Barrie in Simcoe County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Lost Buildings
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 5, 2024
1. Lost Buildings Marker
Aerial view of Barrie showing many buildings no longer in place ca. 1924
1 Central School (Victoria). The 1872 Central School on the right was remodeled after a fire in 1881 and renovated again before this view was taken about 1910. Congregational church is on the left, in front of Trinity Anglican church.
2 Grand Opera House on Collier Street, 1897.
3 Barrie post office and train station, 1942.
4 The American Hotel on Collier Street opened in 1874 as the Mansion House. Now the location of Barrie City Hall.
5 Firehall built in 1875 at the southwest corner of Collier and Mulcaster streets (demolished in 1978).
6 Ice huts on Kempenfelt Bay in 1950 with Post Office at centre and Train Station to the left. The railway cut Barrie off from its waterfront. A train has stopped at the Barrie station.
7 & 8 St. Marys Roman Catholic church and Separate school. East side of Mulcaster, north of McDonald Street, about 1918.
Royal Victoria Hospital, 1941, at Ross Street to the west of downtown, opposite Queens Park.
Court House after 1877 renovations, located behind the jail on Poyntz Street. The 1842 building was extended to the west to add a second court room, and updated in style.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 44° 23.304′ N, 79° 41.215′ W. Marker is in Barrie, Ontario, in Simcoe County. It is at the intersection of Simcoe Street and Lakeshore Mews, on the right when traveling east on Simcoe Street. The marker is at Waterfront Heritage Trail Station #9 ("Downtown"), on the west side of the Heritage Park parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Simcoe Street, Barrie ON L4M 1L6, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Ontario Cottage Country and specifically in Georgian Bay Country. 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 Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: County Town (here, next to this marker); Birth of Barrie (here, next to this marker); Market Hall (here, next to this marker); Nine Mile Portage (here, next to this marker); Memorial Square (here, next to this marker); Railway Watercraft (here, next to this marker); Wharfs & Boatworks (here, next to this marker); Five Points (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barrie.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 5, 2024
2. Lost Buildings Marker
Looking north across Simcoe Street from Heritage Park. It is the center one of three interpretive panels in this photo.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
