Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties

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Municipal Register of
Cultural Heritage Properties
Port of Goderich, Ontario
A Resource Inventory
Prepared by
Municipal Heritage Committee - Heritage Goderich
Last updated August 2009
(An On-Going Work-in-Progress)
Photo Source: Ontario Archives
Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this inventory, as
with all historical data, mistakes and contradictory source information are inevitable.
If you have contributions or corrections that would improve this database, please contact
Heritage Goderich at Town Hall, 57 West St, Goderich N7A 2K5, or by email: heritage@goderich.ca
Sources
Nicholas Hill. The “Square” Goderich, a Heritage Conservation District Plan. c.1977.
Appendix A to By-law 26-1993. The Heritage Conservation District Plan Guidelines for
The Square Goderich, A Summary.
Christopher Borgal Architects. West Street Goderich, Heritage Conservation District Plan. 1992.
John Rutledge. Understanding Commercial Blocks in Goderich. 1999.
Goderich Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee. The Heritage Buildings of Goderich, vol. I,
II, III. c.1980s-90s.
Dorothy Wallace. Reflections of Our Past: A Narrative Tour of Goderich. 1993.
Heritage Goderich. Individual site files.
Marine Heritage. Plaque narratives.
William Barlow. Goderich: Link to the Past. 2001.
Huron County Planning Dept. Mapping assistance.
Ontario Ministry of Culture. Strengthening Ontario’s Heritage: Identify, Protect, Promote. 2005
Ontario Ministry of Culture. Ontario Heritage Toolkit. 2006
Photos on most title pages are courtesy of
Gordon Strathdee St. Mary’s ON
Most photos in the Register are current as
of 2006 - 2008.
Table of Contents
Map
Page 1
Designated and Potentially Significant
Heritage Sites
Designated Sites
Pages 3 to 10
Part IV (Sect. 29) Ontario Heritage Act
Map: Designated Heritage Conservation
Districts and Heritage Sites
Designated Heritage Conservation District “The Square”
Part V Ontario Heritage Act
Map: Heritage Conservation District
“The Square”
Pages 11 to 18
Designated Heritage Conservation District “West Street”
Map: Heritage Conservation District
“West Street”
Listing of Potentially Significant Heritage Resources
Part A:
Buildings, & Natural or Cultural Areas
Pages 19 to 24
Pages 25 to 48
Map: Potentially Significant Heritage Sites
Map: Heritage Precinct and Adjacent Sites
Part B:
Plaques, Monuments & Street Furniture
Pages 49 to 62
Standard Criteria for
Designated or Potentially Significant Heritage Sites
In order to be considered a property or site of cultural heritage value or interest, the property or site
must meet at least one of the following criteria:
DESIGN OR PHYSICAL VALUE, meaning that the property
•is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material or
construction method; or
•displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit; or
•demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific achievement.
HISTORICAL OR ASSOCIATIVE VALUE, meaning that the property
•has direct association with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization, or
institution that is significant to a community; or
•yields, or has potential to yield, information that contributes to an understanding of a
community or culture; or
•demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder, designer or theorist
who is significant to a community.
CONTEXTUAL VALUE meaning that a property
•is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area; or
•is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings; or
•is a landmark.
Source: Ontario Heritage Tool Kit, 2006: Designating Heritage Properties, pp. 16-17.
Designated & Potentially Significant
Heritage Sites, Goderich Ontario
Last Updated August 2009
Designated Sites Part IV
Potentially Significant Sites
Designated Heritage District Part V
Designated Heritage District Part V
Heritage Precinct
1 Designated Sites
Part IV (Section 29)
Ontario Heritage Act
3 Designated Heritage Conservation Districts
and Heritage Sites, Goderich, Ontario
Property Boundaries
Heritage Precinct
5 34 Albert St.
1 Beach St. (formerly 1Ship St.)
-Warnock House
–former CPR Station
•built 1907 & noted in 1987 Heritage
Railway Stations Inventory; last
trainAug 3, 1988
•red brick with limestone
foundation; hipped roof over central
portion with cross gable and lunette
trackside; restored slate tiles on
cupola of round waiting room; many
interior features remain
•sloped roof over platform and
Armstrong turntable to west of bldg
removed
•built c.1885 by John
Brackenridge but occupied by
Warnock family for half a
century
•Italianate style
•original coach house on east
end of what was a massive lot
191 Britannia Rd. W.
39 Bruce St. W.
–Hutchinson House
•local version of Georgian
style built c.1853
•note local grey brick, smaller
2nd floor windows, adjustable
louvered shutters, semicircular hood supported by
Doric columns and pilasters,
and the division of the panes
into geometric patterns in the
sidelites and transom.
•closes vista down Wellesley
St in a handsome manner
–Duern Residence
Goderich Lighthouse
-Cobourg Street
•built 1847: design almost unique in
that most lighthouses before and after
were taller, cylindrical and tapered
• replaced a log structure built in 1830s
further east along Cobourg (these were
the first and second lighthouses along
Canadian side of lake)
•1914: after the Great Storm of 1913,
lighthouse keeper’s cottage removed
and light replaced and improved
•1925: light electrified with rotating
mirror creating two flashes one at 19
seconds and a smaller one at 6 seconds
•small 1880s cottage,
Georgian influence in front
entrance, transom and large
street-side windows; design
and materials suggest Scottish
crofter’s cottage
•textured, uneven brickwork
molded locally by hand
•formerly on Lighthouse St.,
moved in 1980
•probably served as one-room
schoolhouse
263 Cobourg St.
–Blake House
•2-storey white brick built
1859-63 for George Rumbell
•hipped roof, 3-bay plan and
balanced chimneys
•1890, Wm Ogilvie bought
house; he, his brother Senator
Andrew Ogilvie and Matthew
Hutchison had founded the
“Big Mill” in 1875 at bottom of
Harbour Hill.
•house named Glengowan in
1894 when deeded to Margaret
Hutchison
108 East St
156 East St.
–Captain Dancy House
•Thomas Dancy, lake schooner
captain, built in mid-1860s
•Georgian style makes it
typical of Goderich houses but
stone material makes it
unusual
•many changes and additions
include moving entrance to
side
•dressed stone voussoirs above
windows
–Henry Horton Cottage
•built early 1860s,
•Picturesque Cottage style
characterized by peaked
projecting frontispiece,
scrolled gingerbread, Gothic
window in peak and the half
Gothic windows in gable ends
•well-preserved example of
grout construction, material
common to Goderich at one
time but now scarcer (clay and
stone mixture poured into
forms and stuccoed over)
58 Elgin Ave. E.
37 Essex St.
–Whitely House
•typical heavy timber framed
Georgian built c.1856
•verandah added late 19th c. is
excellent example of fretwork
and turnery characteristic of
many Goderich homes
•converted to commercial use,
it fits well into the
neighbourhood forming a
buffer between residential to
west and commercial to east
–Lawson House
•built c1857, well proportioned
small Georgian house
•note entrance door with
pilasters, entablature and
flanking sidelites as well as
well-preserved clapboarding
and smaller 2nd floor windows
•Sir Casimir Gzowski, famous
civil engineer and military man,
is reputed to have used the
house as a field office in 1860s
while it was residence of Walter
Lawson, surveyor.
7 85 Essex St.
-The Judges’ House
•built 1877 by Judge W. Squier
•white brick, Gothic Revival
flavour and Tudor Revival or
Italianate features
•symmetrical 3-bay facade,
rare bldg type of period; square
bay windows and central porch
(likely added later) enhance
symmetry
•massing lightened by rails
over bays & gingerbread
•four judges of Huron County
lived successively here
80 Hamilton St.
-Sloane/Cooper House
•built late 1870s by grain
merchant Samuel Sloane;
bought by nephew A.J. Cooper
1902 & in Cooper family until
1976
•elegant interior: stained glass,
woodwork, plaster cornices, 2
tile-fireplaces and pedimented
mantelpieces
•scrollwork on exterior bay and
porch unique to Goderich
•one of last to retain original
iron cresting on porch and roof
203 Lighthouse St.
–Wellesley/Wilson House
•built 1845-50, influenced by
Georgian and Regency styles
•white brick; several original
fireplaces; ruby glass in
sidelights; French doors and
arched centre window unique
for this area
•built for William Bennett Rich,
former Grenadier guard under
Wellington at Battle of
Waterloo later held positions
with Canada Co. and served on
Town Council
8
135 Essex St.
–The Cottage
•rare mostly unaltered lakefront
cottage c.1880 in Picturesque
style on original site
•prominent pyramidal roof over
main facade verandah; glazed,
sun-chamfered wood columns,
decorative brackets;bead- board
ceiling, pine plank floor
•sun porch enclosed with
glazing of 3 vertical panes over
single pane but 1-over-1 sash in
most windows of house proper
•originally cedar shingle
roofing
165 Lighthouse St.
–Lancaster House
•built c1846 for John Lancaster
(he & Thomas Dark owned 1st
British Exchange Hotel at
Lighthouse and Wellington)
•Georgian; front door with bead
down centre to give illusion of
two doors; cut stone window
heads and detailing; 6 over 6
windows; parapet walls; locally
fired brick
•reputed used by Huron Rifles
marshalled to protect area from
Fenian Raids mid-1860s
Menesetung Bridge
Maitland River mouth
off North Harbour Rd.
•opened 1907, as CPR bridge on line
from Guelph to Goderich
•millions tons of earth moved along 1 ½
mile embankment
•6 piers & 2 abutments; each of 7 spans
is 104 feet long by 12 feet wide and
weighs 38 tons; total length 750 ft; was
longest bridge in Ontario at that time
•last train 1988 and converted to a
pedestrian bridge in 1992.
33 Montreal St.
52 Montreal St.
–Gibbons Townhouse
•built1842 by Thomas
Kneeshaw for Robert Gibbons,
later to become Warden,
Sheriff, Mayor and MPP
• G e o rg i a n s y m m e t r y i n
window placement but
windows spaced farther apart
as approach outer edges
emphasizing horizontal not
vertical as do most Georgians
•chimneys incorporated in
parapets at gable ends
-Goderich Public Library
•built 1904 Romanesque style with
sympathetic addition 2003
•Carnegie grant; Fowler architect
•adapted to triangular vista site;
round tower at apex and square
towers at other corners
•rugged construction, steeply
pitched roofs, round towers and
arched window openings
characteristic of style
•2 ½ storey red brick resting on
foundation of rock-faced stone
65 Montreal St.
35 Nelson St. E.
–Garrow House
•built c1850 by J. B. Gordon &
later occupied by James T.
Garrow until his appointment
to Supreme Court of Ontario
•Italianate style
•low hipped roof and end
chimneys (unusually wide and
joined at base and top)
•decorative brackets below
eaves, 2nd storey gallery &
Palladian window
•stone lintels and keystones
–MacKid/Galt House
•Georgian red brick built c1855,
as manse for Rev. Alex MacKid,
first minister of St. Andrew’s
Church of Scotland on Nelson St
•1899, John Galt VI, founder’s
grandson, returned as post
master & lived here for 40 yrs
•classical doorway using
pilasters to frame sidelites and
transom lites; decorative frieze
below deep soffit; typical
hipped roof & symmetrical
chimneys joined at base and top
55 Nelson St. E.
-Acheson House
•built late 19th c. by George
Acheson, of white marl or
lime brick common to region
•unique plan; bay windows
facing street and on west side;
noteworthy shape and
decorative detailing of twin
porches
•decorative chimneys and
soffit brackets and fascia
boards
86 Picton St.
110 North St.
–Huron County Museum
•built 1856 as schoolhouse in
Elizabethan style (rare in Canada)
•symmetrical north, south and
west facades; projecting gabled
front and twin-gabled wings at
sides; warm orange brick
reminiscent of Netherlands
(influenced Eliz. style) but with
stone banding and framing of
windows and front elevation;
stone changes to light buff brick at
sides; tall rectangular chimneys
flank side elevations
133 St. George’s Cres.
–Robert Gibbons House
•built c.1860, a cubic Georgian
•stone cut from Maitland,
tapering in thickness from 3 ft at
base to 1 ½ ft at the second level
and covered inside by split lathe
and plaster
•3 of 4 symmetrically placed
chimneys on a square; low
hipped roof, six over six
windows; heavily panelled
front door with recessed
sidelites and rectangular
transom
–Griffin/Geary House
•built c.1863 in Gothic Revival
style; Edward Griffin sold
property to Wm. Geary
•asymmetrical ‘T’ plan;
intricate bargeboard at gable
ends; decorative cornice
around top of bay window with
decorative railing; pedimentlike treatment on most
windows
•timber construction sheathed
in hand-carved ashlar
imitation-stone block
87 St. Patrick St.
97 St. Patrick St.
–Seegmiller House
•built 1857 Jacob Seegmiller,
trader and tanner, in Georgian
style but soon altered by rear
addition to make saltbox shape,
rare to Goderich
•originally a Neo-Classical
entablature & pilasters
surrounded entrance door
which is Cross & Bible design
•original wavy glass
windowpanes, smaller 2nd
floor windows to suggest
height
–Garvey House
•built c1850, Andrew Garvey,
sold to J. Seegmiller 1855; 1879
sold & used as Post Office
•Picturesque style: modest size,
squat 1½ storey, rectangular
plan, steep gable & round
arched window in gable
•Gothic style: off-centre
window; bargeboard trim,
windows with elongated, 4 over
4 panes, mullion in centre
•red brick with concrete veneer,
mock voussoirs
35 South St.
-Polley’s Livery Stable
The Pillars
•built in 3 stages 1840s-1878
of stone with massive interior
wood roof beams from which
hung a floor for hay storage
•front facade has shaped
gable, parapet and unusual
windows; south side has twin
gables & upper doors for
loading hay •originally 3
cupola roof vents
•uses have ranged from livery
to garage to building centre to
community theatre
Toronto St (HuronRd. Hwy 8)
at Britannia Rd.
•built in 1929 to commemorate
the opening of the Huron Road,
Highway 8 to Stratford and the
100th anniversary of the
founding of Goderich and the
Huron Tract (1827)
•constructed of stone, 13 feet
high; moved farther apart and
rebuilt when highway widened
66 Victoria St. N.
148 Victoria St. N
–Hunter House
–Samuel Platt House
•built 1865 for Samuel Platt,
discoverer of local salt deposits
•Georgian Vernacular style with
other influences such as Gothic
window in front gable (with
uncommon stone surround);
French doors to upper porch
•buff brick with decorative
string course on the west &
south facades
•built 1906 in QueenAnne style
•brick lower walls with upper
walls in wood shingle;
decorative diamond-pattern
muntin bars; round corner
turret with finial; ornate brick
chimneys
•Prime Minister Wilfrid
Laurier stayed here during visit
9 181 Victoria St. N.
–Huron Historic Gaol
•a National Historic Site built in
1842 by Wm. Day of Goderich;
designed by Thomas Young of
To r o n t o a n d r e f l e c t i n g
humanitarian thinking of day
•Maitland stone & brick
exterior walls 3 feet thick; stone
perimeter walls; interior log
walls covered in lathe & plaster
•imposing classical entrance; 4
pedimented gables on centre
block; glazed cupola
•Governor’s house built c.1900
19 Wellington St. S.
–Lewis House
•built c1865, for Ira Lewis,
lawyer & Crown Attorney
•unique version of Ontario
Cottage style; dramatic roofs,
offset chimney, multi-sashed
windows decorated with lead
bargeboard screening; 5-sided
porch supported by thin
wooden columns; elaborate
front entrance with flush panel
window and transom lite
•location near larger houses
emphasizes cottage character
-Ford House
•built c.1850, Ontario Cottage
style with later Palladian
dormer adding unique
character
•wood ashlar siding imitating
stone coursing
•simple proportions and
elegance add to streetscape
–Strachan House
•built 1880 on site of first British Exchange
Hotel; Second Empire styling
•mansard-roofed corner tower, heavily modeled
window headings, patterned shingles, iron
cresting, asymmetrical bays on either side
•carefully restored
46 West St.
-former Bank of Upper Canada
•built 1863, red brick, two
storey Georgian, rare main
street commercial structure
•Neo-classical entrance of
squared transom and sidelites
•lower left facade includes
semi-elliptical arched picture
window & projecting lobby of
brick with stone voussoirs.
•many original interior fittings
such as window locks &
shutters, bank vault, eight
fireplaces & bake oven remain
116 West St.
•built in 1890 as Post Office in
Romanesque Revival style
•designed by Thomas Fuller,
leading early Cdn architect
•imposing presence with
massive gables; rusticated stone
coursing & wall capping add to
monumental appearance; stone
voussoirs around doors &
windows; truncated hip roof
capped with belvedere & sidehipped dormers
•originally 2nd set of steps on
left
–Moffatt House/ The Apartments
–The Harbour Park Inn
(former Canada Company House)
•built 1839 for Canada Co.
Commissioner Thomas Mercer
Jones; later used as Bank of
Upper Canada
•original 3rd floor gable roof
with 4 inset chimneys and
dormers replaced after 1945 fire
•roof and balanced facade
suggest Georgian style
•originally halls, drawing
rooms and bedrooms heated by
10 Italian marble fireplaces
–Tom House
•built 1888, late Georgian
style; first owner, John Elgin
Tom, Public School Inspector
for West Huron
•iron cresting, decorative
brackets & frieze; fretwork
around gable, metal roofing
tiles, square bay on west side
•originally full width porch
57 West St –Town Hall
168 West St.
10
82 Wellesley St.
•built c.1857 as single
dwelling for Gillespie Moffatt
•one of few Neo-Classical
bldgs in Goderich; lowpitched roof balanced by 2
large dormer windows and 2
inset chimneys; elaborate
entrance pediment structure
supported by inset pillars
•frame structure covered in
stucco and once had gallery
across front facade
169 West St. –Hand’s Bakery
•built in early 1840s, Greek
Revival style (rare in Goderich)
•gable end to street with
pediment and “Palladian” door
flanked by 2 windows;
dentellae trim; asymmetrical
entrance with fluted half & full
Doric columns, sidelites,
transom and heavy entablature;
flush board on front & tongue&-groove on sides
•original porch N & W facades
•reputed use as guard house in
Fenian Raids 1866
Designated
Heritage Conservation District
“The Square”
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“The Square”
See Page 5 for additional map.
Designated District “The Square” Part V
13 Block 9:
1 Court House Square
•Huron County Court House built
1954 with Indiana /Queenston
limestone walls trimmed with
Queenston limestone and Virginia
black serpentine
Worthy of note:
•projecting north & south entrances
with clocks, also aluminum system of
bandreeded trim, enclosed-tube
frame, stile & rail-type double doors,
transom light and knuckle ballbearing hinges
•3-riser granite steps at north entrance
•door & window opening pattern in
exterior walls
Block 1:
Block 9: Court House Park
•this park area is part of the
occupying approximately three
acres at the district’s centre.
•sometimes referred to as Block 9
of the HCD
•originally intended as open space,
the park also became the location of
the first, and the current County
courthouses.
•a weekend farmers’ market
continues market traditions from
the past and a new Victorian-styled
bandstand is reminiscent of a
former gazebo on the site.
Block 1:
3 and 5 North St.
•the East façade of this building
(2 Court House Square) is
included in the Heritage
Conservation District
•built by Horace? Horton
c1870 for Canada Permanent
Building and Saving Society
•Italianate style
• windows elliptically arched at
second floor and semicircularly at third
•strongly modulated cornice
frames the design
•block represents rare instance
of uniform architectural design
and preservation
16, 14 and 12
Court House Square
Block 1:
Block 1:
•William Savage built the
centre six stores with
apartments above in a design
matching the corner buildings
•upper facade of narrow vertical
windows with stone lintels and
projecting keystones
•projecting brick pilasters and
elaborately designed cornice
•William Savage built the
centre six stores with
apartments above in a design
matching the corner buildings
•upper facade of narrow
vertical windows with stone
lintels and projecting keystones
•projecting brick pilasters and
elaborately designed cornice
Block 1:
Block 7:
10, 8 and 4
Court House Square
•Horton built this building to
match the opposite corner of
the block
•the high corner buildings
follow the diagonal edges of
the property lines and frame the
horizontally proportioned
centre block
Block 7:
•built in 1897 in Italiante style
•a two storey, red brick with
horizontal projecting courses of
brick over boldly semi-circular
windows at ground level
•corner wall slightly projecting
contains main entrance door
and originally a cupola on the
roof
•evenly spaced windows on
second floor
•interior originally boasted tile
floors and mahogany counters
35 Colborne St.
•included in the Heritage
32 and 30
Court House Square
Block 7:
•original Italianate three-bay
facade now completely
removed or covered
•2nd floor had six vertical,
semi-circularly topped
windows all separated by
recessed, brick, decorative
panels smaller than the
windows with semi-circular
tops
•elaborate brick cornice
15 38, 36 and 34
Court House Square
Block 7:
•38 and 36 have an interesting
upper facade of decorative
brick and vertically
proportioned windows. #34
apparently had similar 2nd
floor treatment with 3 windows
making a total of 7 with the 3
central ones grouped closer
together
•built in 1875 Italianate style
Block 8:
•built 1972
•paired projecting columns
supporting an advertising
fascia attempt to accentuate
the mass and presence of this
newer bank to balance the tall
structure at opposite end of
block
58 - 56
Court House Square
•built in 1895 Italianate style,
with scale similar to bank at
opposite end of block but less
flamboyant design
•classical main entrance on
corner comprising Ionic
columns supporting a segmental
pediment
•windows are semi-circular at
ground and semi-elliptical on
second floor, with keystones
•decorative wood parapet and
entablature concluded design
(now removed)
54 and 48-52
Court House Square
Block 8:
•newer single storey
commercial complex has
created an awkward and
unbalanced architectural
composition for the block
with its low height and 8 foot
setback from property line
•former site of Huron House
hotel
76, 74, 72, 70 & 68
Court House Square
Block 8:
Block 3:
•Craigie Building built in 1882,
Second Empire style
•slightly projecting cornice
above 1st flr follows the curved
corner
•brick pilasters separate the bays
which have grouped windows
with brick lintels and keystones
•cornice above 2nd floor
supported by paired brackets
•third storey has mansard roof
with single and paired dormer
windows
•McLean Bldg 1888 Italianate
•cast iron pilasters at ground but
metal acanthus leaves at heads &
decorative cornices above store
windows now removed
•molded stone window heads &
projecting keystones some now
marred by alterations
•raised band between windows
with buff and red brick
•cornice of paired wooden
brackets & layer of raised brick,
once topped by iron cresting,
Block 3:
Block 4:
•built in 1959 as a Woolworth’s
store the single storey has
resulted in a breakdown of
facade unity for the block in
height, texture, scale and
window treatment
•site of former British
Exchange Hotel
Block 4:
16
Block 7:
•Bedford Hotel built 1896,
Italianate style
•original main entrance was at
3-sided corner
•projecting balustrade at 2nd
floor corner (originally also at
3rd) and a roof dome
•large arched windows at
ground level
•interior retains much original
decor, open stairwell lit by glass
skylight, dining room with
minstrel’s gallery
35 South St.
•West and North façades of The
Livery are part of the Heritage
•also designated under Part IV
of the Heritage Act
108, 106, 104
Court House Square
Block 4:
•two storey commercial wing
with facade harmonized with
hotel showing equal window
spacings, matching brick
•plainer architectural treatment
may indicate this as surviving
the 1895 fire which destroyed
previous hotel
Block 4:
28 Kingston St.
•Northeast façade of this
building (108 Court House
Square) is included in the
Heritage Conservation District.
112-114
Court House Square
Block 6:
•built in 1874, 3 storeys and of
a fairly plain design with
projecting brick pilasters,
decorative cornice
•Georgian with Italianate
influences
•site of 1839 Christopher
Crabb building?
124, 122
Court House Square
Block 6:
•this two storey building
originally extended to East St
forming a strong, unified
horizontally proportioned
facade. Only two bays survive
•elaborate brick cornice shaped
to resemble metopes as in a
classical entablature
•Italianate
Block 5:
33 East St.
•the South façade (front) of this
building is included in the
Block 6:
29-33 Kingston St.
•Southwest façade (front) of
the former Opera House is
120, 116
Court House Square
Block 6:
•built 1887 with decorative
brick cornice tying in to
adjoining building (Italianate
influence)
•similar design to corner
building with plain Georgian
but pleasing proportions
Block 6:
•built 1967
Block 5:
•built 1992 with Italianate
detailing sympathetic to
surroundings
146 - 144
Court House Square
Block 5:
Block 5:
•Italianate
•light buff brick distinguishes
building from rest of block
•two bays divided by projecting
brick pilasters within which are
wide arched windows
•brick cornice in layered pattern
effect
•146 built in 1906, Italianate
style with large window area in
later Chicago style divided into
three bays and topped by
projecting brick cornice; red
brick
•144 adjoining two storey with
similar brick and cornice detail
but with four narrower, more
vertical windows joined by a
horizontal stone band lintel
142 and 140
Court House Square
17 Block 5:
•Georgian styling with added
pilasters and Italianate
windows
•projecting firewalls at roof
edges
•built in 1882 probably by
Horace Horton, Italianate
•2nd storey in near authentic
condition with series of
window bays divided by
projecting brick pilasters and
topped by an elaborate brick
cornice
•windows have brick voussoirs
(rounded headers) and
keystones
Block 2:
•built in 1880 in Italianate and
Second Empire styles
•pointed arched brick cornices
and double arched sash
windows capped by single
shaped lintels with decorative
keystones on 2nd floor facade
166 - 168
Court House Square
Block 2:
•built approximately 1880
with plain Georgian facade
•facade removed and rebuilt
1992 with mixed Georgian
and Italianate features
36 North St.
•the West (front) and South
façades of this building are
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164 and 162
Court House Square
Block 2:
Block 2:
Block 5:
•built 1873 with arched
windows on 2nd floor and
dormers on third
•firewalls project above Second
Empire mansard roof
•162 dormers and windows
removed along with projecting
cornice and brackets along
entire facade
Block 2:
•built 1880 in Second Empire
style
•destroyed by fire 2004
•originally three storeys,
mansard roof with coloured
slate and dormer windows
(later removed)
•awaiting re-development
Block 2:
38 North St.
•the West (front) façade of
this building is included in the
Heritage Conservation
District
Designated
“West Street”
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COURT HOUSE SQUARE
WATERLOO ST.
“West Street”
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Designated District “West Street” Part V
21 34-30 West St.
38-36 West St.
•built in 1875, Italianate style
•two-storey brick bldg integral
to historic atmosphere of street
•second floor of six evenly
spaced windows with finely
detailed brickwork and
keystones which accentuate
the window openings
•topped with intricately built
brick parapet wall along whole
width
•built 1875, Georgian style
•3-storey red brick
•important to historic streetscape
•second and third floors have four
evenly spaced windows each, with
some of original ornamental windows
still in place
•band of decorative brick work at wall
head and topped by ridge roof sloping
toward street
42-40 West St.
•built 1857 (75?), essentially
Georgian style
•two upper storeys of evenly
spaced windows of squaredbrick lintels
•projecting brick cornice
supports the eaves and fire
walls project on end elevations
46 West St.
designated under Part IV
•built 1863, red brick, two
storey Georgian, rare main
street commercial structure
•Neo-classical entrance of
squared transom and sidelites
•lower left facade includes
semi-elliptical arched picture
window & projecting lobby of
brick with stone voussoirs.
•many original interior fittings
such as window locks &
shutters, bank vault, eight
fireplaces & bake oven remain
50 West St.
54 West St.
•built in late 1860s, Second
Empire style
•3-storey buff brick with a
central recessed double door
flanked by large windows
•2nd storey has two semicircular headed windows
•3rd storey has a mansard roof
with two dormers framed by
projecting firewalls
•in 1882 Hugh Dunlop used
building as residence and retail
clothing store
•built in 1950s, one storey
stucco
62-56 West St.
68 West St.
•built c.1980
•built c.1948-50
31 West St.
•built c.1900 as infill for a
dance-floor between 2 adjacent
structures
•Georgian style
•original material covered by
stucco and cornice removed
•possesses architectural
elements that contribute to
historic streetscape such as
proportion of windows on 2nd
floor
35 West St.
•built c.1913, Italianate style
•brick pilasters border the outside walls
and ornamental brick band tops front
elevation
•original windows were taller and archtopped
23 45 West St.
•built c.1890, 2-storey wood
frame Vernacular style
53 West St.
•built in 1870s, small, single
storey, Neo-classical style
•originally board and batten
•gable end faces street
Other West St. Sites
•five other sites in this block of West
Street can be found in the Potentially
Significant Heritage Sites portion of
this inventory
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•although not officially part of the
West Street Heritage Conservation
District, these additional sites are
significant due to their geographical
location within the district boundaries.
49 West St.
-Culbert’s Bakery
•built in 1871 and has remained
a bakery for more than 100 yrs
•2-storey wood frame and
stucco in Neo-classical style
•gable roof with originally
three windows evenly spaced
along 2nd storey (originally 4paned with shutters)?
• originally sided in wood with
a pair of arched store-front
windows on either side of door
opening?
57 West St.
designated under Part IV
and provincial easement
•built in 1890 as Post Office in
Romanesque Revival style
•designed by Thomas Fuller,
leading early Cdn architect
•imposing presence with massive
gables; rusticated stone coursing
& wall capping add to
monumental appearance; stone
voussoirs around doors &
windows; truncated hip roof
capped with belvedere & sidehipped dormers
•originally 2nd set of steps on left
Listing of Potentially Significant
Heritage Resources
Part A: Buildings and Natural or Cultural Areas
The exceptionally large number of heritage resources in Goderich, often in close proximity to
each other, creates a collective significance in addition to the individual importance of each.
25 Potentially Significant
Heritage Sites
Goderich, Ontario
Potentially Significant Heritage Site
Heritage Precinct
27 HERITAGE PRECINCT AND ADJACENT SITES
(The Downtown Core bounded by Elgin, Victoria, Nelson and Waterloo Streets
and containing a high proportion of heritage resources)
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The Heritage Precinct
Part V Designated Heritage Conservation District “The Square”
Part V Designated Heritage Conservation District “West Street”
Part IV Designated Sites
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Last Updated Jan. 2009
Heritage Precinct
44 Albert St. N.
•area bounded by Elgin, Waterloo, Nelson &
Victoria Streets including Hamilton, Kingston,
Colborne, & Montreal Streets as well as St.
Andrew’s, Market, Church,& Stanley Streets
and parts of St. David’s, Newgate, St. Patrick
and Lighthouse Streets.
•contains a large number of designated sites,
both designated HCDs and many potentially
significant sites.
•this was the original area proposed as the
heritage district (HCD)
•unique, twin, bay dormers
with bellcast roof on both
dormers and gables
File
20 Anglesea St.
85 Anglesea St.
•Arts & Crafts
•O’Rourke Cottage built 1862
by businessman Thomas Van
Every, rented to teamster Peter
O’Rourke who later bought the
property
•typical 1½ storey cottage
design allowed a 2nd floor but
was taxed as single storey
•original round-headed, peak
window with polygonal
heading, adjustable shutters and
main windows removed
•Georgian/Neo-Classical door
surround
84 Arthur St.
88 Arthur St.
63 Britannia St. W.
125 Bayfield Rd.
•interesting roof line and gables
69 Britannia Rd. W.
File
•Edwardian style
•low hipped roof, basic square
plan
•square-headed double brackets
under eaves
•single door with transom &
one sidelight but originally 2leaf door
26 Bruce St. E.
• interesting gable arrangement
29 57 Bruce St. E.
14 Caledonia Terrace
•elements of Tudor Revival
style unusual for Goderich
31 Caledonia Terrace File
32 Caledonia Terrace
•built c.1855 by Henry Horton
Sr as a tenant’s cottage
•cottage Gothic style seen in
peak with pointed arch window,
verandah with scalloped trim &
chamfered wooden posts
•early brick examples of style
rare in Goderich
•buff brick with door and
windows topped by radiating
brick segmental arches
•elliptical transom on door
•possible duplicate file as 5
Caledonia?
34 Cambria Rd. N.
46 Cambria Rd. N.
•built 1869, first home of Aleck
Saunders, owner Goderich
Organ factory
•built 1891
•typical of late Victorian
regional style
158 Cambria Rd. N.
File
•built 1864 by George Moore
•home of salt discoverer Peter
McEwan & family 1885-1954
•local brick of orange/red panels
offset by grey/buff quoins,
voussoirs, string course and
brackets under eaves
•Georgian in centre hall plan
with back wing, symmetrical 3bay facade
•Regency in tall 1st floor
windows, geometric framing of
sidelights, tall shutters flanking
door, original verandah
56 Church St.
•within heritage precinct (Elgin,
Victoria, Nelson, Waterloo)
30
181 Cameron St.
•former orphanage
64 Church St.
•unique gable
68 Church St.
1 Cobourg St.
•corner stone reads
“1894 Nithdale Cottage”
•several stained glass windows
and round dormer
•important to streetscape
•built between 1880-1890
•outstanding gingerbread
ornamentation
5 Cobourg St.
File
215 Cobourg St.
•MacDonald / Sully House
•built c.1860 as branch of Bank
of Upper Canada & lived in by
manager John MacDonald
whose family owned bldg 18721920
•built with sweeping one storey
verandah in Regency style, low
hipped roof, tall chimneys, large
1st floor windows, sidelites and
transom flanked by pilasters
•5-bay symmetrical facade has
Georgian feel
•designed 1973 by architect B.
Napier Simpson
File
261 Cobourg St.
281 Cobourg St.
•Snug Harbour
•built by a Mr. Fox with
Regency elements
•low hipped roof, with
elliptical swept dormer
window
•wide verandah with treillage,
single French door
285 Cobourg St.
51 Colborne St.
•vista site
54 Colborne St.
File
(47 Church)
•Savage House, vista site
•built for William Savage in
early 1870s in Second Empire
style
•originally a verandah at front
entrance
65 Colborne St.
•one of only few remaining
grout houses (popular method in
1860s & 70s consisting of thin
shells of mortar infilled with
rubble and the exterior then
stuccoed)
Victoria, Nelson,Waterloo)
31 66 Colborne St.
69 Colborne St.
72 Colborne St.
80 Colborne St.
83 Colborne St.
38 East St.
•unique window style
•Italianate commercial building
•one of the last remaining authentic
Victorian storefronts
126-130 East St.
•former American Consulate
during 1860s
•adjacent to heritage precinct
•pine siding covered with
stucco
•1856 Runciman Foundry /
National Shuffleboards
•one of last remaining buildings
in former industrial area
•manufactured pans used in
evaporation of salt after
discovery in 1866
•Henderson Bicycle Co. 1895
•Georgian utility style; stone
structure with flat roof trimmed
with decorative brickwork
containing personalized
inscriptions
149 East St.
File
•grout house built for Horace
Horton, then owned by M.G.
Cameron, MP under Wilfrid
Laurier, & first Lieutenant-Gov
of Northwest Territories
•gable end to street unusual for
Goderich
•stucco molded at corners to
resemble cut stone
•ornate trim emphasizes
windows
•porch added later
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File
80 East St. (7 Victoria St. S.)
165 East St.
•
170 East St.
183 East St.
•
•gambrel roof unusual for
Goderich
File
213 East St.
•built c. 1850. Daniel Lizars lived here after selling
Meadowlands in Colborne Township where he had
settled in early 1830s
•Lizars, one of educated Scots lured here by writings of
Dunlop but with no farming experience
•typical Georgian with one of the gables and chimneys
remaining as well as the handsome front door and 6 over
6-paned windows
23 Elgin Ave. E.
38 Elgin Ave. E.
46 Elgin Ave. E.
122 Elgin Ave. E.
34 Elgin Ave. W.
•The Thomas House
•unique design
•well-proportioned smaller
home
46 Elgin Ave. W.
146 Elgin Ave. W.
•unique design
33 53 Essex St.
61 Essex St.
• unusual window treatments
127 Essex St.
171 Essex St.
• building includes half of the
wooden CNR station moved
from Maitland St.
•part of the original cottage
district along this street
175 Essex St.
1 Gloucester Terrace
•part of the original cottage
district along this street
•important to North streetscape
53-57 Hamilton St.
File
77 Hamilton St.
•Bradley Building, vista site
•built mid 19th century by
Horace Horton
•Italianate commercial bldg
•canopy originally wrapped
around corner at first storey
•one of the last remaining
authentic Victorian storefronts
•typical treatment of corner
commercial buildings with two
store entablatures separated by
entrance to second storey
Breakwall Lights
at Harbour entrance
•The Port of Goderich….a
Harbour of Refuge, is the busiest
and deepest seaport along the
Canadian shore of Lake Huron,
hosting hundreds of boats
annually. The beacons that flash
their signals to those entering the
'Hole in the Wall', have become a
welcoming and essential 'Aid to
Navigation'.
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•this building was the home to
Gavin Green’s second ‘Old
Curiosity Shop’.
PRIORITY
Menesetung Mineral Springs
in Harbour area immediately
north of CPR Station
•these springs run continuously
all year; this and other springs
attracted visitors to the area in
19th century to stay in hotels
such as the Park House
House
PRIORITY Fish
Harbour, South Pier
•last remaining Fish House,
several of which lined this side
of the harbour
Harbour Park
Goderich Elevators
Harbour, South Pier
•first wooden elevator built
1866, replaced 1897 (with
wood) & 1905 (with concrete &
steel) after fires. Three more
terminals built 1910, 1924 &
1929
•The Big Mill built c.1870
became Purity Flour Mill in
1905 (burned 1963)
362 Huron Rd.
West St. at Harbour Hill
•site of original log structure,
Tiger Dunlop’s “castle”
•built 1827 demolished 1873
29-33 Kingston St.
34 Kingston St.
•former Victoria Opera House;
brick arcading on 2nd & 3rd
storeys; taller windows on 3rd
separated by brick pilasters
extending down to 2nd &
ending abruptly above arcade;
brick patterning on surface and
at cornice
•one of the last remaining
authentic Victorian storefronts
36 Kingston St.
57-59 Kingston St.
99 Lighthouse St.
158 Lighthouse St.
•connection to Disney family?
•former coach house?
35 211 Lighthouse St.
239 Lighthouse St.
257 Lighthouse St.
Agricultural Park
•important to Cobourg
streetscape
•1913 lakefront cottage
MacDonald St.
Former Indian Island
off North Harbour Rd.
•Indian Island (now marina) was
used by the native people as a
gathering place in the 19th
century; came every summer to
make baskets & furniture
•former Ship Island was
removed from inner harbour in
1962-63 to allow for larger
turning area for ships; was in NE
section of present harbour and
used to build schooners in 19th
century
(former CNR Station)
•important to East streetscape
completing vista from Square
•soldiers leaving for war
marched from Square to station
along East
•built early 1900s, first station
c.1858 near Huron Rd crossing
•one of few using masonry with
this design (large timber
brackets & porte cochere)
•originally had more gables
50 Market St.
58 Market St.
•unusually elaborate garage roof
39 Montreal St.
File
•First Baptist Church
•built 1906 in a restrained
Richardsonian Romanesque
style
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File
1 Maitland St. N.
PRIORITY •Goderich
Exeter Railway Co.
55 Montreal St.
•vista site
•some characteristics of Arts &
Crafts style
66 Montreal St.
82 Montreal St.
•Queen Anne style
85 Montreal St.
31 Napier St.
• unique roof style Dutch
Revival
•c.1850s
•sympathetic restoration
37 Napier St.
•unusual design for Goderich
•elements of Tuscan villa style?
•L-shaped plan with location for
possible tower?
•verandah formerly across
whole front facade
•unusual upper window
treatments most evident on side
gables
10 Nelson St. E. (68 North St)
•MacKay Centre
•important to North streetscape
•built 1926 as community hall
with funds donated by Robert
MacKay
18 Nelson St. E.
21 Nelson St. E.
•the Clarke House
•birth place in 1869 of Robert
MacKay, benefactor
• adjacent to heritage precinct
•Arts & Crafts
22 Nelson St. E.
27 Nelson St. E.
•unusual dipping roof line,
Arts & Crafts
•home of Robert MacKay after
1922
37 File
45 Nelson St. E.
•Maple Grove Manor
28 Nelson St. W.
37 Nelson St. W.
•Italianate built c. 1870
•originally verandah across
front
46 Nelson St. W.
49 Nelson St. W.
50 Nelson St. W.
54 Nelson St. W.
•Arts & Crafts characteristics
110 Newgate St.
168 Newgate St.
File
•stone cottage possibly of stone
quarried from river
•once owned by the organ
factory previously in area,
Martin Straughan and Mrs.
Scrimegour
38
130 Nelson St. E.
• “Bogie” house, Acheson?
•
181 Newgate St.
195 Newgate St.
•
•possible log structure beneath
stucco?
36 North St.
File
•former home of Goderich
Signal
38 North St.
•Registry Office, rear portion
built 1868 and front added
1950s in same architectural
style as new court house
41 North St.
43 North St.
•built 1916 by A. M. Polley
•Neo-Classical townhouse built
1870s by A.M. Polley as his
first residence
•decorative brick frieze and
keystones above 2nd floor
windows
44 North St.
49 North St.
•one of the oldest buildings in
town; front section built 1853 by
Charles Widder
•served as a bank and a
residence
•Romanesque styling
50 North St.
53 North St.
•Queen Anne style built c.1905?
by George Acheson
•tower and pleasing proportions
39 File
56 North St.
•North St. United Church
•built 1905 in Richardson Romanesque
style to replace previous buildings on
site as church since 1840s
40
59 North St.
•built 1889 in English town
house fashion with servants’
quarters in basement
•verandahs on 3 levels on west
side to view sunsets and one on
front corner
•stained glass in all windows
and multi-storey stained glass
window in stairway
File
62 North St.
67 North St.
•built 1912, United Church
manse until 1973
(9 Nelson W)
•built 1858 as Georgian brick
bldg by Dr. Peter McDougall
80 North St.
86 North St.
File
87 North St.
87 North St.
•St. George’s Anglican Church
•built 1880 to replace previous frame church
on St. Georges Cres. destroyed by fire
•local residents referred to street as ‘Pater
Noster Row’
(16 Nelson W)
•St. George’s Rectory
•built 1871 facing Nelson St in
Gothic Picturesque style
•complex gables, false quoins,
exposed roof rafters,
asymmetrical plan with one
rectangular and one circular
bay window
92 North St.
104 North St.
•Arts & Crafts
•part of Huron Cty Museum
•re-constructed here by J.H.
Neill with logs from the
home’s original location in
Turnberry Twshp
File
105 North St.
•Ross/Garrow house, important
to streetscape, Greek Revival?
• built c.1871 by A.M. Ross who
owned whole block, organized
troops against Fenian raids,
became MPP & Treasurer in
Oliver Mowat govt
•ashlar siding imitates cut stone
with grooves in pine boards;
originally conservatory on south
side, fluted columns supported
verandah & shallow porch over
door; ruby stained glass in
transom & sidelights
File
111 North St.
•representative of the many Red Oak trees
originally making up a large part of the virgin
forest
File
126 North St.
•built 1882 for druggist James
Wilson
•Baechler House, in family 60
years
•best example of Queen Anne
style: tower; bay windows;
curved glass, deep verandah,
steeply pitched, 4-sided roof;
variety of brick patterns; tall,
thin chimneys
File
138 North St.
Red Oak Tree in front of 105 North St.
•DEMOLISHED 2004
•Holt House built 1887 for Judge Philip Holt
•unique design; oriel window
•Queen Anne style
•originally a small gable over door
156 North St.
File
•St. Peter’s Catholic Church
•built 1896 of limestone quarried from
Maitland R.
•English Gothic style, graceful pointed
arches & slender stained glass windows
Maitland Woods
68 Picton St. W.
Parsons Court (Suncoast Dr)
•
•environmentally sensitive area
•possible undisturbed
Carolinian forest and wetland
88 Quebec St.
92 Quebec St.
41 97 Quebec St.
105 Quebec St.
116 Quebec St.
122 Quebec St.
235 Quebec St.
58 St. Andrew’s St.
File
51 St. David St.
92 St. George’s Cres. File
•DEMOLISHED 2000
•Elliott House (de-designated)
•built 1856 in 2 stages and 2
styles by Louis Elliott from
Ireland
•front Neo-Classical, rare in
Goderich (brick work,
symmetrical plan, eave returns
& window treatment)
•rear Picturesque (small central
gable, asymmetrical windows &
suspended Gothic hood over
door)
•McDermott’s Castle
•begun c.1862 in attempt to
replicate owner’s home in
Ireland but remained unfinished
until 1904
•Mrs. M.G. Cameron added the
roof and tower which contained
elevator run by water power
from a reservoir on roof
•2 ft of decorative parapet
removed from top of tower by
another owner
103 St. George’s Cres.File
141 St. George’s Cres.
•Horace Horton/Donnelly House
•built 1877 in Second Empire
style with round topped dormers
in mansard roof
•elaborate keystones & window
treatments
•Horton was businessman,
developer, member of first town
council, mayor and MP
42
150 St. George’s Cres.File
150 St. Georges Cres.
•built 1870 for Joseph Williams
known as the lumber king of
Goderich
•Henry Marlton Shipyards on
Ship Island in harbour built
the”Sephie’ for Williams, fastest
Great Lakes schooner ever built
• Gazebo built by Joseph
Williams for his daughter, an
artist (no grain elevators to
block the view)
56 St. Patrick St.
File
66 St. Patrick St.
•built c.1857 by Jacob
Seegmiller in “Canadian
Cottage Style” (Gothic
vernacular?)
•pine siding bears imitation
ashlar finish
•windows topped by unique
shaped labels
90 St. Patrick St.
98 St. Patrick St.
•possible “catalogue house”
•built 1852-54 for Theodore
Reed
•bakery at one time
115 St. Patrick St.
136 St. Patrick St.
File
•early Georgian style in wood
12 St. Vincent St.
20 St. Vincent St.
43 23 St. Vincent St.
File
26 St. Vincent St.
•built 1911 after A. M. Ross
property sold off
•Greek Revival style rare in
Goderich
•oval window in pedimented,
street-side gable; 2 storey
portico
38 St. Vincent St.
•built c.1880? cedar shingle
exterior walls likely original
File
48 St. Vincent St.
•Johnston House (de-designated)
•built 1863 by Hugh Johnston,
merchant & prominent citizen
•vernacular version of Georgian
style with Regency influences in
French doors and verandah and
Italianate in the cornice brackets
•highly formal appearance,
servant wing to side
64 St. Vincent St.
File
•Carpenter Queen Anne style
•multi-textured wood surfaces;
steeply pitched roof; round
verandah with simple trellacing
beneath; irregularly
proportioned windows;
rectangular transom light at
main door; stained glass
window on first floor
101 South St.
•
Copper Beech Tree
South St. at Elgin Ave. Southeast corner
•originally moved from Saltford in 1896, this tree
symbolizes the many towering giants that once
covered this area including black walnut,
buttonwood and red oak.
File
88 Trafalgar St.
•built c.1900
•stone foundation indicates
built before 1910 when
concrete became more common
111 Trafalgar St.
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PRIORITY
Victoria Park
File
Canada Company and
Early Settler Burying Lots
and Judith Gooderham
Memorial Playground
at Victoria St. N. between
Bruce St. E. & Nelson St. E.
• unmarked graves remain
although some burials were
moved to Maitland Cemetery
• former site of parade ground
and drill shed for 33rd Huron
Battalion and of St. Patrick’s
Ward school
9 Victoria St. N.
22 Victoria St. N.
•Knox Presbyterian Church
•built 1952 after fire destroyed
former church, addition 1993
•received award for unique
design
•adjacent to the heritage
precinct
31 Victoria St. N.
127 Victoria St. N.
•somewhat unusual roof line
and upper dormer
21 Victoria St. S.
22 Victoria St. S.
File
31 Victoria St. S.
32 Victoria St. S.
•Victoria St. United Church
(de-designated)
•built 1878 in Gothic Revival
style with asymmetrical tower
which was removed 1920 after
lightning strike
•original wooden doors replaced
but Gothic archway remains
•decorative brickwork on facade,
sides & capping arched windows
•squared stone of foundation
contrasts with buff brick
40 Victoria St. S.
File
104 Victoria St. S.
File
•Harrison House
•built c.1871 by Joseph Kerr
•in Harrison family since 1895
•originally had large porch
along front facade and
gingerbread trim on both gables
45 46
19 Waterloo St. N.
33 Waterloo St. N.
•built by Jacob Seegmiller as a
wedding present to his daughter
45 Waterloo St. N.
48 Waterloo St. N.
•unique roof line
53 Waterloo St. N.
60 & 58 Waterloo St. N.
31 Waterloo St. S.
32 Waterloo St. S.
•built by Canada Company
•polychromatic brickwork
39 Waterloo St. S.
44 Waterloo St. S.
84 Waterloo St. S.
56 Wellesley St.
•
64 Wellesley St.
•1858? Dunlop?
•built c.1897 for Wm Wallace,
immigrant from Orkney
•late Victorian side hall style
common in Goderich
•little alteration to facade other
than more elaborate front steps
•fountain on lawn to south is
composite whose base was once
in Clinton and top is from
Sunnyside Railway Station in
Toronto. Boy with dolphin is an
Italian copy of a bronze by
Bernini
•
21 Wellington St. N.
File
• McManus residence
•built 1873 in Picturesque
Revival style for Archibald
Dickson, Justice of Peace & one
of the postmasters
•originally small verandahs
tucked into every corner
•many gables of varying
dimension & shape; stone
window labels, keystones and
slanting sills; 3 linked-topped
chimneys; decorative brackets
below eaves; original carriage
step remains
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•1½ storey Picturesque Cottage
•built c.1860s in square, centre
hall plan
•roof combines saltbox style
and centre gable style
•moved to this site in 1975
from Huron Road to prevent
demolition
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•built 1853 on Canada Co.
Reserve by Charles Widder
•variation of Georgian style with
asymmetrical 4-bay facade;
heavy lintel over door & glass
transom and sidelights; Regency
touches in French door & the
removed verandah on north
(which may have been original
front with view of lake & river)
•original portico & balcony
removed from entrance; door
opened only from inside,
possibly for security
47 48
33 West St.
37-41 West St.
•geographic significance within
HCD
•built in late nineteenth century
Italianate style
-Masonic Lodge Bldg
HCD
•built 1913, Italianate style with
Arts and Crafts interior
•2 central brick pilasters
provide focus for entrance
•central element windows, flat
arched on 2nd and 3rd levels
and topped by full brick arch at
top of parapet wall
•parapet is capped with an
ornamental brick course
43 West St.
64 West St.
HCD
•built pre-1913, originally with
arched windows at ground level
•interesting combination of
windows and rooflines
•Vernacular style
HCD
•built in 1950 with curved glass
storefront window to one side
of entrance
65 West St.
122 West St.
•DEMOLISHED 2008
HCD
•built in 1920s originally as
movie theatre, has also been
police station 1959 - late 1970s
•Spanish Revival style
•Parsons House built c.1840
•built in Georgian style of pine
for Benjamin Parsons, a very
early settler, a druggist and the
first mayor when Goderich
incorporated in 1850
•Neo-Classical influences in
verandah with pediment &
Doric columns, low gable roof,
transom & sidelights
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123 West St.
131 West St.
• important to streetscape
•Arts and Crafts influences
181 West St.
126 Wilson St.
•built between 1880-1890
•outstanding gingerbread
ornamentation
•building possibly includes half
of the wooden CNR station
moved from Maitland St.
Listing of Potentially Significant
Heritage Resources
Part B: Plaques, Monuments and Street Furniture
The exceptionally large number of heritage resources in Goderich, often in close proximity to
each other, creates a collective significance in addition to the individual importance of each.
49 Caledonia Terrace at Waterloo St.
Centennial of Confederation
Taylor Morrison Park
Erected by the
Town of Goderich
in Permanent Commemoration of
The Centennial
of Confederation in Canada
in 1967.
Construction was made possible
Through the Co-operation of
The Province of Ontario and
The Government of Canada
5 Cobourg St.
Hitching post
Lamp post
Carriage steps
Cobourg St.
near Wellesley St.
The Great Storm of 1913
In a storm that struck Lake Huron
on November 9, 1913, ten lake
freighters were lost. Seven of
them vanished, ranging from the
30-year old, 270-foot “Wexford”
to the 550-foot “James
Carruthers”, launched six
months earlier at Collingwood.
The bulk of the wreckage was
cast up on the shore of Huron
County, where...
Cobourg St. near Wellesley St.
The Original Lighthouse
In this immediate area was located the first
lighthouse to be built as a navigational aid for the
Port of Goderich. It was likely the inner light
tower for a range light to show direction for the
harbour entrance. It was thought to be a log
structure using a kerosene lantern of some sort to
provide the “beacon” of light. While this
structure would provide some nominal guidance
for ships approaching the Goderich harbour from
the north and the west, it failed to show an arc to
the extremities along the lakeshore to the south. It
was therefore necessary to relocate the tower...
Cobourg St.
at Lighthouse St.
ANCHOR OFF
BARGE SCOTIA
TAKEN OUTSIDE GODERICH
HARBOUR
AND BEACHED 1928
HAND FORGED
ANCHOR
DONATED TO THE TOWN
BY
C.L. MOORE
A.D. 1922
Caledonia Terrace
at Waterloo St.
The Military Camps
On the river flats below (now the
Maitland Golf and Country Club and across the river on the “Big
Meadow”) and, along the top of the
far bluff, west to the lake bank (on
the former Attrill property) were
located several military camps...
Cobourg St.
near Wellesley St.
Cannon overlooking Harbour.
Cobourg St. near Wellesley St.
Harbour Plans
Goderich Harbour has changed several times.
In the beginning, the’harbour’ was actually the
mouth of the Menesetung (Maitland) River. A
4-5 metre depth allowed for reasonable safe
anchorage.
In the 1830s, the Canada Company built two
wooden piers to protect vessels from the storm
surge sometimes entering the river basin. They
were located near the south end of the main
beach. Many buildings were located in the
‘Lower Town’on the harbour flats.
In the 1870s, the river was diverted north...
Cobourg St.
near Lighthouse St.
ANCHORS & CHAIN
OFF SCHOONER SEPHIE
BUILT IN GODERICH
LAUNCHED 1889
A COMPLETE RECORD IS
AVAILABLE
AT HURON COUNTY MUSEUM
ON NORTH ST. IN GODERICH
Cobourg St.
at Goderich Lighthouse
The Goderich Lighthouse
The lighthouse was constructed on land
acquired on March 26, 1849, by ‘Queen
Victoria’from the first commissioner of
the Canada Company, Thomas Mercer
Jones, who lived on this property when
he first arrived in Goderich. It was cited
as ‘one of the best on the lakes’ by the
Huron Signal in 1852.
The structure was pre-dated by a pair of
range towers, one located here at the
bluff, and the second....
Plaques, Monuments and Street Furniture
51 Cobourg St. at
Goderich Lighthouse
Cobourg St. at Goderich Lighthouse
Cannon in centre island at end of Cobourg St.
Anchors and chains
1 Court House Square (inside lobby)
(inside lobby)
1954 1956
Huron County Courthouse
and County Building
Members of Council...
(inside lobby)
This Stone was taken from
the original
Huron County Court House
Erected 1854
Court House Park
ELIZABETH II
By the Grace of God of the United
Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms
and Territories, Queen, Head of the
Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
Erected by the Town of Goderich and its Jubilee 3
Committee to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Her
Gracious Majesty and the Sesquicentennial of Goderich,
both occurring in the year 1977.
Unveiled by The Honourable Pauline M. McGibbon,
Q.C. L.L.D., D.ST. J., Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario
this 7th day ofAugust, 1977...
Court House Park
•Soldiers’ Monument, dedicated 1924
•designed by Coeur de Leon McCarthy of
Montreal; bronze statue of Canadian soldier
cheering for victory, standing on a marble pedestal
•statue faces East St. the route by which WWI
soldiers marched to the train station and hence
overseas
In Memory of Faithful Service unto Death
The Great War 1914-1918
“All that this earth can give they thrust aside; they
crowded all their youth into an hour and for one
fleeting dream of right they died.”
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County of Huron
Court House Renovations
1994
1995...
Court House Park
COURT HOUSE SQUARE GAZEBO/BANDSTAND
OFFICIALLY DEDICATED JUNE 27, 2002
This Gazebo/Bandstand has been erected to
commemorate the 175th anniversary of the
founding of the Town of Goderich as well as the
25th anniversary of the formation of the
Downtown Goderich Business Improvement Area.
In 1927, as a centennial project, Goderich
constructed a Bandstand near this location in the
park where it remained until 1965 when it was
relocated to a site on Bayfield Road to serve as a
retail store. The return of a Gazebo/Bandstand to
this park is the result of the joint participation...
Court House Park
In proud recognition of Air Vice Marshall
JOHN A. SULLY, CB. AFC. C. ST. J.
1892-1968
Goderich citizen, outstanding Canadian.
Born in Metcalfe, Ontario. Pioneer homesteader in Western
Canada.
Energetic developer of Canadian Aviation.
Awarded the Air Force Cross and the Aviation Medal of Merit
in World War I.
Founder and first President of the Canadian Flying Clubs.
Air Member for Personnel in the RCAF in World War II.
Created Companion of Order of the Bath by King George VI.
Awarded Legion of Merit Medal by the United States
Government.
Named Commander of St. John by Queen Elizabeth II...
Court House Park
The Angel Tree is
dedicated by parents
and families
in loving memory of
children that have died
in the Huron County area.
May the spirit
of the child live on in the hearts
of those who loved them.
Mark 10:14
In September 1853, the first bank in
Goderich was opened on Harbour Hill by the
Bank of Montreal.
This plaque commemorates that event and
was installed by the Bank to observe its
150th anniversary in the Centennial year of
Canadian Confederation.
This building was opened on May 13, 1967.
Unveiled by
Dr. Frank Mills
Mayor of Goderich
Elgin Ave. near Essex St.
The Huron Road
A Heritage Highway
Opened in 1828
May 13, 1967
Essex St. at Britannia Rd.
The Cottages
Along the top of the bluff -from the area overlooking
the CPR station to the southern end of Essex, formerly
Norfolk, Street- were located numerous frame
construction summer cottages. Only two or three
remain. One example is found on the south side of the
junction of Cobourg and Lighthouse Streets. Another
classic example is located between Britannia Road
and Cayley Street along Essex Street to the south.
Two of the cottages adjacent to the Lighthouse were
known as the ‘Craigie’ cottages. They originated as
the lighthousekeepers’houses...
Gloucester Terrace at Victoria St. N.
ALZHEIMER HURON
Memorial Garden
Forget Me Not
Gloucester Terrace
at Victoria St. N.
1866-1966
This monument was erected in
October 1966, by Sifto Salt of Domtar
Limited to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the discovery of salt in
the Goderich area. It pays tribute to the
foresight and diligence of the Huron
County pioneers, whose perseverance
in their search for natural resources led
to the discovery of salt in this area, a
commodity which has since...
Hamilton St. at Victoria St. N.
Dutch Memorial Park
1945-1970 This fountain was donated by the
Dutch Canadians of Goderich and
surrounding areas to commemorate the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the liberation of
the Netherlands during the Second World
War. Thank you Canada.1945-1995 ... the
Dutch community of the area together with
friends and supporters dedicate this
monument...in memory of the fiftieth
anniversary...1945-2005 Once again the
D u t c h c o m m u n i t y. . . h a v e e n h a n c e d
this...park by erecting the pavilion...
Essex St. at Britannia Rd.
Sunset Hotel
A large 3-storey, 80 bedroom summer hotel sat on
Essex St. between Britannia Road and Picton St. Of
yellow brick veneer construction, and with a staff
complement of 32, it had a fine dining room plus an
spacious open lobby and adjacent sitting room. The
hotel was flanked by broad verandahs and the south
and west sides. To the west was Hibernia Terrace, the
original road from the harbour (©.1829) which made
its way diagonally up the side of the cliff from below
the lighthouse to the end of Britannia Road...
THIS MONUMENT IS
PLACED TO REMIND US
THAT APRIL 25TH IS THE
DAY SET ASIDE TO
REMEMBER
THOSE KILLED
OR SERIOUSLY INJURED
ON THE JOB WHILE
TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING.
Centennial of Confederation
SAMUEL PLATT PARK
Erected by the
Town of Goderich
in permanent commemoration of
the Centennial
of Confederation in Canada
in 1967.
Construction was made possible
through the co-operation of
the Province of Ontario and
the Government of Canada
Harbour Park, West St.
Canada Company Headquarters
The “Park House” earlier known as the Harbour Park Inn,
was built as the residence of Thomas Mercer Jones,
Commissioner of the Canada Company from 1839 until
1859. The Canada Company offices were relocated to
Toronto at that time. The house then served as the Bank of
Upper Canada for six years. It then became and remained
a hotel and tavern for close to a hundred years. The
original high pitched roof with window dormers was
burned off and replaced by the present flat roof many
decades ago. It operates as a restaurant and tavern today...
53 Harbour Park, West St.
Thomas Mercer Jones, 1795-1868
A powerful Canada Company land
magnate, Jones was born in England and
acquired business training there. By virtue
of his London connections he obtained an
appointment as a Company Commissioner
and moved to York (Toronto) in 1829.He
administered a large portion of this
company’s lands, the one million acre
Huron Tract, and by 1839 wielded
unrivalled authority in the area. At the
height of his influence he moved his
headquarters...
Cannon overlooking Harbour Hill
The Celtic Festival
Goderich Arena
180 MacDonald St.
Tiger Dunlop’s Castle
On his arrival, Tiger Dunlop chose the promontory
overlooking the present day harbour as the location for
his home. It was a simple log cabin, with a view of the
lake and the flats below. It was named the “Castle”
perhaps because of its prime location on the edge of “a
bold hill”. Nearby in 1829, four acres of wheat were
planted by Samuel Strickland -yielding nearly 40 bushels
per acre a good yield for any country especially when it is
considered that at least one twelfth of the ground may be
fairly deducted for stumps of trees, stones, and other
obstructions. The four-acre site comprises much of the
present Harbour Park.
The Founding of Goderich
In 1826, the Canada Company, a newly chartered
colonization firm, acquired a large block of land known
as the Huron Tract. The following year William “Tiger”
Dunlop, appointed Warden of the Forests by the
Company’s first superintendent, John Galt, established
his base here in the western part of the Tract. Named
Goderich after the Colonial Secretary, Viscount
Goderich, the site was initially marked only by “The
Castle”, Dunlop’s residence, but a settlement gradually
developed. By 1829 the Canada Company had surveyed a
town plot, opened the Huron Road from Guelph, and
established an office. In 1841 Goderich became...
The Port of Goderich
1827-2002
Goderich Arena
180 MacDonald St.
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MEMORIAL ARENA
GODERICH MEMORIAL ARENA
RECONSTRUCTION
in memory of those who gave their
lives in defence of their country
...
Goderich Arena
180 MacDonald St.
YOUNG CANADA WEEK
In 1950 the first Pee Wee Hockey Tournament
in the world took place in this arena. It was
organized by Nip Whetstone and Lorne
Wakelin who saw a need for competitive
hockey in the twelve and under age group.
The first tournament involved twelve Western
Ontario teams and in 1967, Canada’s
centennial, 100 entries participated. Boys
from coast to coast in Canada and the United
States have competed.
This plaque is presented on the occasion of the
25th annual tournament by the citizens of
Goderich.
March 16, 1974
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1976-1977
Main Beach
Canada Company Piers
Immediately west of this spot lie the remains of one of
the two Canada Company piers which created a stable
opening for the first harbour. This location originally
formed the mouth of the Maitland River. These
structures offered a protective channel behind which
ships entering could find shelter...
Main Beach
Captain Babb’s Bathing House
Adjacent to the waterfront as part of the ‘Ocean
House’ hotel complex operated by Captain
William Babb -was a bathing house. Early
photographs show this rectangular, wooden
structure to be located very close to the shoreline.
It was placed there for the convenience of
swimmers and sunbathers who could change
attire without returning to the hotel located
farther east by the famous mineral springs.(Babb
attributed great healing qualities to the sour
smelling waters in the still-running artesian
well)...
Main Beach
Goderich Lighthouse
The beacon at the top of the bluff is actually the
second Goderich lighthouse, said to be built in
1847. The land was acquired by the Crown in
March 1849, from Thomas Mercer Jones who kept
a small house here. The first mention of the ‘new’
lighthouse...
Main Beach
CPR ‘Roundhouse’
Near this location but west of the station was the site of the
CPR locomotive ‘round house’ -as it was locally known- or
storage shed. It was constructed in time for the opening of
this Railway in 1907 along with a turntable which was
positioned directly in front.
As the western terminus of this railway line, it was
necessary to turn the locomotives to the ‘heading out’
direction after their arrival and before storage in the shed.
The ‘roundhouse’ was used for out of the weather storage
for up to six engines for overnight or on weekends. This rail
line was originally built as the Guelph-Goderich Railway,
but was leased by the CPR before the line was officially
opened. Its first trains were in the summer of 1907...
Main Beach
Goderich Harbour
The Goderich Harbour was established by the Canada
Company in 1826 to promote the settlement and
commercial development of the Huron Tract. ...
This plaque is dedicated, in commemoration of the purchase
of the Goderich Harbour, by the citizens of the Town of
Goderich from Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II, on
November 10, 1999 under the Federal Ports Divestiture
program...
Dedicated June 23, 2000
Main Beach
Vicki Keith Lake Huron Swim
At 7 a.m., Sunday July 17, 1988, 27
year old Vicki Keith departed from
Harbor beach Michigan on an epic
swim across lake Huron. Vicki swam
on bravely through July 17, July 18
and onward into the early hours of
Tuesday July 19th. She arrived at the
sand beach adjacent to the harbour at
the Port of Goderich to a cheering
crowd of 400 at 5:55 a.m. Vicki
completed the swim by using her
trademark butterfly stroke...
Main Beach
PEACE GARDEN
DEDICATED BY THE
TOWN OF GODERICH
IN THIS
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF
PEACE
1986
Main Beach
This ship’s wheel came from the last
Canadian coal-fired lake freighter.
Launched in 1924, the vessel held
several names before becoming P & H
Shipping’s Spruceglen in 1982.
It was scrapped in 1985.
Donated in memory of
Ralph (Chief Engineer)
and Fran Morris
Main Beach
Vicki Keith
The five Great Lakes with their winds
and gales
Were beaten into submission.
This time it was not by engines or
sails,
But a girl with a heart-warming
mission. ...
Main Beach
PEACE PARK
Dedicated by the
Town of Goderich
to commemorate
The 125th Anniversary
of Canada’s Confederation
The “Peace Grove” is a planting of 12 trees
representing the provinces and territories that
comprise Canada ...
Goderich Library 52 Montreal St.
Maple Leaf Chapter IODE 1901-2001
The taste for reading is one of the more precious
possessions of life.
Andrew Carnegie
The mission of IODE, a Canadian women’s
charitable organization, is to improve the quality of
life for children, youth and those in need, through
educational, social service and citizenship programs.
In celebration of 100 years of community service in
2001, the Maple Leaf Chapter IODE initiated the
restoration and expansion of this historic building.
...
Officially Dedicated June 6, 2003
55 Goderich Library 52 Montreal St.
Alexandra Marine & General Hospital 120 Napier St. (inside lobby)
Goderich Public Library
Renovation and Expansion
Placed by the
No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.
Andrew Carnegie
AHMEEK CHAPTER, I.O.D.E.
The Goderich Library was opened in 1905 with a
grant from Andrew Carnegie who believed a free
library was the best gift that could be given to a
community. The spirit of Andrew Carnegie and his
legacy live on with the generosity of the community
in the renovation and expansion of this library.
...
in tribute to its charter members
through whose work and influence the first
hospital in Goderich was established
in 1906
Officially Dedicated June 6, 2003
Alexandra Marine & General Hospital 120 Napier St. (inside lobby)
History of the Cameron House
M.C. Cameron was a successful barrister and M.P. for South
Huron when he purchased the property on Napier Street in
1869. Beautiful maple trees surrounded the property and the
home had a conservatory and graperies.
During the 50 years when the Cameron family occupied the
house there were many notable government officials
entertained there. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Seventh Prime Minister
of Canada, was among them. M.C. Cameron later became the
Lieutenant-Governor of the Northwest Territories.
After his death the Cameron house was purchased by the
Hospital Trust for $500 in 1909. Remodelled within, it became
Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in 1924. In 1931, the
first addition to the Cameron House was made by the provision
of a third floor which provided space for an operating room...
Nelson St. E. at Maitland St.
Sen. William Proudfoot Tract
The Honourable William Proudfoot,
K.C. (1859-1922) was born in Colborne
Township and educated at Goderich and
Osgoode Hall. He rose to prominence as
a lawyer and served in the Provincial
Legislature from 1903-1919. From
1917-1919, he was leader of the Liberal
opposition in the Assembly. He was
called to the Senate of Canada where he
sat until his death in 1922.
21 Nelson St. E.
Lamp Post and Hitching Post
105 North St.
Carriage Step, Hitching Post and Fence.
This plaque placed by the Huron County
Historical Society and the Town of Goderich.
110 North St.
The Huron Tract
The Huron Tract, over 1,000,000 acres in extent, was
opened to colonization by the Canada Company between
1826 and 1843. Under the influence of American
experiences, Goderich was established in 1827 as an
urban center for the settlement of the region. Limited
services were provided for the immigrants and a road
network was laid out to open the interior and connect the
tract with other settlements. The 1840s brought rapid
development, as a result both of general immigration
trends and a new Company leasing policy. By 1860 the
tract had two flourishing towns, Goderich and Stratford,
and agriculture had evolved beyond the pioneer stage. ...
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Government of Canada 1929
110 North St.
110 North St.
The Sherman Tank
Four Cannons at Huron
County Museum North St.
at Trafalgar St.
The Sherman Tank stands as a tribute to the valour of the
tank crews of all allied armies who used Shermans in
every theatre of World War II. It commemorates also, all
those men and women who worked in the Arsenal of
Democracy producing some 40,000 of these American
weapons. ...
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110 North St.
Joseph Herbert Neill 1885-1969
Founder, Huron County Museum
A lifelong collector and history maker,
Joseph Herbert Neill was born June 10,
1885 in Howick Township. Mr. Neill ran a
harness and shoe shop in Gorrie from
1925 to 1946. Beginning with a single
lamp, Neill traveled widely in the rural
area to build his collection. He was well
known for the timeless mechanical
models he created from recycled parts. “I
started with no thought whatever. I was
only improving the Howick Fall Fair, and
that’s how it started.”
Huron County Council purchased...
110 North St.
110 North St.
Three cauldrons at
Huron County Museum
Log and iron bench at Huron County Museum
North Harbour Road
The Menesetung Bridge
Begun in 1905 and completed in 1907
the CPR Bridge was slated for
demolition in 1991. It was saved by the
inspired efforts of a few citizens, then a
growing number of volunteers who
worked to preserve and enhance this
landmark.
The bridge walkway and its approaches
are now a feature point on the Tiger
Dunlop Heritage trail and the Maitland
Trail system. ...
North Harbour Road
The Menesetung Bridge
Constructed
September 12, 1904 to August 9, 1907
Celebrating 100 years
spanning the Maitland River
September 15, 2007
North Harbour Road
The CPR Bridge
In 1905-06, a wooden trestle was constructed
across the Maitland River to permit the
construction of the 695 foot CPR Bridge. Each
span was 104 feet by 12 feet and weighed 38 tons.
Upon its completion it was the longest railway
bridge in Ontario. ...
North Harbour Road
The Black Hole
The Maitland River has some
interesting spots. Many of these
locations abound with folklore. The
‘Black Hole’ at Piper’s Dam -further
upriver several kilometres carries a
number of tales of diving, drowning and
tragic events. ...
Port of Goderich
Heritage Building
(all locations that have received a heritage designation
may display the octagonal plaque)
North Harbour Road
North Harbour Road Parkette
These abandoned railway lands were
developed by the Menesetung Bridge
Association with the assistance from
Goderich Lions Club
Looby Construction
and given to the Town of Goderich to
commemorate the 175th anniversary
of the founding of the Municipality.
July 2002
North Harbour Road
Flour Mills
Before 1866, a “mill race” was
constructed somewhere east of this
area to divert water from the Maitland
River to run a flour mill once owned by
Samuel Platt near to this location. ...
North Harbour Road
1872 River Wall
Even in the 1830s the inadequacy of the
Canada Company harbour facilities
was debated in the legislature for
Canada West! There was periodic,
extensive damage to ships and docks
when the annual “spring freshet”
carried the Maitland River ice from
upriver to the commercial area and the
lake beyond. ...
In 1872,a timber wall (presently
capped and re-built twice) was
constructed...
North Pier & Harbour Area
The Ice Harvest
In late winter each year, teams of workers ventured on to
the harbour or out on the lake to harvest the ice. In the
days before refrigeration, residents depended on ice
blocks to preserve perishable foods in the household ice
box. ...
57 North Pier & Harbour Area
The Ridge
The striking white mansion on the river bluff
overlooking the harbour was...
The Labour Day Wreck
The remains of this ship cover almost
70m of the lakeshore in just over 5m of
water, just offshore, north of the
Maitland River mouth. The wreckage
was ‘re-discovered’ recently on a
Labour Day weekend ...
The Gunboat Cherub
Near this very spot, in the ‘old’harbour,
Her Majesty’s Gunboat Cherub lay at
anchor in 1866 and 1867. She carried
two breechloaders -a 10 and a 40
pounder- and was staffed by 56 men
and officers.
She came to protect us from the much
feared ‘Fenian Raids’...
Before Snug Harbour
Prior to the 1870s, this area formed the
sandy north shore of the Maitland
River . It’s location below the ‘Attrill’
property (earlier owned by John Galt
Jr. -then by Baron De Tuyll), and its
proximity to the harbour ‘lower town;
community, made it a convenient spot
to ‘beach’rowboats and skiffs...
The Harbour Range Lights
The four concrete abutments now
forming the base of the picnic shelter
erected by the Goderich Sailing Club,
in the early 1970s, once carried a
mighty triangular tower, holding a
directional red light aimed lakeward. ...
The Dry Land Graveyard
Prior to 1959 and the construction of
the salt mine complex, this area was the
‘dry land’ graveyard for derelict ships.
Leaving the hulls to rot was an
alternative to the tradition of stripping
abandoned vessels of all usable
equipment and coating them with tar
and straw -to be towed off shore and set
ablaze. ...
Rotary Cove
International Saltworks
Immediately south of this location was MacEwan’s
International Saltworks that produced 600 barrels of
salt per day. The wells and the evaporator kettles
were located at the top of the hill. A two-track
tramway ran down to the shore to a private wharf.
Ships docked here to load salt for shipment ...
Rotary Cove
Stabilizing the Bluffs
As the town developed, ‘the bluffs’ along the
waterfront have changed in many ways, First they
were cleared of large trees -with lumber used to fire
the huge boilers in the salt evaporation plants. Some
residents of the town used the wood for stoves and
furnaces to heat homes, hotels and commercial
buildings.
In one location, near the lighthouse, a roadway
(known as Hibernia Terrace) was carved into the
hillside diagonally, to connect the waterfront with the
area above, near Britannia Road. Periods of intense
erosion claimed several acres of hilltop land. ...
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Rotary Cove
The Flowering Crab
Dedicated to
Departed Lioness
Goderich
Lioness Club
1990
Rotary Cove
The Goderich Rifle Range
In 1902,blueprints and contract specifications were
produced for a military shooting range to be built
along the waterfront. It was to extend almost 600m
from the present day south pier all the way to the
Rotary Cove. It included a series of elevated targets
each about 2m square ...
Rotary Cove
The Bone Yard
Approximately 200m off the Rotary Beach Arch is
the ‘bone yard’ for the historic Port of Goderich.
Shipbuilders in years gone by, used this area as a
dumping ground for the remains of hulls, which had
foundered or were derelict. Another method of
disposal ...
St. Christopher’s Beach
Constructed by
The Town of Goderich
with Financial assistance from the
Province of Ontario
...
Officially Dedicated
The 20th Day of July 1984
Huron Road Meets Lake Huron
Directly above this location is the western terminus
of the original Huron Road. The road was first
surveyed by John McDonald, and traveled by
William “Tiger” Dunlop, in 1828-29. It provided
access for settlers and supplies to the great 1.1
million acre Huron Tract under development by the
Canada company. Carved out of the great virgin
forest, the road grew from muddy trail...
St. Patrick St. at Arthur St.
Octogenarian Park
This park was dedicated in 1997 in
recognition of Pat and Grace
Patterson’s fifty years of service,
for the people of their community,
through the Kinsmen and Kinette
Clubs
HONOR OF
80 YEAR
CLUB
1924
Rotary Cove
Public enjoyment of
this portion of the waterfront
has been facilitated by
a generous donation to
The Town of Goderich
in 1986 by
Drs. James and Leslie Rourke
The Breakwalls
Controversial from the first attempts to construct
them in 1904, the Goderich harbour breakwalls have
provided protection to the inner harbour since that
time. The first efforts to build them failed when the
contractor went bankrupt -following successive
storms which washed the fresh concrete pilings
away. The original North breakwall...
Light, Power and Water
The Goderich filtration plant purifies an average 1.25
million litres of water annually, to meet town needs.
Clean water is pumped to an elevated storage tower
on the east side of town. In 1887, a state-of-the-art
‘Electric Light and Water Plant’ was established at
the foot of Harbour Hill (on the site of the current
Marine Museum). It housed a pump engine...
St. Patrick St. at Arthur St.
Octogenarian Park
Lamp post
Water Fountain
DICK BLACK
1924
(below 1812 cannon)
190 Suncoast Dr. E.
Maitland Recreation Centre
The Town of Goderich gratefully acknowledges
the leadership, vision, commitment and
accomplishments of the volunteers who have
dedicated many personal hours to ensure the
completion of the Maitland Recreation Centre.
Thank you to the following individuals who
gave their time and energy for many years to
bring the project to completion:
...
Officially Dedicated January 9, 2004
South Pier & Harbour Area
Charles C. Lee Ship Chandlers
East of this location, near the present offices of
the Goderich Elevator Corp. Ltd., was located
the site of the Charles C. Lee Hardware,
Plumbing & Heating, Coal Yard and Ship
Chandler business. Mr. Lee operated these
facilities for some 40 years in the 1900s until
his death in 1944.
Lee and his family, who also operated the
Sunset Hotel, ably met the needs of a large
wintering fleet and the local community from
this location. ...
59 South Pier & Harbour Area
Goderich Elevators
In 1866, the first 60,000 bushel grain
elevator built by the Buffalo & Lake
Huron Railway was opened for
business. In 1897, it burnt to the
ground. The railway had no interest in
rebuilding, but was willing to hand
over the insurance money ($4,800), the
building site, rebuild the docks and
transport all the building material from
Barrie for free. ...
Fish Shanties
Until the 1970s, the south pier was lined with
buildings used by commercial fisheries. Fishing
shacks used by John Graham, Norman MacKay, John
Baker, Ab and Florence Leonard, Roddy MacDonald,
Mac and Norman MacDonald and Ed Siddall -and
others- were allowed to remain as long as the owners
occupied them, and paid their taxes and fees
Technically, these structures could not be re-built, but
were ‘upgraded’, ...
The Bathing House
The Bathing House Part 2
The building known as the Bathing House and located on this
site was originally built in 1907 by the CPR as a marine
terminal for package freight to coincide with the opening of
the new CPR rail line. The CPR was also building two
passenger and package freight ships -the Assiniboa and
Keewatin. The Port of Goderich was to be the Lake Huron
terminal. It was finally realized by the company that the
openness of the harbour entrance to the lake and the heavy
weather would prevent the ships from keeping a schedule. The
CPR determined that it should build a new terminal at Port
MacNicoll which had a very protected harbour. The freight
shed was never used for its intended purpose and was
eventually purchased by the town.
In the early 1930s, Bert MacDonald, a ship builder at the
Marlton shipyard, leased the sheds for the building of small
boats and fishing vessels. As boat building decreased Bert
created a bathing house by converting the west end of the large
green building into change lockers with washrooms and a
confectionery counter.
Bert had built two ships for himself -the Captain John, named
after himself and the Annamac named after his mother, and
decided to run boat rides from this location. Bert taught
hundreds of youngsters to swim and allowed them to ‘test’
their skills by doing ‘50 feet’ at the end of his rope tether. For
success - a candy bar and his permission to swim between the
piers!...
Working at The Bathing House
The old ‘green bathing house’ was the
site for summertime student jobs.
Here is an account by one of those
students...
Goderich Harbour
In the early days the harbour flats originally called
‘Goosey Green’ became a bustling centre of economy.
There were shipyards, three hotels, fish shanties,
warehouses & freight sheds, taverns, ship chandlers and
eventually a railway station. In the latter part of the 20th
century, in addition to the extensive grain elevators
complex, there existed a large red brick building in the
current location of the Marine Museum as a century old
waterworks building.
Along the South pier, from the present octagonal shelter,
east to the existing fishery, was a ...
Ship Island
In the Northeast corner of the present harbour could
be found “Ship Island”, an almost two acre site,
which served as a shipyard for more than a hundred
years.Ahundred ships or more were built there...
This propellor blade came from the
last Canadian coal-fired lake freighter.
Launched in 1924, the vessel held
several names before becoming P & H
Shipping’s Spruceglen in 1982.
It was scrapped in 1985.
Donated in memory of
Ralph (Chief Engineer)
and Fran Morris
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The Waterworks
The Electric Light and Water Plant 1887, was the first
municipal steam electric generation water pumping
station, located on the current site of our Wheelhouse
Marine Museum. By 1889 it was supplying electricity to
some parts of the town...
The Lower Town Community
In the early days, the harbour flats at the bottom of
Harbour Hill formed a bustling community,
complete with shops, taverns, factories and hotels. ...
Imperial Oil Storage Tanks
This site was the home of at least ten large, circular
metal storage tanks painted silver -owned by
Imperial Oil, bearing the ESSO logo. They provided
temporary liquid storage for 2 million gallons of fuel
and heating oil. Great Lakes tankers owned by
Imperial Oil arrived here frequently...
CPR Station
This magnificent structure was built to service
passenger and freight needs for the new Goderich
Guelph Railway line operated under lease to the CPR
commencing in 1907. Upon its completion, the red
brick building featured a conical roof above a round
front tower which permitted a view of all areas of the
yard.At the west end sat a 4-stall engine house...
Port of Goderich
Heritage Building
The Canadian Pacific Railway Station
Officially opened by dignitaries of
the Guelph and Goderich Railway and the Town of Goderich on
September 12, 1907
We dedicate this plaque to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the building on
September 15, 2007
The Town of Goderich and the 100th Anniversary Committee
Salt Brine Plants
About a dozen companies were said to
operate salt wells and brine evaporation
plants that existed in Goderich after the
first discovery of salt in the early 1860s.
They seemed to spring up almost
everywhere. While it is generally known
that major works were established in
Saltford, on the Maitland River flats, ...
The Ocean House Hotel
As a mariner Captain William Babbs realizing the
need for good accommodation for passengers
arriving by water and waiting to catch the stagecoach
for points east, decided to build a grand 2-storey hotel
near the sulfurous Mineral Springs. It was widely
advertised that mineral baths...
CPR Station Baggage Cart
One of the original CPR baggage
carts has been refurbished. These
carts were intended for indoor use
only.
Hibernia Terrace
& The Original Harbour Streets
The Harbour Flats (1842) were
originally sub-divided into about 33
lots for various commercial and
residential uses. There was a system of
streets and lanes using the names
“Water”, “Harbour”, and “Ship” for
each. In addition there was a special
earthen roadway called “Hibernia
Terrace”. ...
This plaque is temporarily not available
Toronto St. at Britannia Road
The Pillar (NW corner)
PIONEERS OF THE HURON TRACT
1828-1928
Commemorating the life work of the men who
opened the roads, felled the forests, builded the
farmsteads, tilled the fields, reaped the harvests and of the women, who made the homes, bore the
children, nursed them, reared them, brightened
and ennobled domestic life in the Huron Tract
during a hundred years.
Erected 1929
Toronto St. at Britannia Road
The Pillar (NE corner)
This tablet was erected to commemorate
the one hundredth anniversary
of the Town of Goderich
where a celebration was held
this year -1927 ...
181 Victoria St. N.
Huron County Gaol
Erected between 1839 and 1841, this remarkably preserved
building follows Jeremy Bentham’s Panopticon design for
prison construction, often found in mid-19th century Britain
and America. It features an octagonal central block, intended
to ensure constant supervision of prisoners’ activities. Two
radial wings and wedge-shaped exercise yards surrounded
by thick masonry walls completed the original design by
Thomas Young of Toronto. Construction of this prison with
its third floor courtroom enabled Huron to qualify as a
district separate from London, with Goderich as its seat.
Government of Canada 1975
61 Victoria Park, Victoria St. N.
Judith Gooderham Playground
Presented to the Town of Goderich
by Harry W. and Grace Martin Knight
former residents of the town
in loving memory of their Grandaughter
Carriage Step
Canada Company Burying Grounds
With the beginning of settlement in 1827, these Canada
Company lots became the local public burial ground.
The pioneers of Goderich and the neighbouring
townships were laid to rest here until the Maitland
Cemetery property was acquired on the Huron Road
east of town in 1858. Many of these graves...
West St. at Court House Square
(Bank of Nova Scotia building)
“This Way to the Beach”
The directional sign above depicts life
at the Goderich Waterfront from an
historical point of view and
commemorates the 175th Anniversary
of the Founding of Goderich, 18272002. This project was made possible
by the valuable contributions of our
community partners...
Artist: Peter Payne
57 West St. (inside lobby)
1827 - 1977
PORT OF GODERICH
One hundred and fifty years ago John
Galt and Doctor William Dunlop
founded The Town of Goderich, naming
it after Lord Goderich, Earl of Ripon,
who later became Prime Minister of
England. The town dates from June 29,
1827 when George IV was the Reigning
Monarch. For many years Goderich was
the headquarters of the Canada
Company. In 1977 Goderich celebrated
its sesquicentennial...
62
57 West St.
Port of Goderich
Heritage Building
Erected by the Town of Goderich
In Memory of
Sherman H. Blake
J. Kenneth Hunter
Goderich Clerk-Treasurer
Goderich Town Solicitor
1943-70
1947-71
designed by Nicholas Hill of the Huron County Planning Department
1972

Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties

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