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Parry Sound District Court House
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted May, 2005
Photo from Google Street View ©2010 Google - Posted November, 2010
Plaque Location
The District of Parry Sound
The Town of Parry Sound
In front of the courthouse on the east side of James Street
across from McMurray Street
Coordinates: N 45 20.779 W 80 02.022 |
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Plaque Text
The court house for the Territorial District of Parry Sound, established in 1870, was the first of a series of early northern court houses built under the direction of Ontario's Department of Public Works and its chief architect, Kivas Tully. Erected in 1871, the modest frame building contained a second-floor courtroom and main-floor jail and registry office. Increased settlement soon imposed greater demands on the court house and in 1889 an addition housing a larger court room was built. This addition and the rear wing built in 1921-22 were constructed of brick and designed more elaborately than the original structure and reflected the provincial government's recognition of the north's growing importance. Subsequently altered, the building continues to serve as the District's judicial centre.
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