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 23, 2024

2. Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County Marker

the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County (here, next to this marker); Col. the Hon. Thomas Talbot 1771-1853 (within shouting distance of this marker); Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County (2014) (within shouting distance of this marker); Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County (1898) (within shouting distance of this marker); Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County (1853) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Elgin County Courthouse / Palais de Justice Elgin County (about 120 meters away); McArthur’s Raid, November 11, 1814 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); St. Thomas’ Church 1824 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Thomas.

 

1863

3. Map of St. Thomas, 1863, showing the Elgin County Courthouse

 

 
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 104 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 1, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.