Dufferin County Court House

Photo by Alan L Brown - July, 2004

Photo by Anonymous - May, 2006

Plaque Location

The County of Dufferin
The Town of Orangeville
On the north-west corner of Zina Street and Louisa Street, 1 block north of Broadway.
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Latitude and Longitude Coordinates

43.919083 -80.102600

Plaque Text

Construction of this imposing brick court house was begun in the spring of 1880. Designed by C.J. Soule, a Guelph architect, it was built by the contracting firm of Dobbie and Grierson. Although the first provisional county council meeting was held here on November 24, 1880, the two-storey rectangular building constructed to house the judicial and administrative offices of the newly created county of Dufferin was not completed until early 1881. Its impressive exterior is distinguished by a prominent central tower, projecting gable ends , irregular roof treatment and decorative white brick. Except for the addition of a new wing in 1973, the building remains largely unaltered, and still serves as the centre for the administration of justice in the county.

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