Middlesex County Court House (London, Ontario)

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Middlesex County Court House
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Location 399 Ridout Street North
London, Ontario, Canada
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Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Founded 1830
Built 1829
Architect John Ewart of York
Architectural style(s) Gothic Revival
Governing body Ontario Heritage Trust
Official name Middlesex County Court House National Historic Site of Canada
Designated 1955 [1]
Type Municipal Heritage Designation (Part IV)
Designated November 1980 [2]

The Middlesex County Court House is a historic building and a National Historic Site of Canada in London, Ontario, Canada.[3][4][5] The courthouse building is a "early example of the Gothic Revival style, pre-dating the earliest important Gothic Revival public building in England".[3]

Description

The building at 399 Ridout Street North, commonly known as Middlesex County Court House, is situated south of Dundas Street, and north of King Street in the County of Middlesex in the City of London.[2][4] The three-story parged brick building has castle-like features and Gothic details. The courthouse displays a classical compositional form with a central pavilion and two side wings in the form of prominent octagonal towers at each corner.[1] The courthouse features a stone foundation housing the cell blocks, squared mortar-covered brick walls to give a stone-like appearance, octagonal towers, a polygonal bay, tall lancet windows, secondary square windows and distinctive crenelations.[3]

History

File:Middlesex County Courthouse.jpg
South West view of the building

The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Toronto architect John Ewart, and constructed 1827-1829.[6][7][8] The building, which included the court, jail and police office administrative offices, was constructed from locally quarried stone. [3]


In 1955, it was designated a National Historic Site because <templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />

[I]t is a very early example of the Gothic Revival style, pre-dating the earliest important Gothic Revival public building in England, the Houses of Parliament. [1]

The exterior of the building and the scenic qualities of the landscape, are protected by an Ontario Heritage Trust conservation easement. The building is also designated under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act.[1] [2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Middlesex County Court House. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Middlesex County Court House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Middlesex County Court House. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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