St. Thomas in Elgin County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County (1898)
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 23, 2024
1. Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County Marker
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After a fire in 1898, St. Thomas architect Neil R. Darrach was commissioned to repair and enlarge the courthouse to meet its growing needs. Darrach's plans closely followed the designs done by the original architect John Turner when he planned the additions to the Brant County Courthouse. However, Darrach introduced other design elements and two three-storey wings on both the east and west sides of the original building - the result was quite a different building. The main entrance was given greater importance with an arcaded porch of rock-faced stonework and an upper balustrade around the roof edge. A large, Byzantine inspired octagonal cupola with window arcading and a copper roof finial crowned the building. Notable design features of heritage value in the building's interior include the wooden trim in hallways and offices, the main staircase with its wooden balustrades and newel posts, the stained glass window on the main staircase landing depicting the history of the courthouse building and, of course, the Superior Court of justice courtroom with its coffered ceiling detailing and large glass dome, stained glass transom on the centre north window as well as all the original millwork and furniture including the judicial dais.,
After a fire in 1898, St. Thomas architect Neil R. Darrach was commissioned to repair and enlarge the courthouse to meet its growing needs. Darrach's plans closely followed the designs done by the original architect John Turner when he planned the additions to the Brant County Courthouse. However, Darrach introduced other design elements and two three-storey wings on both the east and west sides of the original building - the result was quite a different building. The main entrance was given greater importance with an arcaded porch of rock-faced stonework and an upper balustrade around the roof edge. A large, Byzantine inspired octagonal cupola with window arcading and a copper roof finial crowned the building. Notable design features of heritage value in the building's interior include the wooden trim in hallways and offices, the main staircase with its wooden balustrades and newel posts, the stained glass window on the main staircase landing depicting the history of the courthouse building and, of course, the Superior Court of justice courtroom with its coffered ceiling detailing and large glass dome, stained glass transom on the
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centre north window as well as all the original millwork and furniture including the judicial dais.
Après un incendie survenu en 1898, l'architecte de St. Thomas Neil R. Darrach recut le mandat de réparer et d'agrandir le palais de justice pour répondre aux besoins croissants d'espace. Les plans de Darrach s'inspiraient beaucoup de ceux préparés par John Turner, le premier architecte, pour l'agrandissement du palais de justice de Brant. Toutefois, l'architecte apporta des éléments de détail et de conception et ajouta deux ailes de trois étages sur les flancs est et ouest de l'édifice, ce qui donna une tout autre apparence au palais de justice. Il accorda plus d'importance à l'entrée principale en la dotant d'un porche en arcade en pierre à parement brut et d'une balustrade supérieure autour de la lisière du toit. Une grande coupole octogonale d'inspiration byzantine avec fenêtres en arcades et un toit de cuivre avec faîteau coiffaient l'édifice. Les particularités notables de valeur patrimoniale à l'intérieur de l'édifice comprennent les boiseries en bois dans les couloirs et les bureaux, l'escalier principal avec ses balustrades et ses départs de rampes en bois, le vitrail du palier de l'escalier principal illustrant l'histoire de l'édifice du palais de justice et, bien sûr, la salle d'audience de la Cour supérieure de justice avec les détails de son plafond
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 23, 2024
2. Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County Marker
à caissons et son grand dôme de verre, la traverse en vitrail de la fenêtre centrale nord et toute la menuiserie préfabriquée et tout le mobilier d'origine, dont le podium des juges.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 42° 46.515′ N, 81° 12.104′ W. Marker is in St. Thomas, Ontario, in Elgin County. It is on Wellington Street near Queen Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Wellington Street, St Thomas ON N5R 2P3, 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 111 times since then and 9 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.
