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Brant County Court House

Photo by Alan L Brown - June, 2004

Photo by contributor Wayne Adam - April, 2010

Plaque Location

The City of Brantford
In front of the courthouse on Wellington Street
between George Street and Market Street
N 43 08.481 W 80 15.791

Text of the First Plaque

Architect John Turner and contractor William Sinon built this court house for the Provisional County of Brant in 1852-53. Turner was Brantford's most influential nineteenth-century architect, designing several important public buildings in Brant and Elgin Counties. The Brant County Court House contained court rooms, county offices, the law library and jail. Although the architecture of the building remains predominantly Greek Revival, its appearance was transformed in 1861 and 1886-87 when the building was enlarged and its roofline altered. Turner also designed Victoria Square, which the court house faces. With its walkways patterned after the Union Jack, the square is one of Ontario's most impressive public spaces.

Text of the Second Plaque

In July, 1852, the Six Nations Indians sold to Brant County the land upon which this court-house now stands. Designed by John Turner and William Sinon and erected by the Provisional County of Brant, the stone and brick building was largely completed in 1852. The original structure contained court rooms, county offices, a law library and a gaol. Additions were made in 1861 and 1886, but the building remains predominantly Greek Revival in style. The centre block façade has two clusters of simple Doric columns rising from the second floor and supporting a triangular pediment. Identical pediments are repeated over each of the wings. The court-house faces Victoria Square, one of Ontario's most impressive public squares.

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