Part of business blocks largely erected by John Lynch, an early
resident. Extended over the years, to include a tower complementing
nearby buildings.
A property designated under the Ontario Heritage Act 1974 — — Map (db m301762) HM
Built in 1906 and 1908, these two Edwardian commercial buildings are intact and retain their architectural continuity.
A Property Designated Under the Ontario Heritage Act 1974 — — Map (db m301428) HM
Originally an L-shaped building, this early Edwardian structure
with late Victorian features was built in 1903 for the Mooney Biscuit and Candy Company.
A Property Designated Under the Ontario Heritage Act 1974 — — Map (db m301427) HM
R. Thomas Orr suggested
the bandshell after
seeing one in the
United States. This
design was used for
the bandshell at the
C.N.E. in Toronto
and also for the
one in London. — — Map (db m279469) HM
Opened 1899
Designers
G.W. King J.W. Siddall
Contractors Cawsey & Youngs
A floorplan of
geometric shapes
replaced earlier city
hall burnt in 1897
Refurbished 1973-74
A property designated under the
Ontario . . . — — Map (db m198310) HM
Row of four houses later converted for business uses including the Stratford
Shakespearean Festival 1953-58. Built by Thomas Mayne Daly, Mayor 1869-70, 76-78. — — Map (db m301579) HM
Constructed on a fieldstone
foundation, this building is made of solid buff
brick. The arched windows have decorated headers containing
cast keystones.
A Property Designated Under the Ontario Heritage Act 1974 — — Map (db m301580) HM
The Dutch Memorial Garden commemorates Canada's support for Holland during the Second World War.
When Holland was occupied by Germany in 1940, the Dutch royal family escaped the occupation and came to Canada, where they lived in Ottawa for . . . — — Map (db m301693) HM
In 1978, architecturally significant business blocks
in this area were combined
into one complex preserving their landmark quality in the community.
A property designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, 1974 — — Map (db m301856) HM
The Founding of Stratford
In 1832, some three years after company surveyors had
erected shanties near this site, the Canada Company, a
large private land settlement agency initiated the development of "Little Thames” as the . . . — — Map (db m301628) HM
W. J. Freeland came to this city in 1886 as the first supervisor of music in Stratford public schools. Over the next eight years, he conducted numerous bands and choirs that were noted both locally and provincially for their performances as well as . . . — — Map (db m301760) HM
To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign on June 22, 1897, the school children of Stratford raised money to erect a fountain to the memory of W.J. Freeland, their beloved music teacher. Freeland was the first full-time music . . . — — Map (db m301759) HM
Since the mid 1840's, early settlers of Stratford were being buried in the land surrounding St James' Anglican Church. It has become known as "God's Holy Acre". Today we continue that tradition as we bury the ashes of loved ones in the Memorial . . . — — Map (db m301694) HM
The last significant structure created during
the 30 years of building and rebuilding the
downtown “in brick” 1870-1900. Erected by
William Gordon, mayor,
1884-85, 1907-08. — — Map (db m301859) HM
Home Children
Between 1869 and 1939, about 100,000 child immigrants, casualties of unemployment and poverty in Britain, were uprooted from their homes and families. With hopes of giving them new lives in Canada, British agencies . . . — — Map (db m279490) HM
Designed by Alexander Hepburn and built by Alexander Corrie, this stone bridge remains one of the few surviving examples in Ontario
A property designated under the Ontario Heritage Act 1974 — — Map (db m301944) HM
The dome atop this historical building is named in honour of Keith A. Culliton, who has served this community in exemplary fashion.
Through his terms as a School Board Trustee, Public Utilities Commissioner, City Councillor and Mayor, he has . . . — — Map (db m279303) HM
Knox Presbyterian Church
is an excellent example
of a later Collegiate
Gothic Revival style
building and has
prominence to the
city's streetscape. — — Map (db m280330) HM
One of the first brick buildings south of City Hall put up
during the erection of the prosperous Grand Trunk repair shops
nearby. Built by Charles Browning. — — Map (db m301441) HM
Erected in common by
Susannah M. Byrne, Joseph
Kneite and Gilbert Horne
on adjoining properties
once owned by John Lynch, a pioneer popular brickwork design of the day.
Stratford Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee — — Map (db m301855) HM
Erected in 1905, by Fred J. Corrie, this building replaced the original
wooden Queens arms Hotel circa 1850. It remains a prominent part of the
city's heritage.
A property designated under the Ontario Heritage Act 1974 — — Map (db m301947) HM
A life-long member of the Stratford Parks Board, R. Thomas
Orr was the driving force behind the Stratford parks system.
Orr led the fight to save the riverfront and millpond from
railway development and oversaw the transformation of . . . — — Map (db m284041) HM
This church, third on
the site, was designed
by Gundy and Langley in
decorated Gothic style
and opened by Benjamin
Cronyn, Bishop of Huron
20 March 1870.
A Property Designation under the Ontario Heritage Act 1974 — — Map (db m301695) HM
In 1904 the Canadian Pacific Railroad (C.P.R.) presented a proposal to the City of Stratford and the Parks Board to place a new track through part of the Stratford park
system in order to compete with the already established Grand Trunk Railway . . . — — Map (db m279479) HM
Opened 1936. These gardens demonstrate: Stratford's legacy of creating public spaces combining industrial heritage, with parkland.
A property designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, 2000 — — Map (db m301941) HM
An outstanding Canadian scientist, McLennan was born in Ingersoll and moved to this house in 1883. He attended the University of Toronto where he later became Head of the Physics Department. His research and publications brought international . . . — — Map (db m279328) HM
[English] Stratford's spacious civic square has been the site of the city's municipal buildings since 1857. Construction began on the present city hall after the destruction of the first town hall and market by fire in 1898. The plans were . . . — — Map (db m198303) HM
The Stratford Festival
In 1953, Tom Patterson launched an
annual festival of Shakespearean theatre
in his hometown of Stratford. Artistic
Director Tyrone Guthrie and designer
Tanya Moiseiwitsch conceived the
Festival . . . — — Map (db m279305) HM
"With one bold stroke that has left our big cities gasping, Stratford, Ont. will this summer claim its birthright with a Shakespearean festival!" This was how Maclean's magazine saw the beginning of the Stratford Festival in 1953. It was bold . . . — — Map (db m301710) HM
Stratford Normal School
In the 1900s, concerns about the quality of rural education
prompted the Ontario government to build four new
Normal Schools to increase the supply of qualified teachers
in the province. Identical . . . — — Map (db m279286) HM
This magnificent sculpture by Walter S. Allward (1875-1955) depicts the supremacy of right over brute force and was unveiled on 6 November 1922 to honour the soldiers from Stratford and surrounding counties who fell in the First World War. It was . . . — — Map (db m301698) HM
In the first half of the twentieth century, Stratford was home to Canada's largest furniture industry. It employed about a quarter of the city's workforce, the second largest industry after the railway which employed about a half. During the 1920s . . . — — Map (db m279482) HM
Stratford and the Railway
The most important factor in the early development of the town of Stratford was the arrival of two different railways in 1856. The railway crossroads created by the junction of these two competing railways, led to . . . — — Map (db m301296) HM
Stratford's swan parade marks the return of the swans to the Avon River from their winter quarters behind the William Allman Arena. The time of the parade, which traditionally takes place in the first Sunday of April, is determined by the urgent . . . — — Map (db m279322) HM
A native of Stratford, Ontario, Tom Patterson grew up during the Great Depression and dreamed of plans that might revitalize his community. After serving in the Second World War and completing university, he worked as an associate editor . . . — — Map (db m279304) HM
The production and consumption of liquor has an interesting and unusual relationship to the history of the City of Stratford until well into the twentieth century. The mid-to late-nineteenth century, the period during which Stratford was settled . . . — — Map (db m301439) HM
Originally named the Classic City Arena this facility was officially opened December 15, 1924. It is one of the last remaining "ice palaces" of its type built in North America during the nineteen twenties and thirties and purportedly is the longest . . . — — Map (db m279321) HM
