Markham Village Town Hall
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| Markham Village Town Hall | |
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  Location in southern Ontario | |
| Former names | Old Town Hall, Towne Cinema |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Italianate architecture |
| Address | 96 Main Street North |
| Town or city | Markham, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°52′39″N 79°15′40″W / 43.877429°N 79.260987°W |
| Elevation | 179 metres (587 ft)[1] |
| Completed | 1881 |
| Inaugurated | 1882-01-16 |
| Client | Town of Markham |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | John Wilson |
| Designations | Heritage site under the Ontario Heritage Act |
Markham Village Town Hall, also called Old Town Hall, is a building at 96 Main Street North in Markham, Ontario, Canada, and was the home to Markham Town Council from 1882 until it moved to a location on Woodbine Avenue. It was built in 1882 by local builder John Wilson in an Italianate architecture style, with brick, from a local brickyard, laid by mason Joseph Sampson.[2]
Besides council chambers the building was home to a local jail, and to Masonic and Oddfellow Lodges.[3]
The building was sold in 1946, was a cinema until 1980 until it was reconstructed to its original facade and modified internal structure by Tony Baggio CPEng. As of March 2016[update], it housed business offices and was one of many historically preserved buildings on Main Street Markham.[2] It was designated a heritage site under the Ontario Heritage Act on April 23, 1985.[2] The designation lists the following the features (excerpted from reference[2]):
- two storey coral brick exterior
- shed roof
- entrance with semi-circular fanlight and voussoirs of yellow brick
- yellow brick detailing in voussoirs and joining string courses
- decorated cornice
- heavy timber truss supporting second storey and roof
- round headed windows
- reconstructed brick chimneys
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Taken from Google Earth at building coordinates. Accessed 2016-03-04.
- ^ a b c d "Old Town Hall". Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ "96 Main Street North". Main Street Markham. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-07.