St. Thomas in Elgin County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Elgin County Courthouse
Land Registry Office
⎯⎯⎯ Palais de Justice Elgin County
Bureau d'enregistrement immobilier
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 23, 2024
1. Elgin County Courthouse/ Palais de Justice Elgin County Marker
Inscription.
The Elgin Registry Office was built in 1874 during a formative period (1870 to 1886) of constructing separate buildings for the registry offices. A standard design was developed by the Ontario Department of Public Works for registry office buildings across the province in 1868 to ensure suitable and fireproof document storage. The building was built in three stages. Wings were added in 1888 and 1909 and were designed to match the materials, scale and exterior detailing of the 1874 building. In accordance with the fireproofing methods of the time, features such as brick barrel vaults, heavy masonry construction, wrought iron window frames and sashes, inside iron shutters, cast-iron heads, sills and bars were specified. The building is associated with Kivas Tully, the Chief Architect of the Ontario Department of Public Works., The present Registry Office building has been renovated to office standards of today and is physically connected to the new St. Thomas Courthouse. It retains all of its original fireproofing features and presently houses the Courthouse's Law Library and the offices of the Law Association.,
The Elgin Registry Office was built in 1874 during a formative period (1870 to 1886) of constructing separate buildings for the registry offices. A standard design was developed by the Ontario Department of Public Works for registry office buildings across the province in 1868 to ensure suitable and fireproof document storage. The building was built in three stages. Wings were added in 1888 and 1909 and were designed to match the materials, scale and exterior detailing of the 1874 building. In accordance with the fireproofing methods of the time, features such as brick barrel vaults, heavy masonry construction, wrought iron window frames and sashes, inside iron shutters, cast-iron heads, sills and bars were specified. The building is associated with Kivas Tully, the Chief Architect of the Ontario Department of Public Works.
The present Registry Office building has been renovated to office standards of today and is physically connected to the new St. Thomas Courthouse.
It retains all of its original fireproofing features and presently houses the Courthouse's Law Library and the offices of the Law Association.
Le Bureau d'enregistrement immobilier du comté d'Elgin a été construit en 1874 au cours d'une période de structuration (1870 à 1886) où il était coutume de construire des édifices distincts pour les bureaux d'enregistrement. Un plan-norme pour les bureaux avait été élaboré par le ministère ontarien des Travaux publics en 1868 afin de s'assurer que l'ensemble des bureaux d'enregistrement de la province puisse entreposer les documents dans des locaux appropriés et à l'épreuve du feu. L'édifice a été construit en trois phases. Des ailes ont été ajoutées plus tard en 1888 et en 1909. Elles ont été conques pour s'harmoniser aux matériaux, aux formes et aux détails extérieurs de l'édifice construit en 1874. Conformément aux méthodes d'ignifugeage de l'époque, des caractéristiques telles que des voûtes en tonnelles de brique, des ouvrages de maçonnerie, des cadres et châssis de fenêtres en fer battu, des contrevents intérieurs de fer, des dessus, des rebords et des barres de fonte étaient prescrits. Cet édifice est associé à Kivas Tully, architecte en chef du ministère ontarien des Travaux publics.
L’actuel Bureau d'enregistrement immobilier aété rénové pour qu'il soit conforme aux normes des bureaux d'aujourd'hui et est physiquement relié au palais de justice du comté d'Elgin de St Thomas. Il conserve toutes ses caractéristiques de protection contre l'incendie d'origine et loge aujourd'hui la bibliothèque juridique du palais de justice et les bureaux de l'association des juristes.
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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 42° 46.497′ N, 81° 12.065′ W. Marker is in St. Thomas, Ontario, in Elgin County. It is at the intersection of Wellington Street and Metcalfe Street on Wellington Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: St Thomas ON N5R 2P2, 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.
3. Former Elgin County Land Registry Office (1874 building)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
