Established 1858 Architect Edward Horsey Website www.heritagefdn.on.ca Province Ontario | Built 1855-1858 Phone +1 613-548-6811 | |
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Similar Ottawa Courthouse, Kingston Mills, Kingston City Hall, Fort Henry - Ontario, Rideau Canal | ||
The Frontenac County Court House in Kingston, Ontario, Canada is the Courthouse for Frontenac County, Ontario. The Neoclassical building was designed by Edward Horsey and constructed by builders Scobell and Tossell. Alternation after 1874 fire by John Power added the dome tower. It overlooks City Park to its south, and Lake Ontario beyond. The front of the structure features the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
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History
The building was constructed between 1855 and 1858 as a judicial and administrative complex with a jail in the rear. In 1980 it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
Notable trials held here include the Shafia family murders trial.
Interior
Pre-1963 changes the Court House was home to Court of Queen's Bench and county administrative offices from 1865-1998:
2nd floor
Main
Since 1963 many rooms have been altered, including loss of one court room on the second floor.